Reading Notes: PDE Ramayana, Part A
For me, the biggest takeaway from all my reading was the reconciliation of all the different authors of the different stories from the public domain Ramayana. Looking at the slight changes in style and storytelling showed me the variety of ways I can treat my own storytelling assignment.
The stories I spent the most time on this week because they held a similar antagonist to my week 2 story were Vishvamitra and Thataka. The rakshasas as the antagonist will put me in familiar writing territory, as well as the descriptions of heroic and magical battles. Another thing that drew my attention was the mention of celestial weapons, this I believe a small detail that I can expand upon in my own storytelling assignment this week. The fire weapon, particularly with Rama traditionally being seen as wielding a bow, led me to this sort of concept for what his weapon should be
The stories I spent the most time on this week because they held a similar antagonist to my week 2 story were Vishvamitra and Thataka. The rakshasas as the antagonist will put me in familiar writing territory, as well as the descriptions of heroic and magical battles. Another thing that drew my attention was the mention of celestial weapons, this I believe a small detail that I can expand upon in my own storytelling assignment this week. The fire weapon, particularly with Rama traditionally being seen as wielding a bow, led me to this sort of concept for what his weapon should be
Angel with fire bow, from QueenAnneBoleyn
The ethereal, not quite completely physical nature of the bow I feel meshes perfectly with the idea of a "divine weapon", and I look forward to bringing this forth in writing
Bibliography:
Source. Myths of Hindus and Buddhists by Sister Nivedita
Source. Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie
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