Heroes
Date: First half of the 16th century
Description: A sequence of scenes has disappeared. The narrative resumes when Indra in his divine form appears before Arjuna and encourages him to propitiate Shiva in order to obtain the magic weapon…
Epics
Mahabharata
One of the two great Sanskrit epics of India, possibly the world’s longest poem. The core story narrates the rivalry between two related families. In the course of time, mythology, ethics, theology, folk tales and philosophic passages were added to it.
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Ramayana
One of the two great Sanskrit epics of India, the other being the Mahabharata. In its present form the epic consists of disparate elements, including romantic stories, myths, legends and vague historical information.
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