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[[File:ravi_verma_painting_3424.jpg|framethumb|350px|Ravi Verma's depiction of the abduction of Sita in the Ramayana]]
 
{{quote|''When to the end the tale was brought,
''Rose in the sage's mind the thought;
''Now who throughout this earth will go,
''And tell it forth that all may know?'' }}
 
The ''Ramayana'' is an ancient [[Narrative Poem]] and epic written by Ancient India's first poet Valmiki.
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For a darker, longer ancient Indian epic, see The [[Mahabharata]]. It forms an integral part of [[Hindu Mythology]].
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=== Tropes in ''Ramayana'' include: ===
 
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* [[Abduction Is Love]]: Averted; Ravana kidnaps Sita, wanting her for himself, but she refuses every one of his advances and remains faithful to her husband.
* [[Achilles' Heel]]: Ravana's belly button.
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