Indian Epics by Reid

Most of my stories will be modified version of the stories we've seen in The Ramayana . The stories will be influenced by some articles that talk about portraying Ravana as the hero of the story. Here is one such article . And here is another one . My story ideas are as follows: Rama returns as King after the pardoning of his Exile so that he never crosses paths with Ravana or the other rakshasas. Ravana is able to use previously undiscovered rakshasa magic to defeat Rama. This could make canonical sense as Rama does fear rakshasa magic. Sita, as an avatar of a goddess, falls prey to greed and decides that staying with Ravana, who is immune to even the Gods, will grant her even more power. This eventually leads to both her and Ravana fighting against Rama. In a final twist, Rama, unwilling to spill any blood where not necessary, forms an alliance with Ravana to create the most powerful group in the world. A happy ending for all, but the most unrealistic. The most intere...

Ravana appears throughout many stories as I've been researching him. Here are just a few I think could be interesting stories to tell and that others could read to learn more about him. Ravana in the Ramayana : We're all reading the Ramayana, so this is a go-to for anyone who would like to learn about Ravana as a villainous character. His part in this story follows the capture of Rama's wife Sita and his attempts to make her his. Ravana is shown as being incredibly powerful and evil. One way I may take this is a sort of alternate history story where Ravana is the one who wins, and how that would affect the world. Ravana as a Hero : While this article is not exactly a story I could rewrite, it was shared to me by Laura Gibbs and present another view of Ravana in the Ramayana where he is the hero of the story. Aspect of this could be taken into another plot-line with a focus on Ravana and his side of the whole story. This controversial article describes how people in t...

Topic 1: Ravana Ravana as portrayed in the game Smite Ravana has been an interest of mine since the beginning of this class. One of the games I play, Smite, features gods and characters of folk-lore from many different areas of the world. One of the playable characters is Ravana, so I've seen the name many times, but have never done any research about him. I'd like to know more about the traditional stories behind him, and why in the game he is portrayed as a boxer. One interesting source I've found talks about how one group doesn't see Ravana as evil. Topic 2: Weapons of the Gods Ancient weaponry has always been an interest of mine. Whether it was seeing them in history museums or watching medieval shows, the weaponry of older times is simply fascinating. Taking this to another level and seeing weaponry wielded by gods could be even more interesting. Off the top of my head, I'm not sure what this could include other than the bows I saw on some of...