2405:201:E006:48A2:9C9E:BADC:6330:A957: Similar to the Tamil epic Cilappathikaram, the Greek epics Argonautica and Medea link chastity with fire. In these works as well, the male protagonist is depicted as less capable than the heroine and is portrayed wearing a single sandal. Greek scholars have highlighted the connections between Cilappathikaram and these Greek epics." (Tamil Silappathikaram and the Greek Argonautica and Medea - Comparative Literary Mythological Studies on Characterising and the Philosophy of Fate and Chastity. D.Pu

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Similar to the Tamil epic Cilappathikaram, the Greek epics Argonautica and Medea link chastity with fire. In these works as well, the male protagonist is depicted as less capable than the heroine and is portrayed wearing a single sandal. Greek scholars have highlighted the connections between Cilappathikaram and these Greek epics." (Tamil Silappathikaram and the Greek Argonautica and Medea - Comparative Literary Mythological Studies on Characterising and the Philosophy of Fate and Chastity. D.Pu

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	Veteran Tamil writer [[Jeyamohan]] rewrote the whole epic into a novel as Kotravai in 2005. The novel having adapted the original plot and characters, it revolves around the ancient South Indian traditions, also trying to fill the gaps in the history using multiple narratives.{{citation needed\|date=November 2019}} [[H. S. Shivaprakash]] a leading poet and playwright in Kannada has also re-narrated a part from the epic namely ''Madurekanda''.{{citation needed\|date=November 2019}} It has also been re-narrated in [[Hindi]] by famous Hindi writer [[Amritlal Nagar]] in his novel Suhag Ke Nupur which was published in 1960. He had also written a 1.25-hour radio-play on the story which was broadcast on [[Akashvani (radio broadcaster)\|Aakashvani]] in 1952.{{citation needed\|date=November 2019}}		Veteran Tamil writer [[Jeyamohan]] rewrote the whole epic into a novel as Kotravai in 2005. The novel having adapted the original plot and characters, it revolves around the ancient South Indian traditions, also trying to fill the gaps in the history using multiple narratives.{{citation needed\|date=November 2019}} [[H. S. Shivaprakash]] a leading poet and playwright in Kannada has also re-narrated a part from the epic namely ''Madurekanda''.{{citation needed\|date=November 2019}} It has also been re-narrated in [[Hindi]] by famous Hindi writer [[Amritlal Nagar]] in his novel Suhag Ke Nupur which was published in 1960. He had also written a 1.25-hour radio-play on the story which was broadcast on [[Akashvani (radio broadcaster)\|Aakashvani]] in 1952.{{citation needed\|date=November 2019}}

			Similar to the Tamil epic Cilappathikaram, the Greek epics Argonautica and Medea link chastity with fire. In these works as well, the male protagonist is depicted as less capable than the heroine and is portrayed wearing a single sandal. Greek scholars have highlighted the connections between Cilappathikaram and these Greek epics."
			(Tamil Silappathikaram and the Greek Argonautica and Medea - Comparative Literary Mythological Studies on Characterising and the Philosophy of Fate and Chastity. D.Pugazhendhi. Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 21(A10), 25-67. https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/103386)


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