"Many scholars have frequently found comparisons between Homer's Iliad and the Ramayana for they share the basic plot of a husband who goes forth to battle to rescue a kidnapped wife; and the story of Jatayu, the vulture, whose brother burnt his wings on going too near the sun recalls the Greek myth of Icarus. Many other characters in the, Greek and Indian epics have points in common: w:Agamemnon|Agamemnon and the [[monkey king Sugriva, Hector and Indrajit, the son of Ravana who abducted Sita, Nestor and Hanuman. Other details recall the Bible: Hanuman and Joshua both order the sun to stop in its course; and Hanuman, like Jonah, enters the mouth of a sea monster."