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In Hindu myth, Bali was the name of a giant prince of apes and monkeys. He had his birth from the hair of his mother, and resembled a hairy man with a long tail. He attempted to overthrow the rule of his step-brother, Sugriva. This usurpation was punished by the gods who sent Rama to shoot him.