Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

abundance-giving cow

abundance_giving_cow

A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Animal and Nature Helpers. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


celtic irish

  • Heroic Romances of Ireland THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE OF REGAMON / LITERAL TRANSLATION / THE DRIVING OF THE CATTLE OF FLIDAIS / INTRODUCTION; lines 11464-11571 confidence: high

    Bricriu asks about Ailill's wife Flidais and is told of her marvellous cow, able to supply milk to more than three hundred men at one night's milking; Flidais returns, is welcomed by Bricriu, praised with her cow in a poem, and recompenses him.

    Flidais's cow is described as able to supply milk to more than three hundred men at one night's milking.

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