Motif
Abundant invisible otherworld of perpetual youth
abundant_invisible_otherworld_of_perpetual_youth
A motif of the Otherworld and Enchanted Realm family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men WITH A PREFACE BY W.B. YEATS / DEDICATION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE IRISH LITERARY SOCIETY OF NEW YORK / AUGUSTA GREGORY. / PREFACE; lines 329-417 confidence: high
Midhir sings to Queen Etain of a country where the young do not grow old, mead and wine flow, care and sorrow are absent, and its people see others while not being seen.
Midhir’s song describes a country where the young never grow old, mead and wine flow, sorrow is absent, and inhabitants are unseen by others.
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