Motif
Allegorical figures explained by a host
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A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Esoteric and Hidden Knowledge. 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 CHAPTER I. THE KING OF BRITAIN'S SON / CHAPTER II. THE CAVE OF CEISCORAN / CHAPTER III. DONN SON OF MIDHIR / CHAPTER IV. THE HOSPITALITY OF CUANNA'S HOUSE; lines 8923-8946 confidence: high
Cuanna explains that the giant with the squealing pig is Sluggishness and that the girl shoving him along is Liveliness, which pushes on sluggishness.
Cuanna explicitly interprets the giant, girl, old man, ram, hag, and wells as named abstractions or moral meanings.
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