Motif
Animal-aided passage to a hidden prison
animal_aided_passage_to_a_hidden_prison
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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celtic welsh
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The Mabinogion C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN; lines 4967-5059 confidence: high
The Salmon of Llyn Llyw says he travels upstream with every tide near Gloucester, asks envoys to ride on his shoulders, and carries Kai and Gwrhyr to the prison wall, where they hear lamenting from the dungeon.
The Salmon of Llyn Llyw carries Kai and Gwrhyr on his shoulders by the river route to the prison wall where Mabon’s lament is heard.
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