Motif
animal attackers in heroic combat
animal_attackers_in_heroic_combat
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Supernatural Combat. 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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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM / THE PROPOSALS / THE DEATH OF FORGEMEN; lines 7842-8043 confidence: medium
Cuchulain says Loch mangled his thighs and wounded his sides; a grey-red wolf bit him and an eel dragged him down; Laeg sent Aife's spear downstream, and Cuchulain hurled it so that Loch fell.
Cuchulain's speech describes a grey-red wolf biting him and an eel dragging him down during the conflict involving Loch and Badb.
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