Motif
Animal grief and protective love as mirrors for human grief
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A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER X. THE KING OF LOCHLANN AND HIS SONS / CHAPTER XI. LABRAN'S JOURNEY / CHAPTER XII. THE GREAT FIGHT / CHAPTER XIII. CREDHE'S LAMENT; lines 8264-8358 confidence: high
Credhe searches among the bodies for Cael and sees a crane protecting two nestlings from a fox; she says it is no wonder she loves her sweetheart when the bird is in distress for its young.
Credhe interprets the crane's defense of its nestlings and the stag's mourning for the hind as parallels to her own love and grief for Cael.
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