Motif
animal grief mirrors human grief
animal_grief_mirrors_human_grief
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Natural Mourning. 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 sees a crane with two nestlings threatened by a fox; the crane stretches over the birds and would rather die than have them killed; Credhe comments on her own love in relation to the bird's distress.
Credhe explicitly compares her grief for Cael to the crane's distress for her nestlings and the stag's sorrow for the hind.
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