Motif
Animal guide drives a monster or quarry toward the hero
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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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The Mabinogion INTRODUCTION / C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC; lines 2515-2569 confidence: high
The maiden says no mortal has entered the forest for over a year and provides the Empress's little dog; the dog guides Peredur, rouses the stag, and brings it toward him; the stag attacks and Peredur beheads it with his sword.
The Empress's little dog guides Peredur, rouses the stag, and brings it toward him so that it attacks.
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