Motif
animated images responding to music
animated_images_responding_to_music
A motif of the Sacred Craft and Divinely Aided Construction family, within the sub-family Animated Images, Cult Objects, and Idols. 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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Heroic Romances of Ireland MORTALS / IMMORTALS / TAIN BO FRAICH / THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE OF FRAECH; lines 8991-9179 confidence: high
Ailill asks whether Fraech's harpmen should play. They carry harps in decorated otter-skin cases, wear roe-hide and white cloaks, and have gold, silver, and bronze harps with serpent, bird, and hound figures that move when the strings are played.
Serpent, bird, and hound figures on the harps move or float around the harpmen when the strings are played.
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