Motif
annihilating breath reduces bodies to ashes
annihilating_breath_reduces_bodies_to_ashes
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Warrior Imagery and Radiance. 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 BOOK TWO: FINN'S HELPERS / CHAPTER I. THE LAD OF THE SKINS / CHAPTER II. BLACK, BROWN, AND GREY / CHAPTER III. THE HOUND; lines 7031-7051 confidence: high
Three men come out and kill the King of Ulster's sons; the hound breathes on them, they turn to ashes at once, and no blood, flesh, or bone is found afterward.
After the hound breathes on the killed men, they immediately become ashes and leave no physical remains.
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