Motif
Appointed tryst prevented by sudden sleep
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A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Forbidden and Transgressive Love. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER IV. THE MORRIGU / CHAPTER V. AINE / CHAPTER VI. AOIBHELL / CHAPTER VII. MIDHIR AND ETAIN; lines 3495-3597 confidence: high
Etain tells Ailell she will heal him, kisses him, and tells him to come at daybreak to the house outside the fort.
Etain sets a dawn meeting with Ailell outside the fort, but Ailell falls asleep exactly when he should rise and misses the meeting.
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