Motif
approaching warrior in a war-chariot
approaching_warrior_in_a_war_chariot
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
-
Heroic Romances of Ireland PAGE 118 / PAGE 121 / PAGE 124 / PAGE 126; lines 8308-8369 confidence: high
“I hear the creaking of a chariot / with a beautiful silver yoke,” and a perfected male figure rises from or is associated with the chariot wheels as it passes named places.
The passage centers on the audible approach of a chariot or war-car, its silver yoke, the figure guiding it, and the expectation of battle and conquest.
read in the book →