Motif
Beloved envisioned through black-white-red natural signs
beloved_envisioned_through_black_white_red_natural_signs
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Beloved Imagery and Poetry. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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celtic welsh
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The Mabinogion INTRODUCTION / C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC; lines 1694-1778 confidence: high
Peredur lodges at a hermit's cell; in the morning snow has fallen, a hawk has killed a wild fowl, a raven alights on it, and Peredur compares the raven, snow, and blood to the black hair, white skin, and red cheeks of the lady he loves.
Peredur compares raven blackness, snow whiteness, and blood redness to the hair, skin, and cheeks of the lady he loves best.
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