Motif
beloved imitators assume the hero’s bodily mark
beloved_imitators_assume_the_hero_s_bodily_mark
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Recognition Tokens and Identity Signs. 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 FROM THE BOOK OF LEINSTER (TWELFTH-CENTURY MS.) / THE SICK-BED OF CUCHULAIN / INTRODUCTION / THE SICK-BED OF CUCHULAIN; lines 2719-2811 confidence: medium
Leborcham goes to Cuchulain with the women’s request; Cuchulain reacts angrily, and Leborcham says the women have assumed blindness on his account, imitating the eye distortion he shows when angry.
Women who love Cuchulain are said to assume blindness to resemble his eye distortion when angry.
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