Motif
Beloved maidens as inside helpers
beloved_maidens_as_inside_helpers
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family. 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 THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE OF REGAMON / FROM THE YELLOW BOOK OF LECAN / THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE OF REGAMON / LITERAL TRANSLATION; lines 11302-11422 confidence: high
The maidens say they would prefer to obey after counsel; they speak to the other maidens, explain that their true loves have come, and agree to assist as well as possible.
The maidens speak among themselves, say they will assist, and then gather livestock secretly so none observe them.
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