Motif
beloved recognized through a three-color image
beloved_recognized_through_a_three_color_image
A motif of the Recognition Tokens and Identity Proofs family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland THE EXILE OF THE SONS' OF USNACH / INTRODUCTION / THE EXILE OF THE SONS OF USNACH / BOOK OF LEINSTER VERSION; lines 3933-4078 confidence: high
In winter, Deirdre's foster-father skins a calf on the snow; the blood lies on the snow, and a black raven comes down to drink it.
Deirdre sees raven, blood, and snow and declares she will love only a man with corresponding black, red, and white features; Levorcham names Naisi.
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