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beloved’s presence as cure

beloved_s_presence_as_cure

A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Faithful Spouse. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

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1 traditions

celtic irish

  • Heroic Romances of Ireland THE COURTSHIP OF ETAIN / EGERTON VERSION / THE COURTSHIP OF ETAIN / LEABHAR NA H-UIDHRI VERSION; lines 1598-1692 confidence: high

    Ailill refuses to confess the cause of illness; Eochaid leaves Etain behind near him so she can perform funeral duties if he dies; Etain visits daily, and his sickness is eased by her presence.

    Ailill’s sickness is eased by Etain’s presence, and after she tends him for three weeks he becomes whole.

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