Motif
Blemishless and sinless condition of inhabitants
blemishless_and_sinless_condition_of_inhabitants
A motif of the Otherworld and Enchanted Realm 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 PAGE 23 / PAGE 24 / PAGE 25 / PAGE 26; lines 6841-6925 confidence: medium
“Stream smooth and sweet flow through the land, / there is choice of mead and wine; / men handsome (?) without blemish, / conception without sin, without crime.”
The inhabitants are described as handsome or without blemish, with conception without sin and without crime.
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