Motif
bodily omen before death or disaster
bodily_omen_before_death_or_disaster
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Death and Doom Omens. 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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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge XVIII / HERE NOW IS TOLD THE MISTHROW AT BELACH EOIN. / HERE NOW FOLLOWETH THE DISGUISING OF TAMON / HERE NOW COMETH THE HEAD-PLACE OF FERCHU; lines 10827-10946 confidence: high
The next morning Cuchulain sees an evil mien and dark mood in Ferdiad, including darkened hair, drowsy eye, and altered form; a note says unusual hair colour betokened misfortune.
Cuchulain reads Ferdiad's darkened hair, drowsy eye, altered appearance, and evil mien as ominous; the note states unusual hair colour betokened misfortune.
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