Motif
Cauldron brought from a lake by a giant stranger
cauldron_brought_from_a_lake_by_a_giant_stranger
A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container family, within the sub-family Ritual Vessels, Sanctuaries, and Desecration. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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celtic welsh
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The Mabinogion PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN / THE DREAM OF RHONABWY / PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVED; lines 6666-6754 confidence: high
Matholwch asks about the cauldron; Bendigeid Vran says he received it from Llassar Llaesgyvnewid, who came from Ireland with Kymideu Kymeinvoll after escaping the Iron House.
A huge yellow-haired man comes from the Lake of the Cauldron carrying a cauldron, which later passes to Bendigeid Vran and Matholwch.
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