Motif
cave refuge during flight and danger
cave_refuge_during_flight_and_danger
A motif of the Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal family, within the sub-family Concealed Refuges and Flight from Catastrophe. 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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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER II. THE PURSUIT / CHAPTER III. THE GREEN CHAMPIONS / CHAPTER IV. THE WOOD OF DUBHROS / CHAPTER V. THE QUARREL; lines 12435-12549 confidence: medium
Diarmuid and Grania stop in a cave near the sea; during a storm Ciach of the Fomor comes over the western ocean in a two-oared currach and brings it into the cave for shelter.
Diarmuid and Grania shelter in caves during their travels, first near the sea during a storm and later beside running water.
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