Motif
coerced removal by magic-like rod
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A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Wonder Objects and Marvelous Implements. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF FINN / CHAPTER II. FINN'S HOUSEHOLD / CHAPTER III. BIRTH OF BRAN. / CHAPTER IV. OISIN'S MOTHER.; lines 6249-6275 confidence: medium
The last time the boy sees the deer, his mother, the dark man speaks to her, strikes her with a hazel rod, and she is forced to follow him while looking back and crying after the child.
The dark-looking man strikes the deer-mother with a hazel rod, after which she is forced to follow him despite fear and grief.
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