Motif
colored flags signal life or death
colored_flags_signal_life_or_death
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Recognition Tokens and Identity Signs. 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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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER IV. OISIN'S MOTHER. / CHAPTER V. THE BEST MEN OF THE FIANNA / BOOK TWO: FINN'S HELPERS / CHAPTER I. THE LAD OF THE SKINS; lines 6557-6658 confidence: high
The Lad says his time of service has ended, but tells Finn to request aid from his wife, Manannan's daughter, at midnight while she combs her hair; she consents on condition that Finn bring her husband back alive or dead and use grey-green or red flags to signal the outcome.
Manannan's daughter tells Finn to raise a grey-green flag if the Lad returns alive and a red flag if dead.
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