Motif
Concealed forbidden love causes wasting sickness
concealed_forbidden_love_causes_wasting_sickness
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Lovesickness and Longing. 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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Heroic Romances of Ireland PROLOGUE IN FAIRYLAND / FROM THE LEABHAR NA H-UIDHRI / THE COURTSHIP OF ETAIN / EGERTON VERSION; lines 1259-1369 confidence: high
Three brothers, sons of Finn, include Eochaid Airem and Ailill Anglonnach; Ailill's only stain is love for his brother's wife.
Ailill loves his brother's wife, becomes sick after the feast, hides the cause, and is diagnosed as suffering from envy or love.
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