Motif
contest between divine people and heroic band
contest_between_divine_people_and_heroic_band
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Supernatural Combat. 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 I. THE FLIGHT FROM TEAMHAIR / CHAPTER II. THE PURSUIT / CHAPTER III. THE GREEN CHAMPIONS / CHAPTER IV. THE WOOD OF DUBHROS; lines 12055-12156 confidence: medium
Aine and Aoife, daughters of Manannan, dispute over which beloved is the better hurler; the dispute produces a hurling match between the Men of Dea and the Fianna near Loch Lein.
A dispute leads to a three-day hurling match between the Men of Dea and the Fianna, ending without a goal before the Tuatha de Danaan leave.
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