Motif
courtship linked to cattle-taking
courtship_linked_to_cattle_taking
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Cattle Raid and Livestock War. 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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Heroic Romances of Ireland THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE OF REGAMON / FROM THE YELLOW BOOK OF LECAN / THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE OF REGAMON / LITERAL TRANSLATION; lines 11302-11422 confidence: high
The seven sons of Ailill and Medb, the Maine, love Regamon's seven daughters; the daughters are named as three Dunann and four Dunlaith.
Medb chooses the Maine because they love Regamon's daughters, and Mani says the mission is to take both cattle and maidens.
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