Motif
death-dealing eye
death_dealing_eye
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Warrior Imagery and Radiance. 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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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER I. THE FIGHT WITH THE FIRBOLGS / CHAPTER II. THE REIGN OF BRES / BOOK TWO: LUGH OF THE LONG HAND. / CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF LUGH; lines 1089-1182 confidence: high
Balor is called of the Evil Eye because one eye has the power of death, so that no person can look at it and live.
Balor's eye can kill anyone who looks at it and is opened deliberately against enemies.
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