Motif
Death-guardian announces fated lifespan
death_guardian_announces_fated_lifespan
A motif of the Death Attributed to Fate or Destiny family. 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 APPARITION OF THE GREAT QUEEN TO CUCHULAIN / FROM THE YELLOW BOOK OF LECAN (FOURTEENTH CENTURY) / THE APPARITION OF THE GREAT QUEEN TO CUCHULAIN / LITERAL TRANSLATION; lines 12464-12580 confidence: high
The woman calls the land Grellach Dolluid, says Cuchulain's act will be evil for him, declares that she guards his death, and says she brought the cow from the fairy-mound of Cruachan to breed with the Black Bull of Cualnge; Cuchulain's life will last until the calf is a yearling, leading to the Tain bo Cualnge.
The woman says she guards Cuchulain's death and states that he will live until the calf in the cow becomes a yearling.
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