Motif
Death overcomes the strength of the world
death_overcomes_the_strength_of_the_world
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.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
celtic (1) · celtic irish (1)
celtic
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Gods and Fighting Men BOOK FIVE: OISIN'S CHILDREN / BOOK SIX: DIARMUID. / CHAPTER I. BIRTH OF DIARMUID / CHAPTER II. HOW DIARMUID GOT HIS LOVE-SPOT; lines 10541-10614 confidence: high
The old man calls the event a shame for the Fianna and orders the cat to tie the wether where it was; the cat takes hold of the wether and ties it in place.
The old man says the wether holds the strength of the world and identifies the cat, which subdues the wether, as death.
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celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men BOOK FIVE: OISIN'S CHILDREN / BOOK SIX: DIARMUID. / CHAPTER I. BIRTH OF DIARMUID / CHAPTER II. HOW DIARMUID GOT HIS LOVE-SPOT; lines 10542-10615 confidence: high
The old man commands the cat to tie the wether back in its place, and the cat does so.
The old man explicitly says the wether holds the strength of the world and identifies the cat as death, after the cat subdues the wether.
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