Motif
demon obstructing communication and expelled by wine
demon_obstructing_communication_and_expelled_by_wine
A motif of the Sacred Substance and Divine Intoxication family, within the sub-family Drinking, Social Disorder, and Religious Dispute. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
celtic welsh
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The Mabinogion THE DREAM OF RHONABWY / PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVED / THE DREAM OF MAXEN WLEDIG / HERE IS THE STORY OF LLUDD AND LLEVELYS; lines 8432-8528 confidence: high
To prevent the wind and Coranians from catching their words, the brothers try to speak through a long brass horn, but each hears only harsh and hostile words.
A demon makes speech through the brass horn sound hostile; wine placed in the horn drives it out and restores unobstructed discourse.
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