Motif
destructive enchanted birds with fire
destructive_enchanted_birds_with_fire
A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Destructive and Weaponized Fire. 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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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER VI. LOMNA'S HEAD / CHAPTER VII. ILBREC OF ESS RUADH / CHAPTER VIII. THE CAVE OF CRUACHAN / CHAPTER IX. THE WEDDING AT CEANN SLIEVE; lines 9646-9708 confidence: high
Ethne binds Finn by heroic bonds, Finn leaves and Caoilte follows; the Tuatha de Danaan release fiery-beaked blackbirds that burn people in the house, and Conan's wife drowns in the river.
The Tuatha de Danaan release blackbirds with fiery beaks that burn and destroy people in the house.
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