Motif
Distant perception of kin's distress
distant_perception_of_kin_s_distress
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Hidden, Distant, and Unveiled Sight. 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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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge HERE FOLLOWETH ILIACH'S CLUMP-FIGHT / HERE NOW THE DEER-STALKING OF AMARGIN IN TALTIU / THE ADVENTURES OF CUROI SON OF DARE FOLLOW NOW / THE REPEATED WARNING OF SUALTAIM; lines 12951-13083 confidence: medium
Sualtaim says he hears something from afar and asks whether it is the sky bursting, the sea ebbing, the earth quaking, or his son's distress in overmatched strife; the narration says he spoke true.
Sualtaim hears something from afar and frames it as either cosmic disturbance or the distress of his overmatched son; the narration confirms he spoke true.
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