Motif
divination with yew wands
divination_with_yew_wands
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Divination Methods and Implements. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland PAGE 19 / PAGE 20 / PAGE 21 / PAGE 22; lines 6790-6815 confidence: medium
"Three wands of yew." This is noted as looking like an early case of a divining rod.
The note explicitly says that the reference to three wands of yew looks like an early case of a divining rod.
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Heroic Romances of Ireland PAGE 19 / PAGE 20 / PAGE 21 / PAGE 22; lines 6790-6815 confidence: medium
“Three wands of yew.” This looks like an early case of a divining-rod.
The note explicitly says that the three wands of yew look like an early case of a divining rod.
read in the book →