Motif
Enchanted music causing collective sleep
enchanted_music_causing_collective_sleep
A motif of the Enchanting Music and Sound Power family. 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 VII. ILBREC OF ESS RUADH / CHAPTER VIII. THE CAVE OF CRUACHAN / CHAPTER IX. THE WEDDING AT CEANN SLIEVE / CHAPTER X. THE SHADOWY ONE; lines 9711-9745 confidence: high
Scathach asks for a harp with iron, bronze, and silver strings; the iron string causes crying, the bronze string laughter, and the silver string long sleep.
The harp's silver string causes long sleep, and Scathach uses it to put Finn, Bran, and all Finn's people into heavy sleep.
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