Motif
enchanted object that immobilizes the toucher
enchanted_object_that_immobilizes_the_toucher
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Cursed and Fatal Objects. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic welsh
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The Mabinogion PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN / THE DREAM OF RHONABWY / PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVED; lines 7208-7299 confidence: high
The golden bowl attracts the figure; when he takes hold of it, his hands stick to the bowl, his feet to the slab, and he cannot speak.
The bowl and slab fasten the hands and feet of those who touch the bowl and render them unable to speak.
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The Mabinogion PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN / THE DREAM OF RHONABWY / PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVED; lines 7208-7299 confidence: high
A beautiful, richly worked golden bowl is grasped; the holder's hands stick to the bowl, his feet to the slab beneath it, and he cannot speak.
The golden bowl and its slab fix the hands and feet of both Pryderi and Rhiannon and render them unable to speak.
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