Motif
False report of a hero's flight
false_report_of_a_hero_s_flight
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Boasts, Taunts, and Exhortations. 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 THE MARCH OF THE HOST / THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM / THE PROPOSALS; lines 6066-6154 confidence: high
Nathcrantail attacks Cuchulain with thrice nine fire-hardened holly spits while Cuchulain is fowling by a pond; Cuchulain leaps onto the darts' points and pursues birds like a bird.
Nathcrantail misreads Cuchulain's pursuit of birds as flight and boasts that Cuchulain fled in defeat.
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