Motif
foster-master mediates between hero and opposing host
foster_master_mediates_between_hero_and_opposing_host
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Treachery and Forbidden Kin Combat. 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 5544-5695 confidence: high
Fergus arrives and is welcomed; Cuchulain offers him lodging, food and drink, protection in combat, a bed of rushes, and guarding while he sleeps; Fergus blesses his fosterling.
Fergus is called Cuchulain’s master, calls him fosterling, acts on behalf of the men of Erin, and avoids the appearance of deserting them for his disciple.
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