Motif
grateful animal helper provides for hero
grateful_animal_helper_provides_for_hero
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Animal Rescues, Guides, and Provisions. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
celtic welsh
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The Mabinogion CONTENTS / INTRODUCTION / C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN; lines 996-1084 confidence: high
After Owain kills the serpent and continues on, the lion follows him and plays about him like a greyhound he had reared.
After being rescued, the lion behaves like a companion and brings Owain fuel and a roebuck at his camp.
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