Motif
Guarded supernatural tree and forbidden berries
guarded_supernatural_tree_and_forbidden_berries
A motif of the World Axis and Sacred Center family, within the sub-family Trees in Mythic Action, Vows, and Memory. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
-
Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER I. THE FLIGHT FROM TEAMHAIR / CHAPTER II. THE PURSUIT / CHAPTER III. THE GREEN CHAMPIONS / CHAPTER IV. THE WOOD OF DUBHROS; lines 12158-12249 confidence: high
Oisin tells of the tree and Searbhan, the Surly One of Lochlann, appointed by the Tuatha de Danaan to guard it. Aodh chooses the dangerous search, asks Oisin to care for his people and return them to the Land of Promise if needed, and the brothers go to Dubhros and find Diarmuid and Grania's cabin.
The quicken-tree grows from a berry lost by the Tuatha de Danaan, is guarded by Searbhan of Lochlann, and its berries are forbidden to Diarmuid despite his permission to hunt nearby.
read in the book →