Motif
healing by costly magical ointment
healing_by_costly_magical_ointment
A motif of the Sacred Substance and Divine Intoxication family, within the sub-family Healing, Antidotes, and Protective Substances. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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celtic welsh
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The Mabinogion CONTENTS / INTRODUCTION / C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN; lines 996-1084 confidence: high
The maiden pours all the balsam on Owain, leaves horse and garments nearby, hides, sees him begin to move and rise, and later greets him after he clothes himself and mounts.
Owain's movement and recovery begin after the maiden pours all the balsam on him, and three months of care restore him to better appearance than before.
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