Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

healing from a well

healing_from_a_well

A motif of the Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

2 occurrences

1 traditions


celtic irish

  • Heroic Romances of Ireland GENERAL NOTES / THE COURTSHIP OF ETAIN / PAGE 8 / PAGE 9; lines 6516-6568 confidence: high

    “It is she who cured the eye of the king / from the Well of Loch da lig, / it is she who was drunk in a draught / by the wife of Etar in a heavy draught.”

    Etain cures the king's eye from the Well of Loch da lig.

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  • Heroic Romances of Ireland GENERAL NOTES / THE COURTSHIP OF ETAIN / PAGE 8 / PAGE 9; lines 6516-6568 confidence: high

    Etain cured the king’s eye from the Well of Loch da lig and was drunk in a heavy draught by the wife of Etar.

    Etain cures the king’s eye from the Well of Loch da lig.

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