Motif
Hero characterized by elemental and animal imagery
hero_characterized_by_elemental_and_animal_imagery
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Animal Allies and Heroic Animal Identity. 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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Heroic Romances of Ireland PAGE 38 / PAGE 41 / PAGE 42 / PAGE 45; lines 7139-7150 confidence: high
Ket welcomes Conall with phrases including “heart of stone,” “wild glowing fire,” “sparkle of ice,” “wrathfully boiling blood,” “scarred winner of victory,” and “son of Finnchoem.”
Conall and Ket are described through fire, ice, stone, blood, ocean, bull, and lion-strife images in the rhetorical exchange.
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