Motif
hero recognizes false identity by speech
hero_recognizes_false_identity_by_speech
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Signs and Recognition. 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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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM / THE PROPOSALS / THE DEATH OF FORGEMEN; lines 6556-6677 confidence: high
The fool and girl approach; Cuchulain detects the fool by speech, kills him with a slingstone, cuts the maiden's two tresses, pins her garments with a stone, and sets a standing-stone through the fool; the pillar-stones of Finnabair and the fool are named.
Cuchulain knows the man is a fool from his speech and responds immediately with lethal force.
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