Motif
Heroic follower performs ordeal for master's release
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A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family, within the sub-family Rescue Quests and Passage Through Hostile Obstacles. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER II. FINN'S HOUSEHOLD / CHAPTER III. BIRTH OF BRAN. / CHAPTER IV. OISIN'S MOTHER. / CHAPTER V. THE BEST MEN OF THE FIANNA; lines 6379-6462 confidence: medium
Caoilte gathers the troop in one place, but the raven and wild duck escape and must be pursued; he remembers the hardship of bringing birds together to set Finn free.
Caoilte undergoes hardship with birds and animals specifically to set Finn his master free.
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