Motif
heroic rage with extraordinary strength
heroic_rage_with_extraordinary_strength
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Battle Fury and Aristeia. 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 MARCH OF THE HOST / THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM / THE PROPOSALS; lines 6156-6289 confidence: high
Cuchulain comes early to the meeting after a night's vigil, remains angry, throws his cloak around him, and breaks a nearby pillar-stone from the ground without awareness because of his anger.
Cuchulain's anger is associated with breaking a pillar-stone by accident and later with his violent killing of Nathcrantail.
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