Motif
inaccessible hidden childhood place
inaccessible_hidden_childhood_place
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family, within the sub-family Concealment, Abduction, and Escape. 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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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF FINN / CHAPTER II. FINN'S HOUSEHOLD / CHAPTER III. BIRTH OF BRAN. / CHAPTER IV. OISIN'S MOTHER.; lines 6249-6275 confidence: high
The boy describes a wide place with hills, valleys, streams, woods, and high cliffs on every side, with no way of escape.
The boy's early home is enclosed by high cliffs with no escape, and after waking on the hill he cannot find it again.
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