Motif
Irresistible love caused by sight of a hidden mark
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A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Beloved Imagery and Poetry. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER IV. THE HARD SERVANT / CHAPTER V. THE HOUSE OF THE QUICKEN TREES / BOOK SEVEN: DIARMUID AND GRANIA. / CHAPTER I. THE FLIGHT FROM TEAMHAIR; lines 11428-11494 confidence: high
Diarmuid keeps his cap over the love-spot on his forehead; when the cap falls while he parts the dogs, Grania sees him and love for him comes on her immediately.
Diarmuid's concealed love-spot is revealed when his cap falls, and Grania immediately falls in love after seeing him.
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