Motif
jealous kinswoman curses or destroys children
jealous_kinswoman_curses_or_destroys_children
A motif of the Jealous Stepmother and Persecuted Child family, within the sub-family Female Kin, Co-wives, and Rival Threats. 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 XIII. HIS CALL TO CONNLA / CHAPTER XIV. TADG IN MANANNAN'S ISLANDS / CHAPTER XV. LAEGAIRE IN THE HAPPY PLAIN / BOOK FIVE: THE FATE OF THE CHILDREN OF LIR; lines 5141-5243 confidence: high
Aoife orders her people to kill the four children of Lir in exchange for a reward; they refuse and condemn the proposed deed.
Fionnuala identifies Aoife as Lir’s wife and the sister of their mother, and says Aoife acted through jealousy after attempting to kill or destroy the children.
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