Motif
Jealous stepmother endangers children
jealous_stepmother_endangers_children
A motif of the Jealous Stepmother and Persecuted Child family, within the sub-family Direct Stepmother and Stepfamily Persecution. 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 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 5034-5139 confidence: high
A fire of jealousy is kindled in Aoife; she feigns sickness for nearly a year, then takes the four children in a chariot toward Bodb’s house, while Fionnuala fears treachery and remembers a dream of it.
Aoife, the second wife, becomes jealous of her sister’s children, feigns sickness, and takes them away while Fionnuala fears a plan for their death or destruction.
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