Motif
jealousy prompts treacherous ambush against the hero
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Treachery and Forbidden Kin Combat. 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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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE PROPOSALS / THE DEATH OF FORGEMEN / THE GREAT ROUT ON THE PLAIN OF MURTHEMNE FOLLOWETH HERE BELOW / THE SCYTHED CHARIOT; lines 8651-8786 confidence: high
Dubthach's wife asks to be lifted to see Cuchulain; Dubthach becomes jealous and advises the hosts to entrap Cuchulain with an ambush on all sides.
Dubthach's jealousy over his wife's desire to see Cuchulain leads him to counsel treachery, entrapment, and ambush.
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