Motif
lethal supernatural music
lethal_supernatural_music
A motif of the Enchanting Music and Sound Power family, within the sub-family Lethal and Perilous Music. 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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Heroic Romances of Ireland MORTALS / IMMORTALS / TAIN BO FRAICH / THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE OF FRAECH; lines 8991-9179 confidence: high
The harpers play so that twelve of Ailill and Medb's people die with weeping and sadness.
The harpers' performance causes twelve listeners to die, and Boand's prophecy says men who hear these harpers will be struck to death by their art.
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