Motif
Magical binding or drawing by thread
magical_binding_or_drawing_by_thread
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Wonder Objects and Marvelous Implements. 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 VII. MIDHIR AND ETAIN / CHAPTER VIII. MANANNAN / CHAPTER IX. MANANNAN AT PLAY / CHAPTER X. HIS CALL TO BRAN; lines 4222-4255 confidence: high
Bran does not dare go ashore; the woman throws him a ball of thread, it sticks to his palm, and she pulls the curragh to the landing-place.
The woman's thrown thread sticks to Bran's palm and allows her to pull the curragh to the landing-place.
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