Motif
Magically induced and removed lovesickness
magically_induced_and_removed_lovesickness
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Lovesickness and Longing. 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 THE COURTSHIP OF ETAIN / EGERTON VERSION / THE COURTSHIP OF ETAIN / LEABHAR NA H-UIDHRI VERSION; lines 1694-1812 confidence: high
Etain refuses to leave the king of Ireland for Mider unless Eochaid asks it; Mider says he caused Ailill's love and wasting and then removed his desire to preserve Etain's honour.
Mider says he placed love for Etain into Ailill's mind, causing bodily wasting, and also removed the desire so Etain's honour would not be harmed; Ailill reports his cure.
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