Motif
many-colored heroic form
many_colored_heroic_form
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family, within the sub-family Battle Transformations of Heroes. 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 PAGE 118 / PAGE 121 / PAGE 124 / PAGE 126; lines 8308-8369 confidence: medium
“Woe for him who shall be upon the hillock” waiting for the hound; the figure is named “the Hound of Emain Macha,” “the Hound of battle,” and has “hues of all colours.”
The Hound of Emain Macha is described as having a form or body graced by hues of all colors.
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