Motif
marvelous branch that removes grief and induces sleep
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A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Healing Objects and Restorative Tokens. 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 VIII. MANANNAN / CHAPTER IX. MANANNAN AT PLAY / CHAPTER X. HIS CALL TO BRAN / CHAPTER XI. HIS THREE CALLS TO CORMAC; lines 4258-4356 confidence: high
Cormac, grandson of Conn and king of Teamhair, sees an armed grey-haired man with rich clothing and a shining branch bearing nine red-gold apples; the branch's sound makes people forget want, trouble, and tiredness.
The branch's sound causes forgetfulness of trouble and tiredness, removes sorrow, and puts people to sleep when shaken.
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