Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

marvelous chariot apparition with distorted animal and red figures

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A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Apparitions and Supernatural Visionary Beings. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


celtic irish

  • Heroic Romances of Ireland THE APPARITION OF THE GREAT QUEEN TO CUCHULAIN / INTRODUCTION / THE APPARITION OF THE GREAT QUEEN TO CUCHULAIN / FROM THE YELLOW BOOK OF LECAN (FOURTEENTH CENTURY); lines 12247-12408 confidence: high

    At the ford of the Double Wonder, a chariot approaches; it is drawn by a one-legged chestnut horse with the pole passing through its body and fastened to its forehead halter.

    The approaching chariot is drawn by a one-legged horse pierced by the pole and bears a red woman, accompanied by a red-clad giant-like cow-driver.

    read in the book