Motif
Mirrored retribution at the site of injury
mirrored_retribution_at_the_site_of_injury
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Mirrored Retribution. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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celtic welsh
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The Mabinogion PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN / THE DREAM OF RHONABWY / PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVED; lines 8058-8139 confidence: high
Gronw sends messengers offering land, domain, gold, or silver; Llew refuses and demands that Gronw receive a dart-blow at the place of the earlier wounding.
Llew refuses payment and requires Gronw to stand where Llew stood when wounded, while Llew stands where Gronw stood and casts a dart.
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