Motif
ominous bird apparition
ominous_bird_apparition
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
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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM / THE PROPOSALS / THE DEATH OF FORGEMEN; lines 8046-8157 confidence: high
The Morrigan alights as a royston crow on a bramble at Grelach Dolair; Cuchulain calls the bird's appearance ominous, and the passage explains the name Crow's Bramble.
The Morrigan appears as a royston crow on a bramble, and Cuchulain explicitly calls the bird's appearance ominous.
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