Motif
ominous token foretelling hero's destruction
ominous_token_foretelling_hero_s_destruction
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Battle and Conflict Portents. 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 81 / PAGE 82 / PAGE 83 / PAGE 85; lines 7854-7873 confidence: high
"This then was a token given to Cuchulain that he should be destroyed by the People of the Mound"; the passage adds that the demons' power was great before the advent of the Faith.
The conclusion says a token was given to Cuchulain indicating that he should be destroyed by the People of the Mound.
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