Motif
one youthful hero overcomes many opponents in games
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A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family, within the sub-family Contests, Games, and Formal Challenges. 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 PILLOW-TALK / THIS IS THE ROUTE OF THE TAIN / THE MARCH OF THE HOST / THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN; lines 3085-3164 confidence: high
Conchobar sees thrice fifty boys at one end of the fair-green and a single boy at the other; the single boy wins at goals and hurling and succeeds completely in hole-play.
The single boy repeatedly defeats a collective group of thrice fifty boys in goal-play, hurling, hole-play, garment-tearing, and wrestling.
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