Motif
otherworld hidden allies come to aid in battle
otherworld_hidden_allies_come_to_aid_in_battle
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Divine Aid in Battle. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER II. CAEL AND CREDHE / CHAPTER III. CONN CRITHER / CHAPTER IV. GLAS, SON OF BREMEN / CHAPTER V. THE HELP OF THE MEN OF DEA; lines 7362-7455 confidence: high
Bodb Dearg accepts Dolb as a good messenger, summons the Tuatha de Danaan from every place, and the assembled host dresses in silk and embroidered coats and takes green shields, swords, and spears; leaders are named.
The Tuatha de Danaan are described to the King of the World as people who live in hidden houses under the earth, and they gather as an armed host to aid the Irish side.
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