Motif
Prophecy fulfilled by the hero
prophecy_fulfilled_by_the_hero
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Prophecy, Fulfillment, and Avoidance. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men BOOK SIX: DIARMUID. / CHAPTER I. BIRTH OF DIARMUID / CHAPTER II. HOW DIARMUID GOT HIS LOVE-SPOT / CHAPTER III. THE DAUGHTER OF KING UNDER-WAVE; lines 10809-10863 confidence: high
Diarmuid comes to the king's dun, demands the cup or champions, and defeats successive groups of fighters sent out against him.
The king states that a prophecy made before Diarmuid's birth foretold his destruction of the king's men, which has just occurred.
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