Motif
Prophecy of the hero's death and burial place
prophecy_of_the_hero_s_death_and_burial_place
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Death and Doom Omens. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
celtic (1) · celtic irish (1)
celtic
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER XI. HIS THREE CALLS TO CORMAC / CHAPTER XII. CLIODNA'S WAVE / CHAPTER XIII. HIS CALL TO CONNLA / CHAPTER XIV. TADG IN MANANNAN'S ISLANDS; lines 4785-4886 confidence: high
Cliodna says the birds will go with Tadg as guides and musicians, keeping sorrow away until Ireland. She gives a green cup that turns water to wine and warns that if it escapes him his death is near; she foretells his death by a wild deer wound and strangers, and his burial at Croidhe Essu.
Cliodna foretells the place and agents of Tadg's death and says she will bury his body under a hill named Croidhe Essu.
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celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER XI. HIS THREE CALLS TO CORMAC / CHAPTER XII. CLIODNA'S WAVE / CHAPTER XIII. HIS CALL TO CONNLA / CHAPTER XIV. TADG IN MANANNAN'S ISLANDS; lines 4786-4887 confidence: high
Cliodna foretells Tadg's death in the green valley by the Boinn after a wound from a wandering wild deer and death by strangers; she will bury him under a hill named Croidhe Essu.
Cliodna foretells where and how Tadg will be wounded and killed and says she will bury him under a named hill.
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