Motif
prophetic curse of future harm to the hero
prophetic_curse_of_future_harm_to_the_hero
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family, within the sub-family Curses with Deferred or Mediated Fulfillment. 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 THE APPARITION OF THE GREAT QUEEN TO CUCHULAIN / INTRODUCTION / THE APPARITION OF THE GREAT QUEEN TO CUCHULAIN / FROM THE YELLOW BOOK OF LECAN (FOURTEENTH CENTURY); lines 12247-12408 confidence: high
The woman says evil is fated for Cuchulain because of his deed, says she can send evil, and declares herself guardian of his Bringer of Death until his end.
The woman states that evil is fated for Cuchulain, says she can send evil, and claims to guard his Bringer of Death until his end.
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