Motif
Protective animals recognize hidden identity
protective_animals_recognize_hidden_identity
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Rescue and Protection. 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 CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF FINN / CHAPTER II. FINN'S HOUSEHOLD / CHAPTER III. BIRTH OF BRAN. / CHAPTER IV. OISIN'S MOTHER.; lines 6156-6247 confidence: high
Finn and his men pursue a beautiful fawn; only Finn, Bran, and Sceolan continue, and the two hounds play around the fawn and lick it rather than harming it.
Bran and Sceolan spare the enchanted fawn because they know her nature, and later greet the wild boy with marked affection.
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