Motif
race challenge leading to defeat of magical opponent
race_challenge_leading_to_defeat_of_magical_opponent
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family, within the sub-family Contests, Games, and Formal Challenges. 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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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER VI. LOMNA'S HEAD / CHAPTER VII. ILBREC OF ESS RUADH / CHAPTER VIII. THE CAVE OF CRUACHAN / CHAPTER IX. THE WEDDING AT CEANN SLIEVE; lines 9646-9708 confidence: high
Ethne says she called Finn out for a race from the Wood of the Two Boars to the Great Ford; Finn crosses first, and Caoilte overtakes Ethne and cuts her into two equal halves.
Ethne challenges Finn to a race, Finn crosses the ford first, and Caoilte kills Ethne after overtaking her.
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