Motif
Radiant hero mistaken for the sun
radiant_hero_mistaken_for_the_sun
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Warrior Imagery and Radiance. 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 II. THE REIGN OF BRES / BOOK TWO: LUGH OF THE LONG HAND. / CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF LUGH / CHAPTER II. THE SONS OF TUIREANN; lines 1460-1562 confidence: high
Bres wonders at the sun rising in the west; the Druids say it is the shining of Lugh's face.
Lugh's face is so bright that Bres describes the event as the sun rising in the west, and the Druids identify the light as Lugh's face.
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celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER II. THE REIGN OF BRES / BOOK TWO: LUGH OF THE LONG HAND. / CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF LUGH / CHAPTER II. THE SONS OF TUIREANN; lines 1461-1563 confidence: high
Bres wonders at what seems like the sun rising in the west; the Druids identify it as the shining of Lugh’s face. Lugh salutes them, states his divided affiliation, and demands the milch cows of Ireland.
Bres describes the brightness as the sun rising in the west, while the Druids say it is the shining of Lugh’s face.
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