Motif
Radiant young commander arriving from the east
radiant_young_commander_arriving_from_the_east
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.
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celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER I. THE FIGHT WITH THE FIRBOLGS / CHAPTER II. THE REIGN OF BRES / BOOK TWO: LUGH OF THE LONG HAND. / CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF LUGH; lines 1184-1265 confidence: medium
At an assembly on the Hill of Uisnech, an armed troop approaches from the east, led by a young man whose face is bright like the setting sun and cannot be looked at directly.
A young man leads an armed troop from the east and his face is too bright to look at, like the setting sun.
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