Motif
recovery of seized tribute cattle by animal call
recovery_of_seized_tribute_cattle_by_animal_call
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Cattle Raid and Livestock War. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
-
Gods and Fighting Men BOOK TWO: LUGH OF THE LONG HAND. / CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF LUGH / CHAPTER II. THE SONS OF TUIREANN / CHAPTER III. THE GREAT BATTLE OF MAGH TUIREADH; lines 2511-2568 confidence: high
The Dagda brings out a heifer received as wages from Bres; her call to her calf returns Ireland's cattle taken by the Fomor as tribute.
The heifer calls to her calf, and all the cattle taken by the Fomor as tribute return to their fields.
read in the book →