Motif
Refusal to undo another hero's binding
refusal_to_undo_another_hero_s_binding
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Supernatural Combat. 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 BOOK SEVEN: DIARMUID AND GRANIA. / CHAPTER I. THE FLIGHT FROM TEAMHAIR / CHAPTER II. THE PURSUIT / CHAPTER III. THE GREEN CHAMPIONS; lines 12021-12052 confidence: medium
Finn hears that the Kings of the Green Champions are bound by Diarmuid, goes to the hill, and asks Oisin and Osgar to loosen them; Oisin and Osgar refuse, and Conan and Lugaidh's Son also will not help.
Oisin refuses because Diarmuid has bound him not to loosen anyone Diarmuid binds, while Osgar and others also refuse to help.
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