Motif
Revenge for slain kin
revenge_for_slain_kin
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Blood Feud. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
3 occurrences
2 traditions
celtic irish (2) · hindu (1)
celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER V. THE BEST MEN OF THE FIANNA / BOOK TWO: FINN'S HELPERS / CHAPTER I. THE LAD OF THE SKINS / CHAPTER II. BLACK, BROWN, AND GREY; lines 6823-6842 confidence: high
The Red-Haired Man says the time has come for satisfaction for his mother and two brothers killed by Glasan; he attacks, and Finn blows the Dord Fiann.
The Red-Haired Man explicitly seeks satisfaction for the deaths of his mother and two brothers.
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER V. THE BEST MEN OF THE FIANNA / BOOK TWO: FINN'S HELPERS / CHAPTER I. THE LAD OF THE SKINS / CHAPTER II. BLACK, BROWN, AND GREY; lines 6823-6842 confidence: high
"The time is come now," he said, "for me to get satisfaction from you for the death of my mother and my two brothers..."
The Red-Haired Man states that he seeks satisfaction for his mother and two brothers, then attacks the group.
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hindu
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The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2: Books 4, 5, 6 and 7 SECTION CIV / SECTION CV / SECTION CVI / SECTION CVII; lines 47596-47659 confidence: high
Alamvusha recalls the slaughter of his brother Vaka by Bhima, assumes an awful form, and challenges Bhima to behold his prowess.
Alamvusha states that Vaka was his brother and confronts Bhima because Bhima slew him.
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