Motif
rival bulls fight to destructive conclusion
rival_bulls_fight_to_destructive_conclusion
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family. 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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Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race CHAPTER II: THE RELIGION OF THE CELTS / CHAPTER III: THE IRISH INVASION MYTHS / CHAPTER IV: THE EARLY MILESIAN KINGS / CHAPTER V: TALES OF THE ULTONIAN CYCLE; lines 5810-5905 confidence: high
The Brown Bull of Quelgny meets and kills the white-horned Bull of Ailell, scatters its fragments, then dies bellowing and vomiting black gore; Ailell and Maev make seven years’ peace with Ulster.
The Brown Bull kills and dismembers the white-horned Bull, scatters its fragments, then runs madly and dies.
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celtic irish
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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge WITH TWO PAGES IN FACSIMILE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS / MY MOTHER / CONTENTS / PREFACE; lines 475-564 confidence: high
The Brown Bull's bellowing reaches the Whitehorned at Cruachan; the Whitehorned attacks; the Brown Bull defeats and fragments the Whitehorned, returns to Ulster, strikes a rock, and dies.
The Brown Bull and the Whitehorned engage in a furious battle; the Brown Bull destroys the Whitehorned and then dies in rage.
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