Motif
royal spouses compare wealth and status
royal_spouses_compare_wealth_and_status
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Causes of War. 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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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge CONTENTS / PREFACE / WORKS ON THE TAIN BO CUALNGE / THE PILLOW-TALK; lines 971-1086 confidence: high
Ailill says a rich man's wife is well-off and tells Medb she is better off than when he first took her; Medb denies this.
The passage centers on Ailill and Medb debating which spouse has greater wealth, fortune, and status.
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