Motif
sea as agent of death and lament
sea_as_agent_of_death_and_lament
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Natural Mourning. 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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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER X. THE KING OF LOCHLANN AND HIS SONS / CHAPTER XI. LABRAN'S JOURNEY / CHAPTER XII. THE GREAT FIGHT / CHAPTER XIII. CREDHE'S LAMENT; lines 8264-8358 confidence: high
Fergus of the True Lips tells Credhe that Cael and Finnachta Fiaclach, last of the foreigners, drowned one another in the sea.
Cael drowns in the sea; the waves return his body and are repeatedly described in Credhe's lament as roaring, keening, crying, and fighting with the strand.
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