Motif
sea deity and divine offspring
sea_deity_and_divine_offspring
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family, within the sub-family Sea Beings and Sea-Born Helpers. 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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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE ADVENTURES OF CUROI SON OF DARE FOLLOW NOW / THE REPEATED WARNING OF SUALTAIM / XXVII / XXVIII; lines 16524-16752 confidence: medium
"Ler: the Irish sea-god"; "Manannan: son of Ler, a fairy god"
Ler is called the Irish sea-god, and Manannan is called son of Ler and a fairy god.
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