Motif
Secret desire revealed despite attempted concealment
secret_desire_revealed_despite_attempted_concealment
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Reunion, Messengers, and Tokens. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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celtic welsh
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The Mabinogion PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN / THE DREAM OF RHONABWY / PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVED; lines 7484-7578 confidence: medium
Gwydion notices his brother's changed appearance; the brother refers to Math's ability to know whispers carried by wind; Gwydion states that the brother loves Goewin.
The brother tries not to disclose his trouble because Math can learn whispered speech through the wind, but Gwydion identifies that he loves Goewin.
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