Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

secret magical concealment condition

secret_magical_concealment_condition

A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Magic Through Speech and Name. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


celtic irish

  • The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge XVIII / HERE NOW IS TOLD THE MISTHROW AT BELACH EOIN. / HERE NOW FOLLOWETH THE DISGUISING OF TAMON / HERE NOW COMETH THE HEAD-PLACE OF FERCHU; lines 11059-11169 confidence: high

    Cuchulain remembers friends from Faery; Dolb and Indolb arrive from the Sid to help him and strike Ferdiad unseen. Ferdiad says Cuchulain’s Fairy-folk friends have succoured him. Cuchulain says revealing the magic veil to a son of Mile would deprive the Tuatha De Danann of concealment or magic.

    Cuchulain states that revealing the magic veil to a son of Mile would remove the Tuatha De Danann’s power of concealment or magic.

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