Motif
seeress consulted before a military journey
seeress_consulted_before_a_military_journey
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Inspired Speech and Eloquence. 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 WORKS ON THE TAIN BO CUALNGE / THE PILLOW-TALK / THIS IS THE ROUTE OF THE TAIN / THE MARCH OF THE HOST; lines 2257-2384 confidence: high
At Fidduin, Medb sees Fedelm the seeress in a chariot, asks how the journey will be, receives the answer that Fedelm cannot see into the wood, and orders the wood cut down and made plough-land.
Medb asks Fedelm the seeress to look how the journey will be.
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