Motif
selective charmed water weapon
selective_charmed_water_weapon
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Divine and Named Weapons. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic welsh
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The Mabinogion THE DREAM OF RHONABWY / PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVED / THE DREAM OF MAXEN WLEDIG / HERE IS THE STORY OF LLUDD AND LLEVELYS; lines 8432-8528 confidence: high
Llevelys gives insects to Lludd, instructing him to breed some and bruise others in water; this charmed water is to be cast over an assembly of both peoples, poisoning the Coranians but sparing Lludd's race.
Insects bruised in water produce a charm that kills the Coranians while leaving Lludd's own race unharmed when cast over both groups.
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