Motif
separated lovers and eponymous place-name
separated_lovers_and_eponymous_place_name
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Jealousy and Rivalry. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER IV. THE MORRIGU / CHAPTER V. AINE / CHAPTER VI. AOIBHELL / CHAPTER VII. MIDHIR AND ETAIN; lines 3388-3493 confidence: high
Midhir takes a hill; Leith loves Bri; slingers prevent their meeting; Cochlan is killed; Bri dies; Leith says he will leave his name with her, and the hill is called Bri Leith.
Bri and Leith are prevented from meeting; Bri dies, Leith declares he will leave his name with her, and the hill is afterward called Bri Leith.
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