Motif
sibling solidarity under threatened separation
sibling_solidarity_under_threatened_separation
A motif of the Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs family, within the sub-family Separation, Reconciliation, and Reunion. 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 XIII. HIS CALL TO CONNLA / CHAPTER XIV. TADG IN MANANNAN'S ISLANDS / CHAPTER XV. LAEGAIRE IN THE HAPPY PLAIN / BOOK FIVE: THE FATE OF THE CHILDREN OF LIR; lines 5245-5360 confidence: medium
On Sruth na Maoile the children are cold and sorrowful; when a storm comes, Fionnuala warns it may separate them and the siblings agree to meet at Carraig na Ron, the Rock of the Seals.
The swan-siblings prepare for a storm by agreeing on a meeting place in case they are driven apart.
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