Motif
Solar warrior or sunlike hero
solar_warrior_or_sunlike_hero
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Warrior Imagery and Radiance. 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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Heroic Romances of Ireland PAGES 68, 69 / PAGE 69 / PAGE 71 / PAGE 76; lines 7683-7698 confidence: medium
"Cuchulain's appearance in verses 5 and 6 seems to point to a conception of him as the sun-god"; the note also compares the "sunlike" seat of his chariot.
The passage says Cuchulain's appearance seems to point to a conception of him as the sun-god and cites a sunlike chariot seat as comparison.
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