Motif
supernatural hound as avenging agent
supernatural_hound_as_avenging_agent
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Blood Guilt. 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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Gods and Fighting Men BOOK TWO: FINN'S HELPERS / CHAPTER I. THE LAD OF THE SKINS / CHAPTER II. BLACK, BROWN, AND GREY / CHAPTER III. THE HOUND; lines 7031-7051 confidence: medium
One young man addresses the hound as noble, brave, and just, and tells it to take notice of treachery done by Finn.
The hound hears an accusation of treachery, turns toward the targets, and is associated with their magical disarming and bodily destruction.
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