Motif
Supernatural or unmatched hunting hound
supernatural_or_unmatched_hunting_hound
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Wonder Objects and Marvelous Implements. 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 CHAPTER IX. THE WEDDING AT CEANN SLIEVE / CHAPTER X. THE SHADOWY ONE / CHAPTER XI. FINN'S MADNESS / CHAPTER XII. THE RED WOMAN; lines 9906-9957 confidence: high
The beast rushes out of the hill, the hunt follows, Finn and his men gain on it, and Bran turns it twice before it weakens and falls dead at sunset.
Bran overtakes and turns the beast, while the Red Woman's small white hound succeeds where Finn's hounds do not by killing the deer quickly.
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