Motif
supernatural women cause heroic sickness
supernatural_women_cause_heroic_sickness
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Forbidden and Transgressive Love. 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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Heroic Romances of Ireland PAGE 62 / PAGE 63 / PAGE 65 / PAGE 66; lines 7465-7490 confidence: high
The passage says it is unprofitable for a hero to lie in sick-bed sleep; unearthly women from the fiery plain of Trogach have appeared, subdued him, imprisoned him, and driven him away.
The passage attributes the hero's distress or sickness to unearthly or fairy women who have overpowered him.
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