Motif
threatened child spared for royal purposes
threatened_child_spared_for_royal_purposes
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family, within the sub-family Infant Killing, Dynastic Persecution, and Sparing. 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 THE EXILE OF THE SONS' OF USNACH / INTRODUCTION / THE EXILE OF THE SONS OF USNACH / BOOK OF LEINSTER VERSION; lines 3933-4078 confidence: high
The young men of Ulster cry that the maiden should be slain, but Conor refuses and says she will be brought to him, reared according to his will, and become his wife.
After the dire prophecy, young men call for Deirdre to be killed, but Conor refuses and claims her for future marriage.
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