Motif
threefold taking of valued animals
threefold_taking_of_valued_animals
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Cattle Raid and Livestock War. 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 SIX: DIARMUID. / CHAPTER I. BIRTH OF DIARMUID / CHAPTER II. HOW DIARMUID GOT HIS LOVE-SPOT / CHAPTER III. THE DAUGHTER OF KING UNDER-WAVE; lines 10618-10723 confidence: medium
Finn comes to the woman, calls her Queen, asks for one of Diarmuid's greyhound pups, and receives one.
Diarmuid has a greyhound bitch with three pups; Finn and Oisin each take one, and Caoilte seeks one like the others.
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