Motif
unrecognized child slain by father
unrecognized_child_slain_by_father
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mistaken Killing and Remorse. 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 141 / PAGE 144 / PAGE 146 / PAGE 148; lines 8505-8564 confidence: medium
O'Curry's rendering has the speaker say he has not met Ferdia's like in battle since slaying Aife's only son; the note says other records identify that son as Conlaoch, son of Cuchulain and Aife, killed by his father without recognition.
The passage states that other records make Conlaoch the son of Cuchulain and Aife and say Cuchulain killed him without knowing who he was.
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