Motif
Vengeful phantom kin
vengeful_phantom_kin
A motif of the Restless Dead, Haunting, and Vengeance family, within the sub-family Vengeance, Crime Revelation, and Posthumous Retribution. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER X. THE SHADOWY ONE / CHAPTER XI. FINN'S MADNESS / CHAPTER XII. THE RED WOMAN / CHAPTER XIII. FINN AND THE PHANTOMS; lines 9960-10071 confidence: high
The beings who fought the heroes are identified as the three Shapes from the Valley of the Yew Tree, come to avenge their sister Cuillen of the Wide Mouth.
The beings who fought the heroes are identified as three Shapes from the Valley of the Yew Tree who came to avenge their sister Cuillen.
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