Motif
War goddess incites battle and foretells slaughter
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A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Battle and War Portents. 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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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge HERE FOLLOWETH ILIACH'S CLUMP-FIGHT / HERE NOW THE DEER-STALKING OF AMARGIN IN TALTIU / THE ADVENTURES OF CUROI SON OF DARE FOLLOW NOW / THE REPEATED WARNING OF SUALTAIM; lines 14803-14951 confidence: high
The Morrigan, daughter of Ernmas, comes at night, foments strife and dissension between the two camps, and speaks in the twilight between them; a note calls her the Irish goddess of war.
The Morrigan is identified as a war goddess, foments strife between two camps, and speaks a vivid prophecy of ravens, blood, wounds, and ruin.
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