Motif
warning despite command to be silent
warning_despite_command_to_be_silent
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Wisdom Teaching and Moral Instruction. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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celtic welsh
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The Mabinogion C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN; lines 3551-3606 confidence: high
At dawn Enid sees dust and a knight through the mist, fears pursuit, and warns Geraint despite expecting blame or death for speaking.
Enid decides to warn Geraint of the pursuing knight and host even though Geraint reproaches her for disobeying his orders to keep silence.
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