Motif
warrior as hound
warrior_as_hound
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Warrior Imagery and Radiance. 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 THE MARCH OF THE HOST / THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM / THE PROPOSALS; lines 5023-5158 confidence: medium
Cuchulain, Medb, and Fergus meet at Glenn Fochaine; Medb sees Cuchulain as no larger than a stripling and questions whether he is the famous warrior, while Fergus says no warrior in the world is his match.
Cuchulain is repeatedly called the Hound or Culann's Hound in the dialogue and verse.
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