Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

witness-mediated judgment of fault after killing

witness_mediated_judgment_of_fault_after_killing

A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Moral Causality and Consequence. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


celtic irish

  • 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 5826-5958 confidence: high

    Cuchulain asks Fergus not to be angry, invokes Fergus's nurture and care, argues that Etarcumul was at fault, and asks the charioteer whether Cuchulain caused it.

    Cuchulain asks the charioteer to confirm who was at fault; after the charioteer relates the events, Fergus approves Cuchulain's action.

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