Motif
Wonder-animal as drink-provider
wonder_animal_as_drink_provider
A motif of the Sacred Substance and Divine Intoxication family, within the sub-family Miraculous Provision and Abundance. 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 BOOK TWO: FINN'S HELPERS / CHAPTER I. THE LAD OF THE SKINS / CHAPTER II. BLACK, BROWN, AND GREY / CHAPTER III. THE HOUND; lines 6939-7029 confidence: high
Donn and Dubhan take arms and enter the wall of fire. They see the three men and the hound; the hound, usually great in the hunt, is lap-dog-sized, one youth watches with a sword, another holds a white silver vessel to the dog's mouth, and the dog produces whatever drink is asked for.
Inside the fire wall, the hound puts any drink requested by the three young men from its mouth into a white silver vessel.
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