Motif
wonder-working hero makes a vessel from a small fragment
wonder_working_hero_makes_a_vessel_from_a_small_fragment
A motif of the Sacred Craft and Divinely Aided Construction family, within the sub-family Crafting Trials and Miraculous Production. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men WITH A PREFACE BY W.B. YEATS / DEDICATION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE IRISH LITERARY SOCIETY OF NEW YORK / AUGUSTA GREGORY. / PREFACE; lines 265-327 confidence: high
Adam imagines a bird into life and creates all things by fancy; heroes can make a ship from a shaving.
Heroes are said to be able to make a ship out of a shaving.
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