Druid (poet, learned man)

Motif

Druid (poet, learned man).

Society. · Trades and professions. · Learned professions. · view the constellation · filed as P427

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

IrishCuchulain of Muirthemne: The Story of the Men of the Red Branch of Ulster, Ch. 3THE COURTING OF EMER
IrishGods and Fighting Men: The Story of the Tuatha de Danaan and of the Fianna of Ireland, Ch. 62BOOK FIVE: OISIN'S CHILDREN

Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

Irish mythCross
IcelandicMacCulloch Eddic 311.

Within the index

Filed under Learned professions.

13 finer motifs beneath it

Druid inspires great respect and fear Person assailed by druid loses treasure Women druids Simon Magus as druid Druid performs sacrifices Druid as emissary of peace Advice (instruction) from druid Poet (druid) as satirist. (Cf. M402.)Druid as physician. (Cf. P424.)Druid as judge Poet Druids as rath-builders Druids (poets) boil spell

Filed beside it

Judge Lawyer Physician Scribe Clergy Musician Miscellaneous learned professions

Travels with

Druids cause magic thirst. (Cf. P427.)Druids bereave men of senses. (Cf. P427.)Poet may not act as security. (Cf. P427.)

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