Comparative mythology corpus

Ritual Speech Taboo Delaying Response To Crisis

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Celtic Irish The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge HERE FOLLOWETH ILIACH'S CLUMP-FIGHT / HERE NOW THE DEER-STALKING OF AMARGIN IN TALTIU / THE ADVENTURES OF CUROI SON OF DARE FOLLOW NOW / THE REPEATED WARNING OF SUALTAIM; lines 12951-13083 high After receiving no answer that serves him, Sualtaim repeats the same warning at the rampart. A second lack of response is explained by geasa: Ulstermen must not speak before their king, and the king must not speak before his druids. record