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The Fate of the Children of Lir
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Fate_of_the_Children_of_Lir
GPTKB entity
Statements (40)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
folk
mythology
Irish mythology
gptkbp:adaptedInto
gptkb:ballet
children's book
gptkbp:associatedWith
gptkb:Tuatha_Dé_Danann
gptkbp:culturalSignificance
one of the Three Sorrows of Irish storytelling
gptkbp:endDate
children die and are buried together
children are released from enchantment after 900 years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
The Fate of the Children of Lir
gptkbp:influenced
gptkb:Irish_music
Irish mythology
Irish art
gptkbp:languageOfOrigin
Irish
gptkbp:mainCharacter
gptkb:Aodh
gptkb:Conn
gptkb:Lir
gptkb:Aoife
gptkb:Fiachra
gptkb:Fionnuala
gptkbp:motif
gptkb:family
gptkb:magic
gptkb:transformation
exile
redemption
gptkbp:notableCollection
gptkb:The_Oidheadh_Chlainne_Lir
gptkb:The_Book_of_Leinster
gptkbp:originatedIn
gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:plotSummary
Lir's children are transformed into swans by their jealous stepmother Aoife.
gptkbp:symbolizes
swans represent purity and endurance
gptkbp:theme
gptkb:magic
gptkb:transformation
endurance
forgiveness
loss
family bonds
gptkbp:transformationDuration
900 years
gptkbp:transformsInto
children turned into swans
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Mythological_Cycle
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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