Difference between revisions of "Flowerwhite bodey"
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| − | * ''' | + | * '''flour-white body''' |
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| − | * | + | * '''flower''' → the botanical reference was alluded to in the previous use of [[pyth]], as well as references to the hop plant ([[hop in his tayle]]) and [[Dobbin's Flowery Vale]] ([[Dobbelin ayle]]) |
| − | * Here, at the wake of Finnegan/Macool/HCE, his body and blood | + | |
| + | * '''white flour''' → the Host which become the Body of Christ in the Catholic ritual of the Eucharist is a form of wheaten bread made from white flour | ||
| + | ** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist Wikipedia] | ||
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| + | * '''Flowerwhite bodey:''' Here, at the wake of Finnegan/[[Fionn_Mac_Cumhail|Macool]]/[[HCE]], his body and blood are consecrated through the blessing into the bread and ale, giving HCE a familiar Christ/Osiris-archetype | ||
Revision as of 07:08, 20 July 2006
- flour-white body
- flower → the botanical reference was alluded to in the previous use of pyth, as well as references to the hop plant (hop in his tayle) and Dobbin's Flowery Vale (Dobbelin ayle)
- white flour → the Host which become the Body of Christ in the Catholic ritual of the Eucharist is a form of wheaten bread made from white flour
