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Mythology & Folklore influenced Song of the Sea
Added by Media Influence Map · 30 September 2026
- Celtic mythology
The evidence
The film draws on Irish myth and folklore: a selkie girl who can take the shape of a seal, the sea god Mac Lir and the owl witch Macha, figures from the old stories told through a family on the Irish coast.
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