Nov 29, 2022 · Medb was a powerful queen who was stronger than many of her suitors and consorts, both physically and mentally. These attributes were also used to describe a similarly …

Among the many poems which have taken their theme from the Táin and the deeds of Cuchulain may be mentioned: “The Foray of Queen Meave,” by Aubrey de Vere, Poetic Works, London, …

Mar 8, 2023 · Upon eating the meat, Cú Chulainn’s magical strength faltered. Not long afterward, Queen Medb’s forces invaded Ulster once more. Cú Chulainn, now in his early twenties, …

Mar 17, 2023 · During a later battle with Queen Medb’s warriors, the Morrígan’s prophecy at last came true: Cú Chulainn was mortally wounded. He vowed to die standing up and used his …

And who could there be for me to have as my queen better than thyself, being, as thou wert, daughter of the High King of Erin?” “Yet so it is,” pursued Medb, “my fortune is greater than …

As regards Medb, it is related here: She suffered not the hosts to disperse forthwith, but she gathered the men of Erin and led them forth to Cruachan to behold the battle of the bulls and …

Sep 12, 2023 · In the best-known sources, Dione was named as one of the many lovers of Zeus. But some scholars have argued that during an early phase of Greek mythology and religion, it …

Jul 11, 2023 · Though the Amazon queen whose girdle was taken by Heracles was always called Hippolyta, ancient sources disagreed on the name of the woman carried off by Theseus. In …

Mar 8, 2023 · Usually Amphitrite is more or less ornamental, as the queen of Poseidon and goddess of the sea. But sometimes she plays a narrative role. In the 17th Dithyramb of …

Celtic names: History, structure, and meaning. Ancient, fantastical, and unmistakable: the literature and language of Celtic countries bring us back to the Iron Age, to the early medieval …