Mythical Tales of Cú Chulainn and His Extraordinary Exploits
Delve into the captivating mythology surrounding Cú Chulainn, the legendary hero of Ulster. From his miraculous birth and childhood feats to his extraordinary adventures, battles, and mystical encounters, the story of Cú Chulainn is a tapestry of magic and valor intertwined with prophecies, curses, and epic confrontations. Explore the intricate web of his life, from his early years to his valiant defense of Ulster against formidable foes, embodying timeless themes of bravery, destiny, and the supernatural.
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CU CHULAINN (Lectures 25-27)
C Chulainn Pattern (a) Conchobar follows birds to house at Bruig na Boinde, in which child and colts are born. Deichtine nurses infant, who later dies; house disappears. (b) Deichtine swallows homunculus (=Lugh?) while drinking water before marrying Sualtam. She crushes fetus. Sualtam impregnates her, and she gives birth to S tanta BIRTH Mixed Status (c) Deichtine + Lugh on magic mound of Oengus c. (Contemporaneous birth of two colts.) (d) Deichtine raped by brother/father Conchobar, or visited by Lugh.
C Chulainn Pattern appearance defeat of 50 Ulaid boys at hurley onset of riastrad wrestling-match with corpse rescue of Conchobar after battle defeat of man (giant?) cooking boar CHILDHOOD Signs of Election defeat of hound of Culann druidic prophecies defeat of sons of Nectan Sc ne attack on Emain Macha averted by nudity immersion in three vats of water
C Chulainn Pattern _______________ ____ _________________________________ _______ beheading contest with giant C Ro murder of son Connla DEPARTURE Exploits journey to Otherworld single-handedly defends Ulaid against army from Connacht (T in B Cuailnge = Cattleraid of Cooley) defeat of one-eyed giant Goll mac Carbada defeat of Cailitin and 27 children
gessa C Chulainn stop all trespass refuse no hospitality eat no dog meat Connla yield to no one refuse no combat conceal name
Wasting Sickness of C Chulainn (1) Strange birds alight at Emain Macha on Samhain. (2) C Chulainn catches a pair for each Ulaid woman. (3) Birds charm C Chulainn asleep at a pillar-stone. (4) In a vision, he is whipped by two women, one dressed in red, the other in green. (5) C Chulainn remains asleep for one year. (6) Oengus offers C Chulainn a cure if he will descend into the sidh to fight. (7) C Chulainn descends, defeats underworld enemies. (8) C Chulainn marries Fand, wife of Manannan mac Lir. (10) C Chulainn returns/awakes, after promising to meet Fand next Samhain. (11) Emer and Fand challenge each other for love of C Chulainn. (12) Manannan mac Lir administers a potion of forgetfulness.
Synopsis of Tin (1) Conchobar mac Nessa becomes king of Ulaid. (2) Crunniuc boasts that even though pregnant, his wife Macha can outrun Conchobor's horses. (3) She wins, but then dies as she delivers twins and the curse of the no nden. (4) C Chulainn born. (5) C Chulainn trained by Sc thach. (6) C Chulainn kills his own son Connla. (7) Queen Medb of Connaught invades Ulaid to steal the finest bull in Ireland. (8) The Ulaid men are stricken with the no nden. (9) C Chulainn single-handedly defends Ulaid against Connaught s best men. (10) C Chulainn fights and kills his foster-brother Ferdiad. (11) C Chulainn successfully beats back army of Connaught.
Death of Ferdiad (1) Ferdiad and C Chulainn evenly matched: Ferdiad covered with impenetrable bone armor/skin; C Chulainn armed with gae Bolga, which pierces everything. (2) Ferdiad shamed into fighting C Chulainn, and vice-versa. (3) Ferdiad and C Chulainn fight chivalrous duels on three days. (4) C Chulainn kills Ferdiad with gae Bolga. (5) C Chulainn mourns death of Ferdiad.
C Chulainn Connla Ferdiad older male/father younger male/son age mate/brother penetrating weapon impenetrable armor/skin
Death of C Chulainn (1) C Chulainn kills Fomoire Cailitin (body merged with that of 27 sons) (2) Wife of Cailitin bears 3 daughters and 3 sons. (3) Medb mutilates children (one arm, one leg, one eye) and trains them in druidic magic for 17 years. (4) 3 hags offer C Chulainn meal of dog meat; hand that touches it withers. (5) Lugaid mac con Ro tricks C Chulainn into giving up his weapons by calling him uncharitable. (6) Wounded C Chulainn ties himself to pillar-stone. (7) Lugaid mac con Ro beheads C Chulainn to avenge death of C Roi. (8) Conall Cernach beheads Lugaid mac con Ro to avenge death of C Chulainn.
