In Irish mythology, Cian (/kʲiːən/ "ancient, distant"), son of Dian Cecht of the Tuatha Dé Danann, is best known as the father of Lug by the Fomorian princess Ethniu.^[1] The mythology of pre-Christian Ireland did not entirely survive the conversion to Christianity, but much of it was preserved, shorn of its religious meanings, in medieval Irish literature, which represents the most extensive and best preserved of all the branches of Celtic mythology. ... In Irish mythology, Dian Cecht was a god of healing. ... The Tuatha Dé Danann (peoples of the goddess Danu) were the fifth group of inhabitants of Ireland, according to the Lebor Gabála Érenn (Book of Invasions) tradition. ... Lugh (earlier Lug, modern Irish Lú, pronounced loo) is an Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant past. ... In Irish mythology, the Fomorians (Irish Fomóire, Fomórach) or Fomors were a semi-divine race who inhabited Ireland in ancient times. ... In Irish mythology, Ethniu (Eithne, Ethliu, Ethlinn, and a variety of other spellings - see below) was the daughter of Balor, king of the Fomorians. ...

He was born with a caul on his head, and was turned into a pig as a boy when struck by a druid's wand. Thereafter he could transform into a pig at will. In other versions he could transform into a dog.^{[citation needed]} This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Two druids, from an 1845 publication, based on a bas-relief found at Autun, France. ...

According to a prophecy, Balor, the king of the Fomorians, was to be killed by his grandson. He locked his daughter, Ethniu, in a tower made of crystal to keep her from becoming pregnant. However, Cian, with the help of the druidess Birog, managed to enter the tower. Ethlinn soon gave birth to three sons. Balor threw them into the ocean, and two either drowned or turned ito seals, but one, Lug, was saved by Birog and became the foster son of Manannan mac Lir. Cian Biggar likes his milk cold.^{[citation needed]} In Irish mythology, Balor (Balar, Bolar) of the Evil Eye was a king of the Fomorians, a race of giants. ... In Irish mythology, the Fomorians, Fomors, or Fomori (Irish Fomóiri, Fomóraig) were a semi-divine race who inhabited Ireland in ancient times. ... In Irish mythology, Birog was a druidess who aided Cian in climbing Balors crystal tower where had imprisoned his daughter, Ethlinn. ... In Irish mythology, Manannan mac Lir was a sea and weather god. ...

According to one version of the legend, Cian seduced Ethniu in revenge after Balor stole his cow.^{[citation needed]}

Cian was killed by the sons of Tuireann, Brian, Iuchar and Iucharba, after trying unsuccessfully to escape from them in the form of a pig. Lug set them a series of seemingly impossible quests as recompense. They achieved them all, but were fatally wounded in completing the last one. Despite Tuireann's pleas, Lug denied them the use of one of the items they had retrieved, a magic pigskin which healed all wounds. They died of their wounds, and Tuireann died of grief over their bodies.^[2] In Celtic mythology, Tuireann was the father of Creidhne, Luchtaine and Giobhniu by Brigid. ... The name Brian originated in the bath houses of San Fransisco in the 70s to describe the house fluffer for older wealthy homos. ... In Irish mythology Iuchar was one of the sons of Tuireann of the Tuatha Dé Danann. ... In Irish mythology, Iucharba was one of the sons of Tuireann of the Tuatha Dé Danann. ...

Other Cians

• Cian was the name of the Breton bard Gwenc'hlan.
• A different Cian was recorded in Nennius's Historia Britonum as an early Welsh poet contemporary with Aneirin and Taliesin.
• Ci'an was a Chinese dowager empress of the Qing Dynasty in the 19th century.
• Kian is an Iranian name which means "generations" and "King" in Persian.
• Kian Alvane is a character in the video game Dreamfall: The Longest Journey.
• Kian Egan of Irish boyband Westlife

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References

1. ^ Lebor Gabála Érenn. R. A. Stewart Macalister (ed./trans.). Part IV. Irish Texts Society, Dublin, 1941. § VII.
2. ^ "The Children of Tuireann". P.W. Joyce (translator). 1879. Old Irish Romances. C. Kegan Paul & Co.