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Encyclopedia > Scáthach

Scáthach ("shadowy") is the female warrior who trains Cúchulainn in the arts of war in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. She lives in either Alba (Scotland) or the Alps. Some texts link her to the Isle of Skye. Young Cúchulainn, 1912 illustration by Stephen Reid. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Although many of the manuscripts containing texts relating to Irish mythology have failed to survive, and much more material was probably never committed to writing, there is enough remaining to enable the identification of four distinct, if overlapping, cycles: the Mythological Cycle, The Ulster Cycle, the Fenian Cycle and the... Wiktionary has a definition of: Alba The name Alba may refer to — the ancient and modern Gaelic name (pronounced Al_a_pah) for Scotland. ... The Alps is the collective name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria in the east, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany, through to France in the west. ... The Old Man of Storr, Skye The Isle of Skye, usually known simply as Skye (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Eilean Sgiathanach) is the largest and most northerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. ...


With Douglas, she was the mother of Lasair, Inghean Bhuidhe, Latiaran and Uathach. In Celtic mythology, Douglas was the father of Lasair, Inghean Bhuidhe and Latiaran by Scathach. ... In Goidelic mythology, Lasair (flame; also Lassar, Fhína (flaming wine), Lasairíona (flaming wine), Crobh Dearg (red claws)) was a goddess of the harvest. ... In Goidelic mythology, Inghean Bhuidhe (yellow-haired girl) was one of three sisters (along with Lasair and Latiaran, daughters of Douglas and Scathach) associated with the harvest. ... In Goidelic mythology, Latiaran (breast of light) was the youngest of three sisters (along with Inghean Bhuidhe and Lasair, daughters of Douglas and Scathach) associated with the harvest, which she represented. ... In Irish mythology Uathach was the name of Scáthachs daughter. ...



 

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