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son of Row,+w,was a C-runf, Fenian warrior and poet, and a pan oJher hfe. What the sryansgathud cousin of nruruMACC))L, Ieader of on the Lalu oJ the Dragon's Mouth, the FIANNA,the wariorbodyguard Aonghuswmt toJind Caer and win her of the High King of lreland. Cailte, Iwe. ,4s he reachedout to hqhe was also though exceptionally thin, was a tuned into a s'tttan,and thq flan away formidable fighter and is credited togethq. (luusrnenorrvGrrur Srrw,cRD, I995) with killing LIR, the sea god who was rhe father of ueN,qruNANMAC Bructr seeBRTGTD uR. But it was as a poet that he was most admired, and his most C-AER*as afairymaiden lovedby famous audience was St Patrick. AONGHUS,the Irish love god. Her Possibly after retuming from an father Ethal was one of the TTJATIIA otherworld, Cailte was said to have DE DANANN. Aonghus became uavelled through Ireland recountaware of Caer in a dream and so ing to the saint the legends of the atracted was he to her beaury that hills, woods and lakes that they he fell into a deep sickness.When encountered, and also the great the identity of Caerwas discovered, exploits and batdes of the Fianna. Aonghus immediately asked her father for her hand, but Ethal said itwas not in his power to granr rhis becausehis daughter had taken the form of a swan. It was agreed,however, that Aonghus could ask Caer to mary him but only if he was able to recognize her from among the large flock of swans with whom she lived. When the swans arrived at the Lake of the Dragon's Mouth, Aonghus went to the shore and, recognizing Caer, called out her name. Afterwards Aonghus and Caerwere married. CAER wu afairy maiilatwho walwd
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CA IELOT,a mythicalcastle-city named l4,as aftr Camulos, theheartoJArthur's hingdom, theseatof hispou,er,symbol of hisgolden ageandhismostbelnedhome ItsshiningtowersdrevrhnightsJrom all wer theworfl Partof themystique of yet is its elusivelocation whichhas Camelot to be found
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in Irish mytholory, CelqnN, was a misshapen druid of novoRtt origin who was said to have studied sorcery for seventeen years. Queen MEDB of Connachr dispatched Calatin along with his numerous sons to fight the Ulster hero CUCHUIATNN'. All of them had their Ieft hands and right feer missing, but they never missed with their poisoned spears, and Cuchulainn only succeeded in beadng rhem with the assistanceof a Connacht warriorwho disapproved of such a one-sidedcontest. The destruction of the male Caladns did not spell the end of Cuchulainn's troubles, however, for not long afterwards Calatin's wife gave birth to three daughters, who were blinded in one eye, like the Germanic god Odin, so as to leam the magic ars. Soon the three Calatin sisters becamepowerful wirches, and rhey deceived Cuchulainn wrth their spells, and so assisted Queen Medb's invasion of Ulster. When Cuchulainn rode out in his chariot against the invaders, he came acrossthese hideous women cooking a dog next to the road Either
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warnorandbard,was CAILTE,a Fanian Bards renowned andlegends Jorhissongs or tyic poetsplayeda centralrolein Celtic perpetuating themysteies,praising society, theirleaders and satinzngthar enemies Bardicschools flouishedin lrelandnghtup avR to thesnenteanth century(Aeu,crr^rr H,+veu c 1890) becausethe dog was his namesake, or becauseit would have been discourteous to refuse a piece of the cooked meat, Cuchulainn stopped and took hold of the dog's shoulder fu a result, his own hand and shoulder withered. Gravely weakened, he sdll advanced with his faithful charioteerIAEG C,tueloT
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was rhe god of the C-nUUIOS Remi, a Celtic ribe living in what is now Belgium, although there is evidence that he was also worshipped as a divinity of war in nonhem Brimin and at the town of Camulodunum ("The Fort of Camulos"), modem Colchester,in Essex. The name of the town formed the basis for the mythical city of Camelot. The Romans associated Camulos with their god Mars. He was said to wield an invincible sword. in welsh myrhC-nnnnewC, (son of ology, was the son of BR.aN the sea god, Llp). When Bran sailed with his army to Ireland to avengethe ill-ueatment of his sister BMNWEN by the High Kirg he left Caradawc as MATHOLWCH, chief steward. When news of Bran's death arrived, Caradawcwas overthrown by Caswallon, son of the death god Beli. see cELrrc CennoNEK OTHERWORLDS
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