Cú Chulainn

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hero of the Ulster Cycle legendary hero mythological figure warrior

Cú Chulainn is a legendary Irish hero of the Ulster Cycle, famed for his superhuman combat skills, tragic fate, and central role in the epic Táin Bó Cúailnge.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Cuchulain of Muirthemne	1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	hero of the Ulster Cycle ⓘ legendary hero ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ warrior ⓘ
ability	battle frenzy ⓘ ríastrad ⓘ superhuman combat skills ⓘ
alias	Cuchulain NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuchulainn NERFINISHED ⓘ Cú Chulaind NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedAnimal	hound ⓘ
associatedWith	Conchobar mac Nessa NERFINISHED ⓘ Emain Macha NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Branch NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthName	Sétanta NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfName	killing Culann's hound and offering to take its place ⓘ
characteristic	loyalty to Ulster ⓘ tragic fate ⓘ youthful heroism ⓘ
child	Connla NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture	Celtic mythology ⓘ Irish mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ
death	killed in battle ⓘ
deathDetail	tied himself to a standing stone to die on his feet ⓘ
deityParent	Lugh NERFINISHED ⓘ
depictedIn	The Cattle Raid of Cooley NERFINISHED ⓘ The Death of Cuchulain NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wooing of Emer NERFINISHED ⓘ
enemy	Conaille Muirthemne invaders ⓘ Medb NERFINISHED ⓘ
father	Lugh NERFINISHED ⓘ Sualtam mac Róich NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
influenced	Irish literature ⓘ modern Irish nationalism ⓘ
languageOfName	Irish ⓘ
lover	Fand NERFINISHED ⓘ
meaningOfName	Hound of Culann NERFINISHED ⓘ
mother	Deichtine NERFINISHED ⓘ
mythologicalCycle	Ulster Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Culann NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent	single-handed defense of Ulster in Táin Bó Cúailnge ⓘ slaying of his son Connla ⓘ training with Scáthach in Alba ⓘ
notableWork	Táin Bó Cúailnge NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulster Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleInWork	central hero of Táin Bó Cúailnge ⓘ
spouse	Emer NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbol	heroic youth ⓘ martial prowess ⓘ
teacher	Scáthach NERFINISHED ⓘ
trainedIn	martial arts of Skye ⓘ
weapon	Gáe Bulg NERFINISHED ⓘ chariot ⓘ spear ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Emain Macha → associatedWith → Cú Chulainn ⓘ

Navan Fort → associatedWith → Cú Chulainn ⓘ

Ulaid (ancient people) → associatedWith → Cú Chulainn ⓘ

Celtic mythology → hasHero → Cú Chulainn ⓘ

Lady Gregory → notableWork → Cú Chulainn ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cuchulain of Muirthemne