Queen Medb
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Queen Medb is a powerful and cunning warrior-queen from Irish mythology, best known as the central figure of the epic Táin Bó Cúailnge.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Macha of Ulster | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in the Ulster Cycle
ⓘ
mythological queen ⓘ |
| allies |
Ailill mac Máta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fergus mac Róich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | sovereignty goddess archetype ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Connacht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cruachan NERFINISHED ⓘ Rathcroghan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
female power
ⓘ
kingship ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ war and conquest ⓘ |
| burialPlaceLegend | Miosgán Medbha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialTradition | buried at Knocknarea ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
pride
ⓘ
ruthlessness ⓘ strategic intelligence ⓘ |
| culture | Irish ⓘ |
| deathTradition | killed by Furbaide ⓘ |
| formerSpouse | Conchobar mac Nessa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLover |
Fergus mac Róich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
multiple warriors of her court ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cattle raid of Cooley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cunning ⓘ leadership ⓘ sexual autonomy ⓘ warrior skills ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Old Irish ⓘ |
| leadsEvent | Táin Bó Cúailnge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | epic saga ⓘ |
| motivationInTain | desire to equal Ailill’s wealth ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Ulster Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Maeve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Medb NERFINISHED ⓘ Medbh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Táin Bó Cúailnge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Cú Chulainn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulstermen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possibleEtymology | intoxicator ⓘ |
| regionOfLegend | Connacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionContext | pre-Christian Irish belief ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central figure of Táin Bó Cúailnge ⓘ |
| seeksObject | Brown Bull of Cooley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceTradition | medieval Irish literature ⓘ |
| spouse | Ailill mac Máta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Queen of Connacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weapon | spear ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Macha of Ulster