Morrigan

Also known as: the Morrigan · Role: goddess · First appears: The Conversation of the Morrigan with Cuchulainn

In “The Conversation of the Morrigan with Cuchulainn,” the Morrigan offered to help Cuchulainn, declared that she loved him for his reputation, and brought her treasures and cattle. She threatened to come against him in combat as an eel, a grey she-wolf driving cattle, and a hornless red heifer.

In “The Healing of the Morrigan · Part 1,” she appeared as a blind and lame old hag milking a cow with three teats and gave Cuchulainn milk from each. After he blessed her, her head, eye, and leg were healed.

Relationship record

Life events

• Morrigan offers to help Cuchulainn and declares her love for him, bringing her treasures and cattle.(The Conversation of the Morrigan with Cuchulainn)
  • With: Cuchulainn
  • “'Daughter of Buan the king,' said she. 'I have come to you; I have loved you for your reputation, and I have brought my treasures and my cattle with me.'”
• Morrigan threatens to attack Cuchulainn in the form of an eel during combat.(The Conversation of the Morrigan with Cuchulainn)
  • With: Cuchulainn
  • “'I will be a help to you.... I shall be more troublesome to you,' said she, 'when I come against you when you are in combat against the men. I will come in the form of an eel about your feet in the ford, so that you shall fall.'”
• Morrigan threatens to drive cattle at Cuchulainn as a grey she-wolf.(The Conversation of the Morrigan with Cuchulainn)
  • With: Cuchulainn
  • “'I will drive the cattle on the ford to you, in the form of a grey she-wolf.'”
• Morrigan threatens to come against Cuchulainn as a hornless red heifer.(The Conversation of the Morrigan with Cuchulainn)
  • With: Cuchulainn
  • “'I will come to you in the form of a hornless red heifer before the cattle. They will rush on you on the plains, and on the fords, and on the pools, and you will not see me before you.'”
• The Morrigan, as a blind and lame old hag milking a cow with three teats, gave Cuchulainn milk from each teat; at his blessing after each drink her head, her eye and her leg were healed.(The Healing of the Morrigan · Part 1)
  • With: Cuchulainn
  • “She gave the milk of the second teat, and her eye was whole; and gave the milk of the third teat, and her leg was whole.”

The Conversation of the Morrigan with Cuchulainn

• admired: Cuchulainn “'I have come to you; I have loved you for your reputation, and I have brought my treasures and my cattle with me.'”

The Healing of the Morrigan · Part 1

• benefactor: Cuchulainn “Then her head was healed so that it was whole.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Cattle-Raid of Cualnge. Made with Rho MD.