Fand is an early Irish sea goddess, later described as a "Queen of the Fairies". The Mythology of pre-Christian Ireland did not entirely survive the conversion to Christianity, but much of it was preserved shorn of its religious meanings A fairy (also fay, fey, fae, faerie; collectively wee folk, good folk, people of peace, fair Her name is variously translated as "Pearl of Beauty" or "A Tear". She is seen as the most beautiful of goddesses, associated with the Other World islands of pleasure, youth and women.
Fand appears in the Ulster Cycle tale, Serglige Con Culainn (The Sickbed of Cúchulainn) first as an otherworldly sea bird, and later as an avenging goddess (or "Woman of the Otherworld). Texts in translation Most of the important Ulster Cycle tales can be found in the following publications Thomas Kinsella, The Táin, Oxford University Serglige Con Culainn ( Old Irish: "The Sick-Bed" or "Wasting Sickness of Cúchulainn " also known as Oenét Emire In her sea bird form, she flies with a flock of enchanted birds, with each pair joined together by a silver chain. Fand, flying with her sister Lí Ban, stands out from the rest as they are connected by a gold chain. For the Chinese prince see Li Ban (李班 For the country whose French name is Liban, see Lebanon.
The hero Cúchulainn hurls stones at the seabirds, one of which passes through Fand's wing feathers. Cúchulainn /kuːˈxʊlɪnʲ/ ( ( Irish for "Hound of Culann " also spelled Cú Chulainn, Cú Chulaind, Cúchulain, or Later, Fand and Lí Ban return in the form of "Otherworldly women" and confront him on the shore of the lake. They beat Cúchulainn with horsewhips until he falls ill and lies abed for a year, unable to rise.
Cúchulainn eventually regains his health by the favor of Fand when, via negotiators (Lí Ban, and Cúchulainn's charioteer, Láeg), Cúchulainn reluctantly agrees to travel to the Fand's otherworld island and help her in a battle against her foes. Láeg, or Lóeg, son of Riangabar is the Charioteer and constant companion of the hero Cúchulainn in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology Cúchulainn and Fand then become lovers.
The relationship does not last, as Cúchulainn's wife, Emer is very jealous and comes to attack the couple with a troop of women armed with knives. Emer, or in modern Irish Eimear, daughter of Forgall Monach, is the wife of the hero Cúchulainn in the Ulster Cycle of Irish Fand sees that Emer is worthy of Cúchulainn, and obviously upset by their affair, so Fand chooses to leave him. She chants a poem, and then returns to her husband Manannán, who shakes his magical cloak of mists between Fand and Cúchulainn, that they may never meet again. In Celtic mythology, Manannán mac Lir is the god of the sea He is often seen as a Psychopomp, and considered to have strong connections to the Otherworld Cúchulainn and Emer then drink a drink of forgetfulness, provided by the druids. A druid was a member of the priestly and learned class in the ancient Celtic societies
Fand is also mentioned in the Táin Bó Cúailnge (the Cattle Raid of Cooley).
The goddess or otherworldly woman, Niamh of the Golden Hair, is said to be a daughter of Manannán. Niamh is an Irish goddess Niamh (pronounced /niːəv/ or /niːv/ may also refer to Various Irish women with the name As Niamh and Fand share some of the same characteristics, it is possible Niamh is also the daughter of Fand. Some sources mention another possible daughter of Manannán, Cliodna, but as Manannán is known to have partnered with a number of goddesses and mortal women, her connection with Fand is unclear.
A mons on Venus, Fand Mons (7. This is a list of montes ( Mountains, singular mons) on the planet Venus. 0°N 158. 0°E), has been named in her honour.
In 1916 the English composer Sir Arnold Bax completed an orchestral tone poem, The Garden of Fand, based on the story of Fand and Cúchulainn. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, KCVO ( 8 November 1883 &ndash 3 October 1953) was an English Composer and poet A symphonic poem or tone poem is a piece of Orchestral Music in one movement in which some extramusical program provides a narrative or illustrative element
Sources
- Serglige Con Culainn - Original text
- The Sick-Bed of Cuchulain - An English translation of the above
- The Only Jealousy of Emer
Dictionary
Fand
-proper noun
- A fairy and the wife of Manannan mac Lir and later the lover of Cúchulainn.
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