Iuchar and Iucharba

Iuchar and Iucharba
   In Celtic myth the brothers of Brian, the sons of Tuirenn and the murderers of Cian who, as a penalty, had to seek and find what subsequently became the treasures of the Tuatha.

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  • Iuchar — In Irish mythology Iuchar was one of the sons of Tuireann, of the Tuatha Dé Danann, and Danand. He and his two brothers Brian and Iucharba murdered Cian, the father of Lugh, one of the greatest of the Tuatha Dé Danann. They also dismembered his… …   Wikipedia

  • Iucharba — In Irish mythology, Iucharba was one of the sons of Tuireann, of the Tuatha Dé Danann, and Danand. He and his two brothers Brian and Iuchar murdered Cian, the father of Lugh, one of the greatest of the Tuatha Dé Danann. They also dismembered his… …   Wikipedia

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  • Brian (mythology) — In Goidelic mythology, and especially in Scotland, Brian was a pompous man who helped Cailleach rescue Deò ghrèine. He was a son of Tuireann, and brother to Iuchar and Iucharba (these have many variant spellings).In Irish mythology, the sons of… …   Wikipedia

  • Tuireann — In Irish mythology, Tuireann or Tuirill Biccreo was the father of Creidhne, Luchtaine and Giobhniu by Brigid.Fact|date=February 2007His other sons, by his daughter Danand, included Brian, Iuchar and Iucharba, who killed Lugh s father Cian. After… …   Wikipedia

  • Lugh — (pronEng|ˈluː; modern Irish Lú, earlier Lug) is an Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant past. He is known by the epithets Lámhfhada ( long hand ), for his skill with a spear or sling, Ildanach (… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Celtic deities — The gods and goddesses, or deities of the Celts are known from a variety of sources, these include written Celtic mythology, ancient places of worship, statues, engravings, cult objects and place or personal names.It should be understood that… …   Wikipedia

  • Ecne — In Celtic mythology, Ecne (Wisdom, Old Irish ecna, ecne , wise, enlightened) was one of the Tuatha Dé Danann and was the god of wisdom, or knowledge. [http://www.sacred texts.com/neu/celt/rac/rac08.htm MacCulloch, John Arnott: The Religion of the …   Wikipedia

  • Cian — In Irish mythology, Cían (Irish pronunciation: [kʲiːən], ancient, distant, legendary, amazing ), son of Dian Cecht of the Tuatha Dé Danann, is best known as the father of Lug by the Fomorian princess Ethniu.[1] He was born with a caul on his …   Wikipedia

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