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List of Gods : "Ulster" - 5 records

Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
Hero name "Cuchulainn"	Ireland	The pre-eminent hero of Ulster in the Ulster Cycle. Ireland
God name "Iubdan of the Faylinn"	Irish	An Ulster god
Goddess name "Macha"	Celtic / Irish	Fertility goddess. One of the aspects of the MORRIGAN (a trio of warrior goddesses with strong sexual connotations), she appears as the consort of Nemed and of Crunnchu. She is also a warrior goddess who influences the outcome of battle by magical devices. She can change shape from girl to hag and is generally dressed in red. She is depicted with red hair. She appears thus to the Irish hero, Cu Chulainn, before the Battle of Moytura when she suddenly changes herself into a crow, the harbinger of death. heads of slaughtered soldiers were fixed on the so-called Pole of Macha, and the ancient religious center of Emain Macha in Ulster is named after her.See also Banbha, ERIU and Fodla....
King name "Medhbh"	Irish	queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Her father was Eochaid Feidlech, the High king of Ireland. Her best-known husband was Ailill mac Mata, although she had several husbands before him, all of whom were kings of Connacht while they were married to her.
God name "Ulster"	Ireland	Iubdan of the Faylinn, Ulster god Ireland

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