About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- Variants
- Fann
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
An Otherworld queen, wife of Manannán mac Lir; in 'Serglige Con Culainn' (The Wasting Sickness of Cú Chulainn), she falls in love with the hero, leading to a celebrated love-triangle resolved by Manannán shaking his cloak between them.
The story behind Fand
In Serglige Con Culainn, when Cú Chulainn was dying of grief at her departure, the gods made him forget her.
Mythology & legend
Wife of the sea god Manannán mac Lir; took Cú Chulainn as her lover.
Did you know?
Her parting with Cú Chulainn moved Manannán to shake his cloak between them so they would never meet again.
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