Cian

deity Irish single tradition · 4

Stub entity — referenced by another entity from source #472 but not yet directly extracted from its own source.

↻ synthesized from 4 sources

When

First attested
500 CE
Attested period
500 – 2020
Historical notes
Figures in the Mythological Cycle.

Relationships

parent of
Lugh Lámhfhada, Lugh
sibling of
Cu, Cethen, Airmed, Miach
consort of
Ethniu
served by
Biróg
child of
Ailill Ollamh

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Sources

Source passages

“Tuireann and Cian, Lugh's father, are old enemies, and one day his sons, Brian, Iuchar, and Iucharba spot Cian in the distance and decide to kill him. They find him hiding in the form of a pig, but Cian tricked the brothers into allowing him to transform back into a man before they killed him, giving Lugh the legal right to claim compensation”

#16859 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“It was one of the prized treasures exacted by Lugh Lámhfhada from the children of Tuireann (Brían, Iuchar and Iucharba) as reparation for the slaying of Lugh's father Cian.”

#41694 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Tuireann and Cian, Lugh's father, are old enemies, and one day his sons, Brian, Iuchar, and Iucharba spot Cian in the distance and decide to kill him. They find him hiding in the form of a pig, but Cian tricked the brothers into allowing him to transform back into a man before they killed him”

#41753 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001