Cian
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
- co occurs with
- Gavidathe smith, Failinis, Mac Cinnfhaelaidh, Tailtiu, Mac Samthainn, Gavida, Tuireann, Brian, Iuchar, Iucharba, Balor
- parent of
- Lugh Lámhfhada, Lugh
- consort of
- Ethniu
- served by
- Biróg
- child of
- Ailill Ollamh
Mentioned by
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