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Finnguala

deity water Irish single tradition · 1

Finnguala (also known as Fionnghuala, Fionnuala, or Finola) is the daughter of Lir of the Tuatha Dé Danann in Irish mythology. She was transformed into a swan by her stepmother, Aoife, and cursed to wander the lakes and rivers of Ireland with her brothers for 900 years. The curse was broken by the marriage of Lairgren and Deoch.

When

First attested
0 CE
Attested period
0 – 2020

Relationships

sibling of
Fiachra, Conn, Aodh
enemy of
Aoife
allied with
Fiachra, Conn, Aodh
manifests as
Swan
child of
Lir

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Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Fionnuala

Source passages

“In Irish mythology, Finnguala (modern spellings: Fionnghuala, Fionnuala , or Finola; literally fionn-ghuala meaning "white shoulder") was the daughter of Lir of the Tuatha Dé Danann. In the legend of the Children of Lir, she was changed into a swan and cursed by her stepmother, Aoife”

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