Scáthach

Scáthach ([' ska ː θax ], " shady ") is a legendary figure from Celtic mythology of Ireland.

Mythology

Scáthach, the daughter of Ard- Greimne, was a warrior princess and teacher of the martial arts in the land of shadows, an other-world kingdom, which is associated with Alba ( Scotland).

According to the Irish legend Tochmarc emirs ( " The wooing of Emer " ) was their most famous student Cú Chulainn, the main hero of Ulster, along with his later opponents Fer diad. You taught them both the famous battle leap, but only gave Cu Chulainn the Gae Bolga, the show had thirty barbs inside of his enemy, who tore apart the abdomen. Scáthachs daughter Uathach was the mistress of Cu Chulainn during his training period. Scáthach was concerned about him, when he challenged her sister Aoife to fight. He defeated Aoife but by a trick and made it later also to his lover.

In the poem Verba Scáthaige ( " Words of Scáthach " ) they prophesied in mysterious word phrases Cú Chulainn the course and outcome of the Táin Bó Cuailnge ( " Cattle Raid of Cooley ").

Another legendary figure who bears the name Scáthach, Fionn mac Cumhaill and the Fianna appear after they have hunted a boar. Fionn is invited as a reward that he can run the boar in a Feenhügel, where he asks for the hand of the young Scáthach. But that he was unlucky. She played on an enchanted harp and gave him and his men to sleep. Shortly afterwards, she awoke in the place where they had caught the boar and Scáthach was gone. The extent to which both legendary figures match is unclear.