Fuamnach

A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology | 2004 | 411 words | Copyright

Fuamnach, Fúamnach, Fuamach [cf. OIr. fúamnach, lamentation of the fair-skinned vocal woman]. First wife of Midir who seeks to destroy her husband's second wife, the beautiful Étaín. She takes a potion from Bresal Etarláim, usually described as her foster-father, she transforms Étaín into a fly (or butterfly). See TOCHMARC ÉTAÍNE [The Wooing of Étaín].

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