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Setanta Cuchulainn
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| Lineage | Labdacid |
| Sex | Male |
| Full name (at birth) | Setanta Cuchulainn |
| Parents | |
| Wiki-page | wikipedia:C%C3%BA_Chulainn |
Events
marriage: ♀ w Emer (Daughter of Forgael) [?]
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Family Origin
His origins are clouded in mystery. In the earliest recorded legends of Setanta, he appears as a foundling thrice incarnated and the foster son of Jocasta (Dechtire) of Thebes but in all legends the descendant of Lugh Conchobar (Cadmus). As part of the family of Oedipus (and we know what a sordid history that is) it is possible that Setanta was the thrice born or great Grandson of Cadmus through the lineage of Lugh, but not a direct descendant of Menoeceos (uiNessa) through Jocasta, and thus while not a direct threat to the throne of Kreon (Chulain) of Thebes he could have never the less been threat enough to justify an attempt at "assassination by accident." This attempt is preserved in the Aryan legend "Hound of Chulain."
The Hound of Chulain
Legend: Culain the Smith invited Conchobar mac Nessa and his retinue to a feast at his house. On the way Conchobar (son of saw his young nephew Sétanta playing hurling, and was so impressed he invited the boy to join him at the feast. Sétanta told him he would catch him up once the game was over. The feast got underway, and Culann asked Conchobar if he was expecting anyone else. Conchobar, who had forgotten about Sétanta, answered no, and Culann unleashed his watchdog. When Sétanta arrived he was forced to kill the dog in self defence, and out of obligation offered to take its place until a replacement could be reared. For this he was renamed Cú Chulainn - "Culann's hound".
This legend is the earliest reference to "Cu Chulain" the breed of dogs otherwise known as the Areyan "Irish" Wolfhound.
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