#Muirdris

[femuirdris]

One more for Kiss Day, my DOD!F!Chrobin smooch from Valentine’s Day~

(Signed with my main handle, @shutupsprinkles, Muirdris is my AO3 handle~)

[myth-lord]

You know invertebrates, right? Is it true? Well, what are the invertebrates in mythika?

Well, there are LOTS of invertebrates in Mythika, from insects to arachnids, from starfish to worms, I collected them for you, only this once.

They are from my project though, so not all creatures reflect their TRUE myth origins, like Charybdis is a whirlpool in the real myth, but a sea anemone in my project.

Some only have parts of the creatures, like the manticore only has the Scorpions tail.

Sea Anemone = Charybdis / Ashi-Magari

Octopus = Scylla / Lusca / Migas / Rogo-Tumu-Here / Iku-Turso

Mantis = Empusa / Mandarangkal

Spider = Arachne / Aasivak / Tsuchigumo / Jba Fofi / Anansi / Djieien / Jorogumo

Bee = Thriae / Eintykara / Qinyuan

Coral = Planctae / Pua Tu Tahi

Toe-Biter = Lakuma

Assassin Bug = Abuhuku

Worm = Minhocao / Bitoso / Olgoi-Khorkhoi / Skolex (Indus Worm)

Centipede = Ek Chapat / Kugdlughiak / Omukade / Sepa

Butterfly = Itzpapalotl / Cocollona / Wingoc / Aziza

Mosquito = Xan / Moskitto

Moth = Pyrausta / Mothman / Shinchu / Kranokolaptes

Starflish = Stella / Decarabia / Nakshatra Meenu

Crab = Traicousse / Saratan / Heikegani / Kamikiri / Amikiri / Karkinos

Dragonfly = Libelula Diablu

Scorpion = Sandwalker / Girtablilu / Manticore / Scorpios / Serket

Solifugid/Camel Spider = Solifuga

Beetle = Apshait / Khepri / Jinshin Mushi / Scarab

Sea Scorpion/Eurypterid = Gastarios

Squid = Kraken / Grindylow

Ragworm = Con Rit

Cicada = Bisan

Urchin = Tculo

Earwig = Ankluz

Fly = Druj Nasu / Musca Macedda

Leech = Tlanusi / Burach Bhadi

Wasp = Ulagu

Locust = Haakapainizi / Bruch

Slug/Snail = Sazae-Oni / Shussebora / Lou Carcolh

Jellyfish = Kurage no Hinotama / Erumia / Muirdris

Sea Cucumbur = Atuikakura

Firefly = Adze

Caterpillar = Awd Goggie

Ant = Gold-Digging Ant

Ant Lion = Myrmecoleon

Clam = Shen

Bobbit Worm = Skolex (Indus Worm)

I think those are all I use

[paganimagevault]

The Muirdris and Fergus mac Léti by unknown artist

"The next day Fergus put on the shoes of Iubdan and went forth to Loch Rury, and with him went the lords of Ulster. And when he reached the margin of the lake he drew his sword and went down into it, and soon the waters covered him.

After a while those that watched upon the bank saw a bubbling and a mighty commotion in the waters, now here, now there, and waves of bloody froth broke at their feet. At last, as they strained their eyes upon the tossing water, they saw Fergus rise to his middle from it, pale and bloody. In his right hand he waved aloft his sword, his left was twisted in the coarse hair of the monster's head, and they saw that his countenance was fair and kingly as of old. "Ulstermen, I have conquered," he cried; and as he did so he sank down again, dead with his dead foe, into their red grave in Loch Rury.

And the Ulster lords went back to Emania, sorrowful yet proud, for they knew that a seed of honour had been sown that day in their land from which should spring a breed of high-hearted fighting men for many a generation to come.

Of this was sung:

King Fergus, son of Léte

Went on the sandbank of Rudraige;

A horror which appeared to him — fierce was the conflict —

Was the cause of his disfigurement."

-The Saga of Fergus mac Léti by D.A. Binchy

&

The High Deeds of Finn and Other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland by T.W. Rolleston

https://paganimagevault.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-muirdris-and-fergus-mac-leti-by.html

[elfcow]

The full dragons breath strat for Saoirse. Now that it's out of the bag. Is bonus action twinned spell Dragon's Breath on yourself and your familiar (in my case a cute little bearded dragon/pseudodragon). And then you and your familiar pseudo-flank to set up overlapping cones and go to town. Action, familiar action, action surge for three breaths for a total of 9d6 lightning on my first turn. And then 6d6 on each subsequent turn.

The tools you need for this are:

At least 2 levels fighter

3 levels warlock

3 levels sorc (or in my case, metamagic Adept) for twin spell

And then Pact of the Chain ideally for superior familiar options.

This strat is ideal for fighting groups of enemies in a longer fight, especially ones with poor or avg. dex saves.

If you've ever seen me recommending multiclassing your casters, and your first response has been, "but I don't get my big spells as soon!" think of it this way. This build is way more versatile and hardy than a lvl 5 sorc or warlock, and while one of those classes could dump a Fireball like. Once. With this strat you can essentially be casting Fireball every single round for an entire fight, give or take. It's a clever way to make up for one of the few "shortcomings" of multiclassing. Additionally, you can upcast this and the dmg stays relevant for quite a while.

Just be careful to have some ability in your pocket to protect your familiar - they'll be sure to become a temporary target if you use this.

Now, go forth and have fun! Blast away!

[themuaresearchcenter]

The Leviathan Whale

Of all the creatures of behemoth stature and girth on Mua, it’s the Leviathan whale that often comes to mind when one thinks of the largest creatures in the world. While only a few creatures outsize and outclass the Leviathan Whale, few strike fear into the hearts of those who tread it’s domain the same way.

These aquatic megafauna are predators by trade, feeding both on clouds of small shellfish and on larger prey such as other species of whale, dolphine, and porpoise. Some Leviathan Whales are large and tough enough to even consume the hazardous members of Scyphozoa Sinachus, A.K.A. the deadly Muirdris family of “mega-jelly” jellyfish known for luring great seabirds to their death. 

Levithan Whales often go under another name: Bifurcated Leviathans. This name comes from their wide, vertical maws which can easily capsize and crush a fishing vessel capable of housing twelve men crews. Because of their reputation of attacking greater low-tier sea vessels, often due to confusing them for other sea life, Leviathans are feared by fishermen as demons of the deep and are often hunted by fleets of fishermen looking to cull local populations. As a result of this fleet poaching, Leviathans are a rare sight outside of deeper waters.

[lpbestiary]

Muirdris, also known as Sínach, is a female sea monster from Irish folklore. Said to have haunted Dundrum Bay in County Down, she is most often depicted as a type of sea serpent or dragon, though there are varying descriptions ranging from a water horse to a jellyfish-like invertebrate.

Muirdris attacked Fergus mac Léti, the legendary king of Ulster, leaving his face disfigured. His servants hid all mirrors from him, until seven years after the encounter, a serving girl revealed the truth to the king. He returned to Dundrum Bay and fought with Muirdris for two days, turning the water red with blood. Finally, Fergus killed the beast before dying of exhaustion.

Image source.

Monster master list.

Suggest a spook.

[monkey-mulch]

day 10: Dangerous thing in the fountain

as the Kid ran to the fountain for safety, they just as quickly had to duck under it, a hideous beast wrapped around a statue snapping at their hair, pulsating, inflating, wheezing, and gasping. The creature seems to have taken up residence here, like a spider to a corner. The Kid just wanted to go home.

[bogleech]

There's an Irish legend about a giant jellyfish called Muirdris and the story goes that this king saw it, and because it was so horrible, his mouth moved to the back of his head for some reason but he also somehow didn't realize this and everybody kept him away from mirrors and lied to him that his mouth was in the normal place.

[a-book-of-creatures]

Muirdris

Seeing this creature

Is truly disconcerting;

You will “flip your lid”.

https://abookofcreatures.com/2016/09/23/muirdris/

[canaldelmisterio]

Leyenda celta: Fergus y el caballo de río

Leyenda celta: Fergus y el caballo de río

Leyenda celta: Fergus y el caballo de río

Fergus era un gobernante que disfrutaba siempre que podía de largos periodos de exploración, buscando recorrer todos los rincones de su amada Irlanda natal. 

Cierto día, mientras paseaba por las orillas del lago Rury, apareció el Muirdris, un caballo de río de características monstruosas, del que apenas pudo escapar.

Por este motivo, la cara…

[surroundedbyselcouth]

Meiche?

Okay, so a while ago I came across this weird story: 

From The Metrical Dindshenchas, poem 13

“Berba

The Barrow, enduring its silence, that flows through the folk of old Ailbe; a labour it is to learn the cause whence is called Barrow, flower of all famous names. No motion in it made the ashes of Mechi the strongly smitten: the stream made sodden and silent past recovery  the fell filth of the old serpent. Three turns the serpent made; it sought out the soldier to consume him; it would have wasted by its nature all the kine of the indolent hosts of ancient Erin. Therefore Diancecht slew it: there was rude reason for clean destroying it, for preventing it for ever from wasting above every resort, from consuming utterly. Known to me is its grave where he cast it, a tomb without walls or roof-tree; its evil ashes,–no ornament to the region found silent burial in noble Barrow.”

And from this, was quoted a different version: 

“Into this river were flung the three snakes that were (found) in the heart of the Morrìgan's son Méiche after he was slain by Diancécht on Magh Méichi: which plain's name at the first was Magh Fertaige. The three hearts that were in Méiche bore the shape of three serpents' heads and, had not the killing of him come to pass, those snakes would have grown in his belly and eventually left no animals alive in Ireland. When he had slain Méiche Dian Cécht burned the snakes and their ashes he committed to that current, with the effect that it seethed and digested (i.e. boiled to rags) all living things that therein were.

Méiche’s hearts, hard the wound Have been drowned in the Barrow; Their ashes, after being burnt by you, Mac Cécht, slayer of a hundred, cast in.”

So this is all very weird, because a) the Morrigan has a son? and b) where on earth did this end-of-the-world thing come from? Irish myth doesn’t really have the sense of future doom as say, Norse mythology does. And it’s just...a cool little story here with the doctor-hero fighting a guy made of snakes. And it’s been driving me crazy because I don’t know quite what to make of it. 

Same paper quoted above (which tries to do the weird all myths-are-connected-look-at-these-far-fetched-connections thing) points out the discrepancy between whether it’s Dian Cécht or his son who kills Méiche, but Dian Cécht is more likely. It then goes on to talk about the Morrigan (Morrígu), Méiche’s mother, essentially distilling her name to “Ghost Queen” (note: I’ve also seen her name described as “Great Queen” so take that with a grain of salt) and linking her with destruction and the underworld (referencing her prophesy after the second battle of Moytura, meeting the Dagda on Samain, etc...). 

For the record, the Morrigan’s prophecy about the end of the world in Cath Maige Tuired, the Second Battle of Moytura, is given after she announces that there will be peace. So it really feels like something spoken about the future, implying that the peace at the end of the battle is only temporary, and will be broken again:

"I shall not see a world Which will be dear to me: Summer without blossoms, Cattle will be without milk, Women without modesty, Men without valor. Conquests without a king . . . Woods without mast. Sea without produce. . . . False judgements of old men. False precedents of lawyers, Every man a betrayer. Every son a reaver. The son will go to the bed of his father, The father will go to the bed of his son. Each his brother's brother-in-law. He will not seek any woman outside his house. . . . An evil time, Son will deceive his father, Daughter will deceive . . ."

Still no mention of any evil world-destroying snake sons, though. 

From the texts we’ve got that Mechi/Méiche was killed by probably Dian Cécht and thrown into the river, and he’s associated with serpents (either is a serpent or has three hearts containing serpents). Dude also seems to have been likely to destroy everything alive in Ireland, so it’s probably good he’s dead. 

What I’m interested in, though, is where this Méiche-destroying-eveyrthing comes from. He’s not mentioned in other texts, outside of a few different versions of the same story. And there’s really never much mention of world-destroying anyway, so why is he here? 

MEICHE, MIACH, AND THE DOCTOR DIAN CECHT

Another interesting observation made while searching for clues: Dian Cécht has two children, Miach and Airmid, both of whom are in the family business of medicine. When Miach make a better prosthetic hand for Nuada than Dian Cécht himself, Dian Cécht is jealous and kills his son (which is a little crazy, right?):

Dian Cecht did not like that cure. He hurled a sword at the crown of his son's head and cut his skin to the flesh. The young man healed it by means of his skill. He struck him again and cut his flesh until he reached the bone. The young man healed it by the same means. He struck the third blow and reached the membrane of his brain. The young man healed this too by the same means. Then he struck the fourth blow and cut out the brain, so that Miach died; and Dian Cecht said that no physician could heal him of that blow.

This is also from Cath Maige Tuired, by the way. What’s really interesting here to me is that slight resonance between the names Miach and Meiche. There is also some evidence (page 113) to suggest that this case of filicide is a latter addition, not quite integrated into the older, better-established myth. It doesn’t show up in other accounts of Dian Cécht’s adventures, Miach himself doesn’t play a role in making Nuada’s hand in another version found in the Book of Leinster, Miach is alive again later in the same text, and there’s oddly no consequences for his action given here (which is weird in a mythology with so much focus on order and doing things properly, and where every wrong action results in at least a poet making fun of you). And the way they die is similar: through extraction of a vital organ (Miach’s brain, Meiche’s heart). This author (page 116) makes an argument that the Meiche story came first, and Miach is just a creative addition of that story to another. In which case this connection is interesting, but still doesn’t explain Meiche. 

SNAKES IN THE WATER?

So what’s the deal with the serpents? There are other cases in Irish myth where a hero encounters a “water monster,” often described as a serpent, and has to do battle. Two examples off the top of my head: 

1. Freach in Tain bo Freach - dude is tested by Ailill and Medb because he wants to run away with their daughter FIndabair. He’s sent into the river to fetch berries from the other side (Findabair admiring him the whole time from the riverbank), and encounters a serpent/monster. He catches the monster with a spear thrown to him by Ailill and cuts off its head with a sword from Findabair. 

2. Fergus mac Léti - Gets the ability to breathe/swim underwater from the probably-leprechauns-who-live-underwater, dives into a lake and meets a water monster - muirdris - who frightens him so greatly it distorts his facial features. Since in Irish myth, kings have to be beautiful (king reflects the state of the land), this is a problem. So everyone tries to hide the horrifying changes from him for years, until finally somebody mocks him and he realizes what happened. Fergus goes back to the lake and doesn’t return until a fierce battle ends in him bringing back the monster’s head. 

What these stories have in common with Meiche: water (in more stories than these, a place of testing and trial, also where invaders/things outside society come from), some sort of monster (not always so explicitly a serpent), and killing the monster via removal of vital organs (head, most often, but not the Meiche story). A lot of this is interesting, but I still feel like it doesn’t shed much light on Meiche, which isn’t much of a hero-trial story (Dian Cecht is already famous), and Meiche isn’t exactly a mindless beast encountered in the wilderness.

On a less serious note, Méiche delights me, because he presents a possible link to use in my modern-day Norse/Irish mythology crossover comic. World-destroying snake dude thrown into the water reminds me of a certain serpent-baby Jormungandr...and hey, it’s not that far-fetched to think that some aspects of the story could be imported - there’s evidence for influence in both directions in other stories. 

So what is this story anyway? An intrusion from an outside tradition? A story invented by a later writer? A long-lost apocalyptic tale? Conflation of multiple stories? A metaphor? It doesn’t really matter. Stories resonate and change and become stranger with time, and this is no exception. It is fun to think about though, especially since we always want to make some cohesive narrative where we can. 

[bubba532to]

Bought From KINDLE UNLIMITED

Title: KiernaN

Series: Sea Dragon Shifters #4

Release Date: #AlreadyReleased

Author: CJ Matthew

Reviewer: Ingrid Stephanie Jordan

Serial: Standalone, No Cliffhanger

Genre: #PRN #SeaDragonShifter #Villain

#5Stars⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ •••••••••••••• 💢Andddd Were Off Right Out of the Gate! The Villain Stricks… The Action.. 🔹️KiernaN Rudraige is a SeaDragon Shifter who live in Savannah, Georgia. Every year he looks forward to his St. Patrick’s Day parade it is bigger every year and lots of Sea Dragon come from all over the world, for this parade and then he gave the after party at Muirdris Shipping. This year it was different yes it was bigger but there was something going on he couldn’t put his finger on it, until in the middle of the parade his Sea Dragon spoke up ”MINE! MINE!” 🔹️Delia Sorrel never causes any kind of trouble she has always been in the library of sort studying. When her mom and stepdad‘s plane crashes and the will read, she had a target on her back. Hiding for a while she thought she was in the clear for the parade but the villain caught her. HELP!! ☄️This author will not let us down like I said right out of the gate, yeah it was intense to the very end. I couldn’t put this book down you’ll be missing out if you don’t read it. Hell missing out if you don’t read the series

[myth-lord]

Stsil

A Bao A Qu Aatxe - Khalkotauroi Abaia Abere Abuhuku Adaro - Zitiron Adze Afanc Agrippa Agropelter Ahuizotl - Ugjuknarpak Airavata Ajaju Ajatar Akaname Akashita Akheilos - Isonade Akhlut (Amarok) Alp-Luachra Amhuluk Amikuk Ammut Amphisbaena - Ouroboros Anggitay Aniwye Aproxis Apshait Asanbosam Asdeev Aswang (Manananggal) Awd Goggie

Banaspati - Soucouyant Banshee - Limos - Pesta - Nemain Barghest (Cadejo) - Cu Sith - Cwn Annwn - Osschaert (Pesanta) Bauk (Nalusa Falaya) - Gaueko Baykok Berberoka Berserker - Einherjar Binaye Ahani Boitata Boobrie - Hverafugl Bruch Bubak (Tatty Boggle) Buckrider Buggane Bukavac Bulgasari Bunyip - Dingonek Burach Bhadi Burrunjor - Kasai Rex Butatsch Byakko

Cactus Cat Cacus - Belacko Caladrius - Zhenniao - Alicanto Caleuche Camulatz Carbuncle - Arkan Sonney - Cagrino Caspilly Catoblepas Cherufe Chipfalamfula Chochin-Obake - Aoandon Chon-Chon Chupacabra - Nadubi Cipactli Cockatrice - Basilisk - Codrille - Aitvaras (Pukis) Cuca Cuero - Rumptifusel Curuara - Inulpamahuida Cyclops - Papinijuwari - Tartalo

Dijiang - Hundun Dire Boar (Erymanthian Boar) - Bonguru - Babi Ngepet - Ao-Ao - Cuchivilu Djieien Djinn Doppelganger - Fetch - Frittening Dorotabo - Landvaettir - Ahi At-Trab (Seitaad) - Tsenagahi (Planctae) Drop Bear Dryad - Radande - Batibat - Askafroa - Yanagi-Baba - Mandremonte Dullahan - Ankou

Ebajalg - Hala Echeneis Egregore - Ewah Eintykara Enenra Erote

Fachen Fad Felen Fafnir - Pixiu Fomorian Fossegrim (Nokken) - Encantado (Boto) Fulad-Zereh

Gaasyendietha Gardinel Garei Gargoyle Garmr - Orthrus - Cerberus Gegenees Girtablilu Globster Gloson Goblin - Nuno (Trenti) - Kobold - Grindylow - Curupira - Ijiraq - Spriggan - Pukwudgie - Eloko (Chaneque) - Likho - Dactyl - Bilwis - Bugbear Gold-Digging Ant Golem - Invunche - Wulgaru - Celedon - Terra-Cotta Griffon - Sak - Hieracosphinx Grootslang Gulon - Rompo - Taotie

Haietlik Hantu Bulan Harpy - Siren - Erinyes (Fury) - Alkonost - Lechuza Heikegani Hinnagami - Jenglot Hinqumemen (Engulfer) - Umibozu Hrimpursar Hyakume Hydra - Orochi - Ladon - Nyuvwira

Ichneumon Ikuchi (Ayakashi) Imp - Incubus - Scarbo - Bushyasta - Skrzak - Galtzagorriak Intulo Ipetam Issitoq - Aghash - Aten Itqiirpak Ittan-Momen

Jba Fofi - Tsuchigumo - Aasivak Jinmenju - Wak-Wak - Zaqqum - Lunantishee Jinshin Mushi Jorogumo Jubokko Juggernaut

Kamaitachi Kameosa Kampe Kappa - Suiko Karkadann Karkinos - Saratan Kelpie (Each Uisge) - Each Tened - Helhest - Apaosha - Ceffyl Dwr - Skinfaxi Kerit Keukegen - Otoroshi Kholkikos Kikimora Kirin (Qilin) Kitsune - Kumiho Kongamato - Ropen Kurage-No-Hinotama

Lakuma - Charybdis Lamia - Echidna - Gorgon Lavellan Leprechaun - Gancanagh - Clurichaun - Far Darrig - Amadan Dubh - Domovoi Leshy - Bies - Anhanga (Waldgeist) Leucrotta Libelula Diablu Longgui Lou Carcolh Lusca - Iku-Turso - Migas (Tree Octopus) - Kraken - Rogo-Tumu-Here

Makalala (Tuyango) - Colorobetch Makhai Mandarangkal - Empusa Mandragora (Tiyanak) - Davalpa Manticore - Sphinx - Piasa - Lammasu Mapinguari Marool Minotaur - Erchitu - Sarangay Miraj Mishibizhiw Mngwa Morgawr - Mamlambo - Mokele-Mbembe Moskitto (Xan) Muhuru - Mbielu-Mbielu Muirdris Musca Macedda - Druj Nasu Muscaliet Muse - Leanan Sidhe Myrmecoleon

Nakshatra Meenu Namazu Nekomata (Cat Sith) - Kasha (Ovinnik) Nereid - Rusalka Ngoubou - Odontotyrannus Nidhogg Nocnitsa (Mara) Nosoi Nuckelavee Nue Nurikabe

Olgoi-Khorkhoi (Death Worm) Olitiau - Popobawa - Camazotz - Guiafairo Omukade - Ek-Chapat - Con Rit - Kugdlughiak Oread - Lampad Otso

Pard Penchapechi Peuchen - Haemorrhois - Seps Piskie (Sprite) - Ishigaq - Phooka (Puck) - Attercroppe - Tooth Fairy Polong Poltergeist - Dybbuk - Isogashi Poludnica (Lady Midday) Psoglav

Qalupalik Qinyuan Qiuniu

Rahara Raiju Ramidreju Rat King Rawhead (Bloody Bones) - Stuhac Redcap - Ly Erg Roc (Ziz) - Minokawa - Thunderbird (Impundulu) - Phoenix (Rarog) - Psonen - Tsenahale - Nachtkrapp - Naujakuksualuk Rock Bolter Roperite

Salamander Salawa (Sha) Satyr (Faun) - Shurale (Mahaha) Sazae-Oni Scarab - Khepri Scorpios - Sandwalker Scylla Sermilik Shadhawar Shen Shinchu Sianach - Delgeth Sigbin Skinwalker - Rougarou - Selkie - Bouda (Kishi) Skolex Sluagh - Hidarugami Spartoi - Gashadokuro - Tupilaq - Mekurabe - Ahkiyyini Stella Stray Sod - Hungry Grass Succarath

Tarasque Tesso Tiddalik Tlanusi Troll - Kayeri - Kapre - Porotai - Aigamuxa - Yehwe Zogbanu - Shellycoat Trolual - Raudkembingur - Bakekujira

Umdhlebi

Valkyrie Valravn Veela (Sylph) Velue (Peluda) Vish Kanya Vodyanoi - Bagiennik - Arzhavennik - Bolotnik - Cmuch

Wanyudo - Ophanim Water Leaper Wendigo Will o Wisp (Luz Mala) Wyvern (Vouivre) - Cuelebre - Tizheruk - Scitalis - Knucker - Suileach - Caorthannach

Xhumpedzkin (Ix-Hunpedzkin) Xiao - Ahool Xing Tian

Ya-Te-Veo Yale Yara-Ma-Yha-Who Yowie - Yeti - Fear Liath - Hidebehind Yuki-Onna

Ziphius Zirnitra Zlatorog Zmey - Azi Dahaka Zombie - Draugr - Mummy - Topielec - Corpo-Seco - Gaki - Aerico

Cat Sith / Pyrausta / Impundulu / Ninki Nanka / Khodumodumo / Minhocao / Marabbecca / Metminwi / Qupqugiaq / Myling / Moroi / Bloody Bones / Rokurokubi / Ifrit / Ghul / Ghawwas / Tiyanak / Mara / Acheri / Tikbalang / Baku / Calopus / Mahaha / Trollgadda / Tetragnathon / Vatnsandi / Ungaikyo / Naglfar / Oniate / Petsuchos / Sessho-Seki / Waldgeist / Tienlong / Tiamat / Asag / Hongaek / Ga-Gorib / Dalaketnon / Dobhar-Chu / Gbahali / Zheng / Antaeus / Maenad / Green Knight / Tulpa / Hiiden Hirvi /

[paganimagevault]

Fergus goes down into the lake by Stephen Reid 1910

"Fergus mac Léti (also mac Léte, mac Léide, mac Leda) was, according to Irish legend and traditional history, a king of Ulster. His place in the traditional chronology is not certain - according to some sources, he was a contemporary of the High King Conn of the Hundred Battles, in others of Lugaid Luaigne, Congal Cláiringnech, Dui Dallta Dedad and Fachtna Fáthach.

According to the Caithréim Conghail Cláiringhnigh (Martial Career of Congal Cláiringnech), while Lugaid Luaigne was High King of Ireland, Fergus ruled the southern half of Ulster while Congal Cláiringnech ruled the northern half. The Ulaid objected to having two kings, and the High King was asked to judge which of them should be sole ruler of the province. Lugaid chose Fergus, and gave him his daughter Findabair in marriage. Congal refused to accept this and declared war. After trying and failing to overthrow Fergus, he marched on Tara and defeated and beheaded Lugaid in battle. Installing himself as High King, he deposed Fergus as king of Ulster, putting his own brother Ross Ruad in his place. In the reign of Fachtna Fáthach, Ross was killed in the Battle of Lough Foyle, and Fergus was made king of Ulster again.

In the Saga of Fergus mac Léti, he encounters water-sprites called lúchorpáin or "little bodies"; this is thought to be the earliest known references to leprechauns. The creatures try to drag Fergus into the sea while he is asleep, but the cold water wakes him and he seizes them. In exchange for their freedom the lúchorpáin grant him three wishes, one of which is to gain the ability to breathe underwater. This ability will work anywhere but Loch Rudraige (Dundrum Bay) in Ulster. He attempts to swim there anyway, and encounters a sea-monster called Muirdris, and his face is permanently contorted in terror. This disfigurement would disqualify him from the kingship, but the Ulstermen do not want to depose him, so they ban mirrors from his presence so he will never learn of his deformity. Seven years later he whips a serving girl, who in anger reveals the truth to him. Fergus returns to Loch Rudraige in search of the sea-monster, and after a two-day battle that turns the sea red with blood, kills it, before dying of exhaustion.

His kingship of Ulster, his association with the sword Caladbolg and his death in water have led some to identify him as a double of the Ulster Cycle character Fergus mac Róich, although the two characters appear together in the Caithréim Conghail Cláiringhnigh as enemies."

-taken from wikipedia

https://paganimagevault.blogspot.com/2022/03/fergus-goes-down-into-lake-by-stephen.html

[elfcow]

Saoirse is the character ever. I charm the hellhound. Shoot sunlight out of a revolver. Sweet-talk everyone. Get in the middle of the worst family drama and get drawn into a celestial witch hunt. All in a day's work for our local cowgirl.

Also her dragon exploded but don't worry he got better.

[thevibratorplot]

FYI @muirdris