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Dictionary definition: Bláithíne
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Bláithíne,
Bláithin
,
Bláthine
[Ir., floweret, blossom]. Identical with Bláthnat, Bláthnait, Bláthnad, Bláinid, Blánaid, Blanid. Lover of
Cúchulainn
, who betrays her husband,
Cú Roí
, for him. Her story was repeated often over the centuries, and the details vary from one version to another. She was a daughter either of
Conchobar
or of
Midir
. Cúchulainn first encounters her on a raid to the Otherworld, this time located in Scotland. With Cú Roí's aid, Cúchulainn carries off the magic cauldron, three cows, and a girl, Bláithíne, from the stronghold, but Cú Roí subsequently recovers them all. ...
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