Aífe
Irish · deity · ulster cycle · Recorded classification
Domains
- war
Powers
- the fiercest warrior-woman of the western world, rival of Scáthach
Epithets
- Aífe Aífe, daughter of Árd-Greimne (the warrior-woman of Alba)Tochmarc Emire (primary)
Relations
- mother of: ConnlaMother of Connla by Cú Chulainn. The existing irish_connla entry has its mother slot unresolved and names Aífe in prose; this materializes the figure.Aided Óenfhir Aífe (primary)
- lover: Cú ChulainnBore Connla to Cú Chulainn. The existing irish_cuchulainn entry names Aífe in prose and marks the entry pending.Tochmarc Emire (primary)
- sibling: ScáthachSister and rival of Scáthach; both daughters of Árd-Greimne of Lethra.Aided Óenfhir Aífe (primary)
Sources
- existence: Tochmarc Emire (The Wooing of Emer) (primary); Aided Óenfhir Aífe (The Death of Aífe's Only Son) (primary)