Emer
Irish · mortal · ulster cycle · Recorded classification
Wife of Cú Chulainn and daughter of Forgall Manach; the "lady of the six gifts" of the Tochmarc Emire. Her jealousy of the Otherworld-woman Fand and her great lament at Cú Chulainn's death are among the most-quoted passages of the Ulster Cycle. Mortal-tier.
Powers
- possesses the six gifts of womanhood: beauty, voice, sweet speech, needlework, wisdom and chastity
Relations
- spouse: Cú ChulainnTochmarc Emire (primary)
Sources
- existence: Tochmarc Emire (The Wooing of Emer); Serglige Con Culainn; Aided Con Culainn (primary)