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Brian
In Gaelic mythology, Brian was one of the three Sons of Tuireann along with Iuchar and Iucharba.
In Oidheadh Chlainne Tuireann (The Tragedy of the Sons of Tuireann), the three set out to kill their father's enemy Cian. Cian is the father of Lugh, one of the greatest of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
Cian shapeshifts into a pig to disguise himself, but the brothers
shapeshift into dogs and hound him. They kill him, dismember his body
and try to cover up their crime. In recompense, Lugh makes them quest
all around the known world fetching magical weapons, which Lugh plans to
use at the Second Battle of Magh Tuireadh.
They succeed in obtaining all that Lugh demanded, but return to Ireland
badly wounded, pleading for Lugh to heal them; but he refuses.
In at least one version of this tale, Brian is the clever and subtle
one, while his brothers Iuchar and Iucharba are bumbling and easily
overawed by Brian. This tale of the Sons of Tuireann has sometimes been
likened to an Irish Argonautica.[1]
In later Scottish folklore, Brian was the name of a pompous man who helped the Cailleach rescue Deò-ghrèine.
Both Iuchar and lucharba are the same person.
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