Names in Passing
People named once in a comparison, a description or a line of talk, with nothing done in the story.
Overview
The names on this page come up once each, in a simile, a description or a line of talk, and none of them acts in the story. Simon Magus and Darius appear only as the makers and owners of a mantle, and Finnmór only as the woman Medb raids. The rows give the one line each name appears in.
Names in this list
| Name | Note |
|---|---|
| Mongán mac Fiachna | Named as one who could take any shape, like the two pig-keepers. |
| Banba | Named in Cúchulainn's lament for Ferdia, and in the three scabbards of Banba at Cethern's wounding. |
| Simon Magus | Some say he made the feathery mantle for Darius, king of the Romans. |
| Darius, king of the Romans | Had the mantle made, and gave it to Conchobor. |
| Finnmór | Wife of Celtchar mac Uthidir. Medb takes fifty women from her at Dún Sobairche. |
| Nét | Husband of Nemain and the Badb. |
| En | Conall Cernach's charioteer. |
| Silenn | Daughter of Madchar. Cúil Silinne, where Carrcin Lake is now, was named after her. |
Those were the three scabbards of Banba, from Cúroi mac Dáiri’s people.
Connections
Chapters
- The Quarrel of the Two Pig-keepers, and how the Bulls were Begotten
- Chapter VIII: The Bull is Found. Further Single Combats. Cúchulainn and the Morrígan
- Chapter IX: The Pact is Broken: The Great Carnage
- Chapter XI: Combat of Ferdia and Cúchulainn
- Chapter XII: Ulster Rises from its Pangs
- Chapter XIV: The Last Battle