Aífe (disambiguation)

Aífe (disambiguation)

Aífe is the name of several characters in Irish mythology:

*Aífe is a female warrior and opponent of Scáthach, and the mother of Cúchulainn's son Connla.
*Aífe is the stepmother of the Children of Lir in the story of the same name. Out of jealousy of their father's love for them, she turns into swans.


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