Cúchulainn
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The name means 'Hound of Chulain' which was the appellation and eventually the name of the Irish hero whose name at birth was Setantae which in turn means 'finder of paths and ways'
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- (Irish) IPA: [ˈkuːxulinʲ]
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Cúchulainn
- (Irish mythology) The pre-eminent hero of Ulster in the Ulster Cycle, almost undefeatable due to his spear the Gae Bulg, but was cursed to reach an early grave; son of Lugh and Deichtine.
