FIONN


Meaning of FIONN in English

[Other] A Scottish/Pictish magician, warrior, poet who almost achieved deity status. He was renowned as a destroyer of giants and other Celtic monsters. Fionn was a Scottish version of the Irish legendary hero Finn mac Cumhail. His followers were known as the Feine which is a close variation of the Irish Fenians or Fianna.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии.