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    Liath Macha ("grey [horse] of Macha") and Dub Sainglend ("black [horse] of Saingliu") are the two chariot-horses of Cúchulainn in the Ulster Cycle of...
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    chariot-horses was called Liath Macha or "Macha's Grey"—and she is often compared with the Welsh mythological figure Rhiannon. Macha is named as the wife of...
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    chariot, driven by his loyal charioteer Láeg and drawn by his horses, Liath Macha and Dub Sainglend. Cú Chulainn's wife is Emer, although he has many other...
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    hero Cú Chulainn in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. His horses are Liath Macha and Dub Sainglend. Cú Chulainn sends Láeg to the Otherworld with Lí Ban...
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  • and Lugh's horse Kelpie, a mythical Celtic water horse Liath Macha and Dub Sainglend, or Macha's Grey, Cú Chulainn's chariot horse; known as the king of...
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    the sovereignty goddess Macha is associated with them. One of Cúchulainn's chariot-horses was called Liath Macha or "Macha's Grey"[citation needed] The...
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    Chulainn's charioteer Láeg; with the second he kills Cú Chulainn's horse, Liath Macha; with the third he hits Cú Chulainn, mortally wounding him. Cú Chulainn...
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    with the first spear. With the second he kills Cú Chulainn's horse, Liath Macha, king of horses. With the third he hits Cú Chulainn, mortally wounding...
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    pointed out that Xanthus (one of Achilles' horses in Greek mythology) and Liath Macha (one of Cú Chulainn's horses in Irish mythology) both possessed the gift...
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  • connections with horses similar to Queen Macha who also had her prize Liath Macha and Dub Sainglend ("grey of Macha"), who later features as one of the two...
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