Deirdre (/ ˈdɪərdrə, - dri / DEER-drə, -dree, Irish: [ˈdʲɛɾˠdʲɾʲə]; Old Irish: Derdriu [ˈd̠ʲerʲd̠ʲɾʲu]) is a tragic heroine in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. She is also known by the epithet "Deirdre of the Sorrows" (Irish: Deirdre an Bhróin). Deirdre is a prominent figure in Irish legend.
Deirdre, in early Irish literature, the gentle and fair heroine of The Fate of the Sons of Usnech (Oidheadh Chloinne Uisneach), the great love story of the Ulster cycle. Deirdre of the Sorrows and her love for Naoise from Irish mythology is a tale of beauty, lust, and death dating back to ancient Ireland. Deirdre has come to symbolise the tragic heroine in Irish literature—fated, noble, but ultimately broken by the cruelty of others. Her name lives on in poems, plays, and songs, including the famous early 20th-century play by J.M.
dr deirdre mcmullen, Synge, Deirdre of the Sorrows. Deirdre (Derdriu) , mythological figure, beautiful and cursed, is a tragic protagonist of the early medieval Ulster cycle. She first emerged into literature in the eighth or ninth century and, over the course of nearly a thousand years, was defined and refined till she found a permanent place in Gaelic historiography through Geoffrey Keating ... Deirdre is a feminine given name of Celtic origin and of unknown meaning. Deirdre is the name of a tragic heroine of Irish mythology.
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