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  • proper noun Irish mythology Midir's rejected first wife, who became jealous of Midir's lover Étaín, casting three spells on Étain, turning her into a pool of water, then into a worm, and then into a fly.

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  • In ‘The Wooing Of Etaine’ the jealous Fuamnach transforms Etain into a pool of water by striking her with a rod of Rowan.

    Archive 2005-03-01 Jeff 2005

  • In ‘The Wooing Of Etaine’ the jealous Fuamnach transforms Etain into a pool of water by striking her with a rod of Rowan.

    How to make a magic wand 101. Jeff 2005

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