Cuchulainn

To this period belong also the tale of Cúchulainn's visit to Elysium, and others to be referred to later.

It was inevitable that the "mythological school" should regard Cúchulainn as a solar hero.

The Cúchulainn saga is more coherent than the Fionn saga, because it possesses one central incident.

In the case of Irish geasa, destruction and death usually followed their infringement, as in the case of Diarmaid and Cúchulainn.

Thus, when Cúchulainn returns at the command of S. Patrick, he is described exactly as if he were still in the flesh.