Before being torn apart for winning a urination contest, Derbforgaill arrived in Ireland in the form of one of these animals and was wounded by CÃº Chulainn.
Before being torn apart for winning a urination contest, Derbforgaill arrived in Ireland in the form of one of these animals and was wounded by CÃº Chulainn. After finding 150 of these animals chained together, Aengus identified one of them as his love, Caer Ibormeith. Fionnula and her brothers spent 900 years living as these animals after being cursed by the jealous Aoife ("EEF-yuh"), the second wife of their father Lir. Greek warriors who (*) transformed into this animal included a son of Ares killed by Heracles and a son of Poseidon strangled by Achilles. In Hindu myth, one of these animals serves as the mount of the goddess Saraswati. In this form, a god fathered Polydeuces and Helen, who were born from shells. For 10 points, name this type of bird that Zeus transformed into to seduce Leda.
Before being torn apart for winning a urination contest, Derbforgaill arrived in Ireland in the form of one of these animals and was wounded by CÃº Chulainn.
swans [prompt on birds until read]