Her name was Étaín, and she was the second wife of my half-brother upon my fathers side, he who raised me and was named Midir. His first wife, Fuamnach, a witch of the Tuatha De, grew jealous of her and thus cursed her to turn into a pool of water. Eventually, that water did become a worm and thus a butterfly; yet Midir still did not know her.

O her deceptions! The story of Étaín spans many years, for Fuamnach's curses and lies were bitterly cast upon us.