Canola (mythology)

In Irish mythology, Cana Cludhmor was a woman who played a vital role in the mythical invention of the harp. Cana Cludhmor fled to the seashore from her husband Machuel, and heard beautiful music on the wind and was soon lulled into a deep sleep. On finding her, Machuel realised the wind had created the music by blowing through partially rotted sinew still attached to a nearby whale skeleton. He designed the harp based on this.[1]

Her name was misprinted as Canola in some references.[2][3]

  1. ^ Ossianic Society (1854). Transactions of the Ossianic society for the years, 1853-1858. University of California Libraries. Dublin : Printed under the direction of the council.
  2. ^ Patricia Monaghan (2004). The encyclopedia of Celtic mythology and folklore. Infobase Publishing. pp. 74–. ISBN 978-0-8160-4524-2. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  3. ^ Brandi Auset (2009). The Goddess Guide: Exploring the Attributes and Correspondences of the Divine Feminine. Llewellyn Publications. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-7387-1551-3. Retrieved 25 January 2017.