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CROWS REPRESENT MESSAGES FROM THE SPIRIT REALM, THAT IS, MESSAGES FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE AND CROWS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AND REPRESENT DEATH AND CHANGE.

THE HOODED CROW IS NATIVE TO EGYPT AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD SUCH AS EUROPE.

THE HOODED CROW LAYS BROWN SPECKLED BLUE EGGS IN NESTS FROM NATIVE SEA WEEDS.

IN EGYPT, THEY MIGRATE THERE BEFORE-HAND TO LAY THEIR EGGS BY LATE FEBURARY DUE TO IT BEING THE HARSHEST AND COLDEST MONTH OUT OF THE YEAR--THE MATING SEASON BEGINNING IN EARLY FEBURARY THROUGHOUT VALENTINES DAY IN THE WESTERN COUNTRIES--WHICH HATCH BY TIME IN EARLY APRIL (SPRING).

THE HOODED CROW IS THE CLOSEST RELATIVE TO THE CARRION CROW AND BOTH HAVE IDENTICAL CALLS AND BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS.

"In Irish folklore, the bird appears on the shoulder of the dying Cú Chulainn, and could also be a manifestation of the Morrígan, the wife of Tethra, or the Cailleach. This idea has persisted, and the hooded crow is associated with fairies in the Scottish highlands and Ireland; in the 18th century, Scottish shepherds would make offerings to them to keep them from attacking sheep."

-- Wikipedia

"In Irish mythology, Tethra of the Fomorians ruled Mag Mell after dying in the Second Battle of Mag Tuiredh. After the battle, his sword, Orna, was taken by Ogma and it then recounted everything it had done."

-- Wikipedia

"The First Battle of Mag Tuired

The first text, sometimes called Cét-chath Maige Tuired ("The First Battle of Mag Tuired") or Cath Maighe Tuireadh Cunga ("The Battle of Mag Tuired Conga") or Cath Maighe Tuireadh Theas ("The Battle of Southern Mag Tuired"), relates how the Tuatha Dé Danann took Ireland from the Fir Bolg, who then inhabited the island. It begins with the children of Nemed, an earlier group of inhabitants of Ireland, leaving for Greece to escape their oppression by the Fomorians. A group of Nemed's descendants, the Fir Bolg, return to Ireland and conquer it, occupying it for thirty years until the coming of the Tuatha Dé Danann, another group of Nemed's descendants.

The Tuatha Dé Danann, led by their king, Nuada, come to Ireland in three hundred ships from the islands of the north. Their arrival is foreseen in a dream by the Fir Bolg king, Eochaid mac Eirc. When they land, they burn their ships. Negotiations begin between Sreng, the champion of the Fir Bolg, and Bres of the Tuatha Dé Danann, and Bres demands that the Fir Bolg either give battle or cede half of Ireland to them. The Fir Bolg choose battle. After a delay to prepare weapons, they met at the Pass of Balgatan, and the battle rages for four days. Nuada encounters Sreng, and with one swing of his sword Sreng cuts off Nuada's right hand. However, the Tuatha Dé Danann gain the ascendancy. A truce is called, and the Fir Bolg are given three options: leave Ireland, share the land with the Tuatha Dé Danann, or continue the battle. They choose to fight. Sreng challenges Nuada to single combat. Nuada accepts on the condition that Sreng ties up one arm to make the combat fair, but Sreng rejects this condition. The Tuatha Dé Danann then decide to offer the Fir Bolg one of the provinces of Ireland. Sreng chooses Cóiced Ol nEchmacht, and the two sides make peace.

Dian Cecht, the god of physicians, made an artificial hand of silver for Nuada, and Nuada was named Nuada Airgetlám (Nuada of the Silver Hand). However, the goddess Brigid had told the Tuatha Dé Danann that no-one with a blemish can rule them, and, having lost a hand, the Tuatha Dé Danann had to choose another king. They chose Bres, son of Elatha, king of the Fomorians or the Children of Domnu. Seven years later Bres dies after taking a drink while hunting, and Nuada, having had his arm replaced, is restored.

The First Battle is distinguished from the Second as, the Battle of Muigh Tuiredh Conga or the Battle of Southern Moytura.

The Second Battle of Mag Tuired

The second text of this name, also known as Cath Dédenach Maige Tuired ("The Last Battle of Mag Tuired"), Cath Tánaiste Maige Tuired ("The Second Battle of Mag Tuired"), and Cath Maighe Tuireadh Thúaidh ("The Battle of Northern Mag Tuired"), tells how the Tuatha Dé Danann, having conquered Ireland, fall under the oppression of the Fomorians, and then fight a battle to free themselves from this oppression. It expands on references to the battle in Lebor Gabála Érenn and the Irish Annals, and is one of the richest sources of tales of the former Irish gods. It is found in a 16th-century manuscript, but is believed to be a composite work compiled in the 12th century from 9th century material.

It begins with a brief account of the first battle, the loss of Nuada's arm, and his replacement as king by Bres, and then tells how Bres was conceived from a union between Ériu of the Tuatha Dé Danann and Elatha of the Fomorians. Because of his ancestry Bres oppressed the Tuatha Dé Danann, making the noblest of them do menial work, imposing heavy tribute, and failing to show the level of hospitality expected of a king. He is deposed as king, and Nuada, who has had his arm replaced with one of silver by the physician Dian Cecht (whose son Miach caused flesh to grow over it), is restored. Bres appeals for assistance from the Fomorians to take back the kingship, and although his father Elatha refuses, another Fomorian leader, Balor of the Evil Eye, agrees to help him and raises a huge army. Meanwhile, Lugh, another product of a Tuatha Dé Danann and Fomorian union, arrives at Nuada's court, and, after impressing the king with his many talents, is given command of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Nuada is killed by Balor in the battle, but Lugh, Balor's grandson, kills the Fomorian leader with his sling, smashing his deadly eye through the back of his head where it wreaks havoc on the Fomorian ranks. Bres is found alive in the aftermath of the battle, and is spared on the condition that he teach the Tuatha Dé Danann how to plough, sow and reap. Finally, Lugh, the Dagda and Ogma rescue the Dagda's harp, Uaithne, which had been captured by the retreating Fomorians."

-- Wikipedia

Bres is no doubt KRONOS because The Fomorians are Jötunns in comparison with Norse Mythology and Titans/Giants in comparison with Greek Mythology. Bres is The Egyptian God Set!

King Balor of The Evil Eye is Re since Re is associated with The Evil Eye in Egypt, Re's eye being none other than Sekhmet who is Hathor, Bastet, Isis, and Ma'at who became Taweret and Apophis!

TETHRA IS DUMUZID WHO IS ADONIS WHOM BECOMES EROS AS ONE OF HIS ASPECTS AND EROS IS SET.

TETHRA IS OSIRIS.

"The Cattle of Tethra

Who tells the ages of the moon, if not I?

Who shows the place where the sun goes to rest, if not I?

Who calls the cattle from the House of Tethra?

On whom do the cattle of Tethra smile?

This comes from the Irish poem The Song of Amairgen. It was sung by the ollamh (poet) named Amairgen Glúingel as he first set foot on Irish soil. (He was one of the Milesians, who conquered Ireland after the Tuatha de Danann.) It is certainly an enigmatic verse, but I will just tackle one riddle in this post: what are the cattle of Tethra?

In The White Goddess, Graves interprets this passage as meaning that the “cattle of Tethra” are the planets, since they rise from the sea and wander through the sky. However, the same phrase can also mean “fish”, as when Cú Chulainn woos Emer in the Tochmarc Emire (The Wooing of Emer), and as part of their riddling discourse, he tells her he has slept in the house of him who hunts the “cattle of Tethra” – a fisherman’s hut.

That the next verse of Amairgen’s poem says

Sea full of fish,

an awesome land,

bursting forth of fish,

full of fish there under wave,

with flights of birds,

broad [sea] of beasts,

………………………………,

bursting forth of fish,

sea full of fish.

would suggest he was more focused on dinner than the heavens. (It reminds me of the story about John Cabot dipping baskets in the sea to catch fish in Newfoundland.)

Both the fish in the sea and the stars in the sky have done duty as a sign for infinity, or countless many. Genesis 26:4 has God telling Isaac:

And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; (King James Version)

See Gen. 22:17 for the original promise to Abraham, after the sacrifice of Isaac was averted. (Isaac no doubt remembered the event vividly.)

The OBOD site states that the cattle are indeed the stars of the sky, and the “bearing away” is a reflection of the cattle-raiding so common among the Irish. It may be natural for otherworldly cattle to come out to pasture at night, and go home to rest at dawn, since Irish otherworlds frequently invert earthly expectations.

There may also be an echo of Greek myth here: both the sun-god Helios and the sea-god Poseidon had sacred herds of cattle., as well as Apollo. (Hermes stole Apollo’s cattle, and ate them, but bought off his step-brother with his new invention, the lyre.) Maybe Tethra’s cattle can be either celestial or marine in nature. (Note Jehovah mentions grains of sand as well as stars, while Tethra has either fish or stars. Different environments.)

In fact, if the “cattle of Tethra” is a phrase with two different meanings, it might reflect the nature of Tethra himself. He was one of the Fomorians, who occupy the same place in Irish myth as the Jötnar in Norse and the Titans in Greek myth. They are the ancestors of the gods, or in the Fomorians’ case, the ones who were there first. He seems to have been a sea-god, who ruled over a paradisiacal otherworld. (Rather like the later Manannan mac Lir.)

We know about his role as ruler of the afterworld (like the Greek Hades) from the story of Conla Ruadh. He was the brother of the king of Ireland, and one day a faery woman appeared to him and invited him to join her at Mag Mell (Land of Honey), one of the many names for the otherworld. He refused, but she left him an apple, which he ate for a month, desiring no other food or drink. Then she returned, and asked him again to come and rule over the land of Tethra’s people. This time he gives in, and joins her.

Tethra is the ruler of the otherworld in another poem, spoken by Nede in the Immacallam in Dá Thúarad:

Not hard (to say): (to go) into the plain of age,

into the mountain of youth,

into the hunting of age,

into following a king (death?),

into an abode of clay,

between candle and fire,

between battle and horror,

among the mighty men of Tethra…

Although he seems from this verse to have been a warlike death-god.

A final mention of Tethra is equally indirect, and comes from the Second Battle of Magh Tuireadh, which was fought between the native Fomorian deities and the invading Tuatha de Danann. The poet-god and champion Ogma found Tethra’s sword, called Orna, and when he unsheathed it the sword began to relate all that had been done with it. Before the Tuatha came Tethra was one of three kings of the Fomorians, along with Balor of the Evil Eye and Elatha, son of Néit.

The name Tethra can mean “scald-crow” in Old Irish, the same crow as the goddess Badb. Cormac’s Glossary gives badb as a synonym for his name, while O’Cleary glosses it as muir, sea. Another name for the sea was the “plain of Tethra”. (MacCulloch: n. 1266) According to Whitley Stokes Badb was Tethra’s wife, although she is usually married to Néit. (Stokes: 130) A verse quoted by Spence explains why Badb and Tethra would be a good couple:

The wife of Tethra’s longing is for the fire of combat:

The warriors’ sides slashed open.

Blood, bodies heaped upon bodies,

Eyes without life, sundered heads,

those are pleasing words to her. (Spence: 82)

We can assume that whoever Tethra’s wife was, she shared Badb’s nature, along with those other scary goddesses, the Morrigan and Nemain.

So we have an Irish god whose name is glossed as “sea”, and who ruled the Fomorians. He presumably retreated after the battle, which may explain his later position as god of Magh Mell. We don’t know if he “died” on the field of battle at Magh Tuireadh, which would certainly qualify him for the job. It would not, however, seem to go with his surname, Boadach, “Victorious”.

Given the topsy-turvy nature of Irish otherworlds, the paradoxical references to his “cattle” as the stars or the fish in the sea may not be so incompatible as we would think. Both are symbols of plenty, and if we see the stars as coming up out of the sea and spreading across the sky, then returning home under the waves, then it makes a kind of sense.

Links:

A very good article on the nature of Tethra: http://threeshoutsonahilltop.blogspot.ca/2011/09/problem-of-tethra.html

A version of the Battle of Magh Tuiread: http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/T300011.html

References:

Ellis, Peter Beresford 1991: A Dictionary of Irish Mythology, OUP.

Ettlinger, E. 1945: “Magic Weapons in Celtic Legends,” Folklore 56, No. 3 (Sep., 1945): 295-307.

Hull, Eleanor 1901: “The Silver Bough in Irish Legend,” Folklore 12, No. 4 (Dec., 1901): 431-445.

Koch, John T. ed, and John Carey 2003: The Celtic Heroic Age: Literary Sources for Ancient Celtic Europe and Early Ireland and Wales, Celtic Studies Publications.

Maculloch, John 2012: The Religion of the Ancient Celts, Emereo Publishing. (Google eBook)

MacKillop, James 2004: Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, OUP.

Rhys, John 1891: “Manx Folk-Lore and Superstitions,” Folklore 2, No. 3 (Sep., 1891): 284-313.

Spence, Lewis 2012: The Magic Arts of Celtic Britain, Courier Corp. (Google eBook)

Stokes,Whitely 1891: “The Second Battle of Moytura,” Revue Celtique 12: 52-130. (Google eBook)"

--SOURCE: https://earthandstarryheaven.com/2015/04/18/cattle-tethra/

OF COURSE, TETHRA IS NOT HADES FOR HADES IS NERGAL WHO IS ARES, NERGAL LIKEWISE BEING ASHUR WHO IS MARDUK, NERGAL LIKEWISE ALSO BEING ENLIL WHO IS ENKI. ENLIL IS ZEUS.

KING NUADA OF THE TUATHA DANANN IS ZEUS!

Elatha is Thoth is all this for Thoth is Ningishzida and Ningishzida's son is Dumuzid who is Osiris and Dumuzid is Tammuz who is The Egyptian God Set.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THE EGYPTIAN GOD SET IS KRONOS.

KRONOS IS ANU IN THE ANCIENT SUMERIAN PATHEONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST. Anu had his phallus removed by Alalu who is ZEUS, meaning Alalu is ENLIL who is HORUS.

SO THIS PROVES THAT CROWS ORIGINALLY BELONG TO THOTH WHO IS HERMES, AND THE CAILLEACH IS NONE OTHER THAN HEKATE--WHICH MEANS HERMES AND HEKATE WERE ONCE A MARRIED COUPLE AND THOTH WAS MARRIED TO MA'AT WHO IS ATHENA IN THE ANCIENT GREEK PANTHEON WHO IS.... HEKATE!

ATHENA BECAME THE ARCH DEMON SAMAEL WHO WAS LUCIFER, SAMAEL LIKEWISE BEING AZAZEL WHO IS THE ORIGINAL EGYPTIAN GOD OF THE SUN NAMED RE WHO IS UTU AND APOLLO, THE NAME APOLLO MEANING "DESTROYER" WHICH FURTHER CONNECTS HIM TO LORD SHIVA WHO IS LOKI WHO IS LOPTR AND LAKI.

LOPTR IS BOTH HEKATE AND ECHIDNA DUE TO HIS ASSOCIATIONS WITH SPIDERS, ECHIDNA BEING TIAMAT WHO MARRIED TYPHON WHO IS ISHTARAN--THE NAME MEANING "THE TWO ISHTARS"--AND HE IS LORD SHIVA WHILST ALSO BEING THE MOON GOD KINGU IN THE STORY CALLED "THE ENUMA ELISH" WHERE IT DESCRIBES HOW ENLIL-- LATER VERSIONS SAY IT WAS MARDUK, TYING MARDUK AND ENLIL TOGETHER AS BEING ONE AND THE SAME-- DEFEATS ABSU AND THEN TIAMAT.

LAKI DERIVES FROM THE NAME OF GODDESS LAKSHMI, LAKI BEING HER ORIGINAL NAME, AND SHE IS ISHTAR WHO IS ISIS AND MA'AT WHO ARE APHRODITE AND ATHENA WHO ARE HEKATE!

SO, YOU SHOULD KNOW BY NOW WHO HEKATE IS!

SHE IS *NOT* ERESHKIGAL FOR ERESHKIGAL IS PERSEPHONE WHO IS SESHAT, NEPHTHYS, AND MUT WHO IS LIKEWISE ANPUT AND HER OWN DAUGHTER NAMED KEBECHET!

"Kebechet is a daughter of Anubis and his wife Anput. In the Pyramid Texts, Kebechet is referred to as a serpent who "refreshes and purifies" the pharaoh.

Kebechet was thought to give water to the spirits of the dead while they waited for the mummification process to be complete. She was probably related to mummification where she would fortify the body against corruption, so it would stay fresh for reanimation by the deceased's ka."

-- Wikipedia

And Ereshkigal is LILITH who is LAMASHTU.

Ereshkigal is also Ninlil who is Hera and Ereshkigal is SARPANIT who is the wife of MARDUK who is ARES, meaning SHE IS ENYO WHO IS ERIS: THE GODDESS OF STRIFE (SUFFERING) AND DISCORD (ENMITY) AND ARES... IS NERGAL WHO IS HADES!

The Morrigan is Hera and The Dagda is Zeus, meaning Nuada is... ENKI who is ODIN who is INDRA who is ZEUS and ENLIL!

NERGAL IS ABRAXAS, ABRAXAS IS RA WHO IS MARDUK!

MARDUK IS JEHOVA!

SARPANIT IS HIS OFFICIAL WIFE!

SARPANIT IS MARY MOTHER OF GOD!

JESUS CHRIST IS HORUS THE YOUNGER WHO BECAME RA WHO USURPED RE!

MEANING MARDUK IS THE NAZARENE AND THAT MEANS SARPANIT IS MARY MAGDALENE!

LILITH IS LEAH WHO IS LAYLA WHO IS LEILAH.

LEILAH IS THE GODDESS ANGEL OF PROTECTION WHO PROTECTS JEWISH HOMES AND FAMILIES AND ASSISTS THEM IN PROCREATION!

THERE!

YOU SEE IT NOW?

LILITH IS NOT A DEMON!

SHE DID MARRY JEHOVA!

SHE IS JEHOVA'S OFFICIAL WIFE!

SHE IS NOT ANAT!

SHE IS NOT ISHTAR!

SHE IS NOT INANNA!

SO GET THIS STUPID SHIT THAT SHE IS ASTARTE OUT OF YOUR GODDAMN HEADS FOR PETER'S SAKE!

THE NAME PETER MEANS "ROCK" WHICH DERIVES FROM MITHRA'S OWN ORIGINS SINCE HE MANIFESTED FROM A ROCK THAT IS STONE!

THE NAME HERMES LITERALLY MEANS "STONES"!

AND HERMES IS THOTH!

AND PETER ASSOCIATES WITH THE ZODIAC SIGN ARIES WHICH IS THE VERY FIRST SIGN IN ASTROLOGY!

THE AGE OF THE SHEEP BEING THE AGE WHERE MARDUK OVERTHREW TIAMAT AND HER DEMONS COMPLETELY AND THUS TOOK OVER AND JEHOVA!

TIAMAT IS "THE MOTHER OF ALL DEMONS", MEANING TIAMAT IS NAAMAH!

TIAMAT IS KI WHO IS GAIA, TIAMAT IS NAMMU WHO IS RHEA, AND TIAMAT IS NINHURSAG WHO IS METIS AND METIS COMMITTED SUICIDE AND THEN BECAME ATHENA WHO IS APHRODITE WHOM BOTH ARE ISHTAR WHO IS INANNA!

INANNA IS TAWERET!

INANNA IS ISHTARAN WHO IS APOPHIS!

APOPHIS IS LORD SHIVA!

AND THIS ALL MEANS WHAT IT MEANS...

ISIS WHO IS MA'AT IS... LOKI!

LOKI IS MEPHISTOPHELES!

RE IS APOLLO WHO IS PAN!

RE IS SEKHMET WHO IS ISIS!

MEPHISTOPHELES IS ALSO KNOWN AS "BLACK PHILIP!"

MEPHISTOPHELES IS THE KING OF THE CROSSROADS AND THE KING OF OTHER DEMONS WHO AFFILIATE WITH CROSSROADS, MEANING HE RULES OVER THEM.

THAT MEANS, YES, MEPHISTOPHELES IS HEKATE!

HEKATE RULES AND GOVERNS ALL THE CROSSROADS! ACCORDING TO ANCIENT GREEK SOURCES!

MEPHISTOPHELES IS A MAJOR CROSSROADS DEMON!

HE EVEN AFFILIATES WITH TRAINS AND RAILROAD TRACKS!

THOR'S FIRST WIFE WAS JARNSAXA BEFORE HE MARRIED SIF, SIF BEING HERA FOR THOR IS ZEUS!

JARNSAXA WAS A JÖTUNN!

KNOWING THIS, YOU KNOW WHAT BECAME OF HER AND WHY SHR SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED WITHOUT MENTION AS TO WHAT HAPPENED TO HER!

LOKI WAS BORN DURING HIS MOTHER'S DEATH WHEN ODIN KILLED HER!

ODIN IS ENKI AND ENKI WAS ENLIL AND IS ENLIL STILL!

ENLIL IS HORUS!

AND HATHOR DIED ACCORDING ANCIENT TO EGYPTIAN SOURCES!

AND HORUS MARRIED NEPHTHYS!

BES IS A NUBIAN (HEBREW) GOD, BES BEING PAZUZU WHOSE WIFE IS LAMASHTU!

FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, PEOPLE, WAKE UP!

I LOVE YOU ALL WAY TOO MUCH FOR YOU TO STAY ASLEEP!

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hotelfguurl · 4 years

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This image was simply titled “funne1” and it’s a picture of Bres.

#misc #celtic mythology #irish mythology #bres mac elatha #this is bres and he comes in 4 different outfits #i will draw something historically accurate someday #but not today

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margridarnauds · 5 years

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While I’m on a roll as far as Mythological Hot Takes...

People REALLY believe that “Evil, abusive Bres” is somewhere CLOSE to what CMT was trying to portray when it’s IN THE TEXT that he let his mommy do the talking while he met with his father for the first time?

#cath maige tuired #i’m sorry folks but he’s a momma’s boy #also tbh there’s REALLY not enough evidence on Bres’ relationship to Bríg to say one way or another #like in the context of CMT alone Ruadan could have just as easily been from a one night stand #irish mythology #bres mac elatha #abuse tw #just in case

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godsspeak · 7 years

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Bres mac Elatha, he was given the nickname Bres meaning “the beautiful one”.

“It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.” ~ Leo Tolstoy

@wildandwhirlingwords

#Bres mac Elatha #Celtic Mythology #Celtic Mythology moodboard

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mothmoor · 3 years

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A (roughly) complete list of the Celtic pantheon/Gaelic deities

pls feel free to add info in the comments if you see any mistakes/have things to add!

Gods

Abarta

Abcán

Abhean

Aed

Aengus [Óengus]

Ailill

Aillen

Amerigin Glúingel

Aí

Balor

Bith

Bobd Dearg

Bres

Brian, Luchar & Lucharba

Builg

Cermait

Cernunnos

Cian

Conand

Corb

Creidhne

Crom Cruach

The Dagda [Dáire]

Dian Cecht

Donn

Ecne

Elatha

Goibniu

Labraid

Lén

Lir

Luchtaine

Lugh

Mac Cuill

Mac Cecht

Mac Gréine

Manannán Mac Lir

Miach

Midir

Mug Ruith

Neit

Nuada [Nechtan/Elcmar]

Ogma

Seonaidh

Tethra

Tuirenn [Delbáeth]

Goddesses

Achall

Achtland

Aibell

Aimend

Aífe

Áine

Airmed

Anu

Banba, Ériu, & Fódla

Bec

Bébinn [Béfind]

Bé Chuille

Bláthnat

Bodhmall

Boann

Brigid [Brigit]

Caillech, Beira, & Biróg

Canola

Carman

Cessair

Cethlenn

Clídna [Clíodhna]

Clothru

Danand [Danu]

Dechtere

Dierdre

Ernmas

Étaín

Ethniu [Ethliu]

Fand

Finnabair

Finnguala

Flidais

Fuamnach

Gráinne

Grian

Lí Ban

Macha

Medb [Maeve/Medb Lethderg]

Mess Buachalla

Mongfind

The Morrigan (The Great Queen), Badb (The Crow), Nemain (Battle Frenzy)

Mór Muman [Mugain]

Muirenn Muncháem

Niamh

Plor na mBan

Sadhbh

Tailtiu

Tlachtga

Uirne

DOES NOT INCLUDE: Gaulish, Pannonian Celtic, or Moesian Celtic deities

**i was gonna add descriptions but that was way too much work hdhdhfnnf

art creds

#celtic polytheism #celtic #celtic pantheon #celtic deities #gaelic deities #gaelic pantheon #polytheism #paganism #celtic paganism #gaelic #celtic mythology #mythology #witchcraft #celtic witch #celtic witchcraft #gaelic witch #deity work #deity worship #deities

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under-the-lake · 3 years

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Samhain Part 2 - Celtic Mythology: What Happened Then?

A lot of stories are connected with Samhain. Many legends tell about events that happened at or around that time. Since Samhain was a time to settle debts, conflicts and all that sort of things, it sounds quite natural that some of the key events of the Celtic world took place at that time. Often they are stories about gods or mythical folks. Here are two stories, probably the most well known, and a good first insight into Celtic myths. Beware if you are not familiar with the characters, you might end up like I did at the beginning of my research, learning a completely new language.

And be warned, those two stories are compilations of many sources, so the stories you might be familiar with may differ slightly.

Illustration: Balor’s grave - http://www.carrowkeel.com/sites/moytura/moytura2.html

Dramatis Personae

It is never clear, wherever you look, what the genealogy of those people are, unless clearly stated in tales. Therefore I will not try and suggest anything out of those lines.

Warning: I haven't put any illustrations here, because these are stories and you should make your own pictures.

Aillén Mag Midgna - called ‘the burner’, harassed Tara every Samhain until Fionn Mac Cumhaill killed him.

Balor of the Evil Eye - Fomorian king of the Hebrides, his eyelid must be lifted by four men to open, and when so, Balor’s gaze is deadly and can reduce an army to impotence. Granddad of Lug Lámfhota and killed by him in the second Battle of Mag Tuired.

Bres - son of Elatha of the Fomorie and Ériu of the Túatha Dé. Hateful king of the Túatha Dé, replaced Nuadu after the latter had his hand cut. His ungenerous and unkingly rule resulted in his being deposed as king, and his brooding over battle to regain his kingdom, which in turn resulted in the second Battle of Mag Tuired.

Elatha mac Delbaíth - Fomorian king, father of Bres.

Ériu - goddess of Ireland (Éire), mother of Bres. Ériu is one of the Túatha Dé.

Fionn Mac Cumhaill - main hero of the Fenian Cycle, liberator of Tara against Aillén Mac Midgna, one of the aos sídhe.

Lug Lámfhota - son of Eithne daughter of Balor of the Evil Eye, the Fomorian king of the Hebrides, and of Cian son of Dian Cécht, the Túatha Dé god of healing. Lug is therefore the grandson of Balor, and this is important. Lug is also called Lug Samildánach, meaning ‘master of all the arts’, because he indeed masters them all, as will come in handy when he wants to enter Tara.

Nuadu (Nuadu Airgetlám) - king of the Túatha Dé, who loses his hand during the first battle of Mag Tuired and is replaced by Bres, son of Elatha of the Fomoire.

Ogma - orator and warrior. One of the three main champions of the Túatha Dé. The Dagda’s brother.

The aos sídhe - barrow dwellers, people of the sídh, i.e. fairies. Sídh are funeral barrows that open at Samhain and let people walk from one world to the other.

The Dagda - the ‘good god’, leader of the Tátha Dé Danann. Ogma’s brother.

The Fir Bolg - aka the Men (fir) of Builgh, are the fourth of a series of six invaders of early Ireland according to Lebor Gabála Érenn. They were replaced by the Túatha Dé.

The Fomorie - Malevolent deities of early Ireland, constantly raiding and tricking against the inhabitants of Ireland, according to Lebor Gabála Érenn.

The Morrigan - the Irish goddess of war fury.

The Túatha Dé Danann - people of immortals, who precede the mortals in the pseudo-history of Ireland, Lebor Gabála Érenn. Their main foe are the Fomorie.

The Second (and final) Battle of Mag Tuired

The Second Battle of Mag Tuired (various spellings according to language) is said to have happened during Samhain. It is the final battle between the ‘Good god’ the Dagda, Lug, and their spiritual folk the Túatha Dé Danann, and the Fomoire. It is actually one of two texts that recount how the Túatha Dé Danann settled in Ireland and how they were taught agricultural basics by the Fomoire. It is a story of intercourse between men and women of both cultures, producing heroes who choose loyalties and fight each other. A story of oppression and freedom, of magic and war.

The Túatha Dé Danann had come to Ireland from the north, challenged the local people called the Fir Bolg (men of Builg), into either giving them Ireland or fighting. The Fir Bolg, who had been there only 37 years, chose to fight, and the Túatha Dé king Nuadu had his hand cut. The Túatha Dé were still winning, and a truce was called, but the Fir Bolg still chose to fight, and after a while they conceded victory, were allowed to keep a part of Ireland for themselves, and the Túatha Dé Danann settled in. That was the first battle of Mag Tuired.

The Túatha Dé Danann leader Nuadu couldn’t be their king anymore because of a rule set by the goddess Brigid, that no one can be king if their limbs are not complete. So another man, Bres, was chosen as king. Bres was the offspring of a union between a Túatha Dé Danann woman called Ériu and a Fomorian king called Elatha. The Fomorian are the malevolent people, the ones who raid and never settle. Bres, considering himself more loyal to the Fomorie, oppressed his fellow Túatha Dé Danann folk. He set the Dagda to build him a fort and Ogma to fetch wood! Probably even worse, king Bres was not generous. Eventually, the Túatha Dé rebelled, deposed Bres as king, and restored the no-longer crippled Nuadu. The latter had had a new hand made of silver for him by Dian Cecht, the god of physicians (not the only silver hand we know of, is it? Rings a Wormtail bell, Potterheads?).

Bres went away but started plotting for his restoration. He tried to get his fellow Fomorians to help, but most of them, including his parents, agreed he acted foolishly and selfishly. However, Balor of the Evil Eye, king of the Hebrides, agreed to support him. Balor had been told he would be slain by a grandson, but apparently he didn’t think much of this, because he was a danger himself: Balor couldn’t open his eye unless four men lifted his eyelid, but once it was open, any army looking at the eye would be rendered powerless. His look was lethal. Surely such an ally would grant Bres an easy victory, should he consider battle against the Túatha Dé Danann?

Meanwhile, Nuadu was reigning happily at Tara over a now content people, and though the thought of a Fomorian raid nagged him from time to time, he didn't really bother. One day, a foreigner arrived at the gates of Tara with his suite of warriors. He was handsome and looked noble. The tradition was not to let anyone join the household who could not bring a new talent to Tara. The ritual was carried on with the newcomer, who introduced himself to the gatekeepers Camel and Gamel as Lug Lonnansclech, son of Cían son of Dían Cécht, and of Ethne daughter of Balor (see picture, credit British Museum, London). Lug listed his talents, which were smith, champion, harpist, warrior, poet and historian, sorcerer, physician, cupbearer and brazier. Each one was individually countered by the answer ‘We do not need one. We have a [insert talent] already, Luchta mac Lúachada.’ In the end, Lug asks the gatekeeper to ask the king if he has one man who possesses all these arts. The doorkeeper goes to king Nuadu and announces a warrior named Samildánach, meaning ‘master of all arts’, who has come to help Nuadu’s people. Lug then proves his talents by beating all competitors set to confront him. Nuadu recognises Lug’s claim and welcomes him to Tara, eventually stepping down from the throne in Lug’s favour. Lug rules for thirteen years, in peace. However, news from the Fomorie start to trigger people into action, and Lug retires to a secret place with four other leaders to discuss and plan battle. They stay there for three years (or one, depending on sources). The druids and sorcerers of Ireland, the warriors and mountains and all craftsmen of Tara were asked what they would do to ensure the Túatha Dé a victory over the Fomorie.

A week before Samhain, the Dagda went to his house in the north, because he had arranged to meet with a woman there. They united, and she told him she’d kill the king of the Fomorie with the help of the Túatha Dé. And so was done. And the woman was the Morrigan.

Then Lug sent the Dagda over to the Fomorian camp to spy, ask for a truce, and delay the enemy until the Túatha Dé are ready. However, when the Dagda arrives there, the Fomorians humiliate him by making him eat so much porridge and meat he cannot walk. All is not lost though, because on his way back, the Dagda meets Domnu, the Fomorian goddess, who promises to help the Túatha Dé against her own folks.

The Túatha Dé were ready for battle at Samhain. As the battle begins, slaughter follows and soon Mag Tuired is a pool of blood. The Túatha Dé are favoured by all the skills the Tara people possess: warriors are healed by Dian Cécht, Lug comes to battle as a sorcerer to aid his armies. Balor of the Evil Eye, the Fomorian, is ready to strike. He kills Nuadu. However, Lug is ready for the encounter, but he knows he cannot come face to face with his grandad, because of the eye. So he comes up with a plan to strike from afar. He throws a slingstone at Balor’s eye, and the stone goes through it, crashes through the back of Balor’s skull, killing twenty-seven Fomorians on the way. This was the end of the Fomorian resistance. They were all driven away, never to return to Ireland. Bres - remember him? The ungenerous king who wanted revenge and went to Balor for that? - well, Bres, who had sworn to decapitate Lug, cannot honour his promise because he is captured. After some negotiations in which Bres promises impossible things first and is rebuked, Bres is allowed to live so that he can advise farmers about ploughing, sowing and reaping.

And that was a short version of the story of the second battle of Mag Tuired, which happened at Samhain, between the Túatha Dé Danann and their Fomorian enemy, and from which the most important gain was learnings to make agriculture and farming better.

The history of Fionn Mac Cumhaill and Aillén Mac Midgna

The aos sídhe, who lived in the barrows called sídh (pronounce ‘shee’), have been believed to be fairies, or Túatha Dé Dannan who had been driven underground, and sometimes even as the pre-Celtic inhabitants of Ireland. They were known to be able to walk freely between their barrows and the world of the living during the period of Samhain. Some say one could actually see the fires lit within the sídh during that time. During the rest of the time, farmers avoided cattle grazing on the sídh and didn’t walk paths leading to and from them.

Fionn mac Cumhaill, apart from being credited for creating the Isle of Man (where he’s known as Finn McCooil) by tearing a huge bit of earth from the province of Ulster and tossing it into the Irish Sea, and being part of a huge lot of tales in Irish folklore (the Fenian Cycle), has a part to play in a tale involving one of the aos sí at Samhain. It is an important tale because it is an important deed Fionn did that night.

It is said that Tara was destroyed yearly during twenty-three years (some sources say nine) at Samhain by one of the Túatha Dé Danann, a fairy musician who lived in Sídh Finnachad, up north. He was called Aillén Mac Midgna, but also went by the nickname ‘the burner’. And for a good reason. Each Samhain, Aillén Mac Midgna came to Tara and played his timpán. It’s a kind of small drum, according to certain sources (MacKillop, 2006) or a precursor of the Celtic harp according to most online sources. Whatever the real form of the instrument, Aillén would come and play sweet music. However, his real intentions were mean. His music rendered listeners sleepy. Once the residents of Tara were asleep, Aillén would puke flaming rocks onto the palace, which would burn to the ground. He would burn it for twenty-three years, and for twenty three years the people of Tara would rebuild it. Fionn suggested he helps Tara get rid of Aillén, in exchange of which service he would be reinstated head of a restored Clan Baíscne (that is yet another story, the one of the fall of Clan Baíscne, but not one for today - any good book on Irish myths will give it to you though). All the nobles, poets and druids of Tara agree with the arrangement. So now, how does Fionn make himself immune to the power of Aillén’s music? Well he owns a spear, which point is so venomous it forbids sleep. Fionn breathes the poison of his own sword, thus making himself immune to the Sleeping Power of music. He is ready. When Aillén, having put the rest of the Tara people to sleep, blurts out his flame, Fionn deflects it with his own cloak, which drives the fire downwards onto the earth, where it creates a huge crater. Like all tyrants, Aillén is a weak thing. He flees north, towards his sídh, once he sees his powers not only challenged but thwarted. Aillén is not fast enough, though. Fionn is at his heels, and soon catches up and impales Aillén on his spear. Fionn chops Aillén’s head off, brings it back to Tara, and displays it on a spike as proof of his victory. The people of Tara keep their promise to Fionn.

And these are two important stories connected with Irish mythology and Samhain. Hope you enjoyed! I did doing the research and learning a lot!

Sources

Online Sources:

http://www.carrowkeel.com/index.html

Text of the Second Battle of Mag Tuired: https://celt.ucc.ie//published/T300010/index.html

Bookses and Papers

Farrar, J., Farrar, S., & Bone, G. (2001). The Complete Dictionary of European Gods and Goddesses. Capall Bann Publishing, Berks, UK.

Harari, Y. N. (2014). Sapiens: A brief history of humankind. Random House.

MacKillop, J. (2006). Myths and Legends of the Celts. Penguin UK.

Meuleau, M. (2004). Les Celtes en Europe. Ed. Ouest-France.

Rees, A., & Rees, B. (1991). Celtic Heritage: Ancient Tradition in Ireland and Wales. 1961. Reprint.

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whateverbringsyouthroughthenight · 2 years

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Jim Fitzpatrick - ÉRIU

Ériu, Goddess of Ireland

Éire / Éireann/ Éirenn / Éirinn / Erin

Ériu was a Queen and patron goddess of Ireland around the time of the Milesian invasion. She was seen as the Goddess of Irish Sovereignty along with her sisters, Banba and Fódla. Ériu’s name is thought mean ‘earth, soil’ or ‘plentiful’, as well as ‘fat land’ or ‘land of abundance’.

Ériu was the daughter of Fiachna mac Delbaeth and Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the mythical race of people who inhabited Ireland before the Celts. Her husband was thought to be Mac Gréine (‘Son of the Sun’), who was the son of Oghma and grandson to the Dagda. Ériu’s son Bres was also known as Bres Mac Elatha, which could indicate her relationship with Elatha, a prince of the Fomorians. Bres later became High King of Ireland after Nuada, but was quickly found unfit to rule and replaced by Lugh. Ériu was also thought to be the lover of the hero Lugh.

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Tochmarc Étaíne - The Wooing of Etain - Passage 1

This was written for use as study material for Thistle Protogrove of Ár nDraíocht Féin, a Druid Fellowship. That isn't to say that it cannot be used for study outside of this group, but please let me know if you are using it. Insight is welcome, discussion is encouraged. Using this well-known story, I hope to help folks become better acquainted with some of the Gods of Irish Religion. The writing in the notes is informal, in hopes of holding the attention of some very distracted readers. You know who you are--I still love you.

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There was a famous king of Ireland of the race of the Tuatha De Danann [Tua-dey-Dan-ann], Eochaid Ollathair [OH-hay-d ALLA-hay] his name. He was also named the Dagda [DAG-dha], for it was he that worked wonders for them and controlled the weather and the crops. Wherefore men said he was called The Good God. Elcmar of the Brug [BRU] had a wife whose name was Eithne [En-Ya] and another name for her was Boand [BO-an] . The Dagda desired her in carnal union. The woman would have yielded to the Dagda had it not been for fear of Elcmar [elk-MER] , so great was his power. Thereupon the Dagda sent Elcmar away on a journey to Bres [BUR-as: Beautiful] son of Elatha in Mag nInis [ALE-ah-hah-in-Mag-Nin-ISH] , and the Dagda worked great spells upon Elcmar as he set out, that he might not return betimes (that is, early) and he dispelled the darkness of night for him, and he kept hunger and thirst from him. He sent him on long errands, so that nine months went by as one day, for he had said that he would return home again between day and night. Meanwhile the Dagda went in upon Elcmar's wife, and she bore him a son, Aengus, and the woman was whole of her sickness when Elcmar returned, and he perceived not her offense, that is, that she had lain with the Dagda.

The Dagda meanwhile brought his son to Midir's [MID-ir] house in Bri Leith in Tethba [BRUH-ley / TEY-buh] , to be fostered. There Aengus was reared for the space of nine years. Midir had a great playing-field in Bri Leith [BRUH-ley]. Thrice fifty lads of the young nobles of Ireland were there and thrice fifty maidens of the land of Ireland [150 boys + 150 girls = 300]. Aengus was the leader of them all, because of Midir's great love for him, and the beauty of his form and the nobility of his people. He was also called Mac Og (the Young Son), for his mother said: "Young is the son who was begotten at the break of day and born betwixt it and evening."

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This passage serves several purposes. Not only is it terribly important in Irish mythology to establish the lineage of a God or Goddess, but it is also terribly crucial, especially in earlier literature (of which sort this is) to highlight the parents' merits, abilities, and so on. This foreshadows those of the child, while adding bulk to the narrative in general; and as we know, this was important because they didn't have television, computers, and smart-phones back then. Initially, we see the very typical and oft-mentioned 'praises' to the Dagda for his abilities "for it was he that worked wonders for them and controlled the weather and crops". The next half of this section highlights his other abilities, which include magic and control over nature and time. The Dagda is sometimes referred to as "King of the Sidhe", for it is he who is accredited with building the Sidhe mounds, and who keeps the sacred magic of the Druids. Hence his title as Father of the Druids. These traits are highlighted by the rather potent spell he works on Elcmar. Furthermore, his deception here shows his cunning, a trait that is highlighted in Angus as something of a trickster.

After Angus Og's birth, he is transported by his father to Midir's house in Tethba, who one of his older sons. This section has a few of those ever-present homages to the Druidic fixation with the number three. The first is, of course, the statement of the length of time of the pregnancy and the passage of days. Nine months in a pregnancy, and as we know if you divide nine by three you get, well . . . three. Elcmar is gone for the span of the pregnancy, but experiences time differently thanks to An Dagda's spell, which causes him to perceive nine months as one day. Nine divided by three is three, three divided by three is one. I may be losing some of you. In Irish myths, Gods are often three in one, and I have long assumed these numerical clues to be hints at that theme.

In the next paragraph, we are given more numbers to think on. Again, we have the theme of nine leading back to one, with Angus being reared in the span of nine years. The next reference to the number three is a little more elusive, if you're just reading it at face value, but a sequence of equations leads to an infinite progression of the sacred number three.

"Thrice fifty lads of the young nobles of Ireland were there and thrice fifty maidens of the land of Ireland."

3x50 = 150x2 = 300

300/3 = 100

100/3 = 33.3r

What does the infinite nature of the number three here indicate? Well, the number is in regard to those whom Angus is leader of, perhaps indicating his connection to the eternal and divine. Likely as well is this as a reference to his link with the royalty and kingship of the Tuatha De Dannan. Whatever the case, it is clear that numbers were hugely important in Irish, considering the nature of Ogam and the Druids' calenders of the phases of the moon and other celestial bodies. Figures such as The Morrigan and The Dagda, who are primordial mother and father archetypes each have a significant link to the triadic theme. The former having 6-9 Goddesses in her conclave, and the latter being referred to as a God of "Druidic sciences", and who is referenced as being of "multi-formed triads". Three is ever-present in Druidic writing, and surrounds the origins and stories of the Gods, seeming to hint at their divine qualities; and Angus the Young is no exception.

Names, phrases, and words in this section:

Tuatha De Danann - Tua-day-Dan-ann - There is some debate on the proper pronunciation and spelling of this phrase, mainly over the usage of "De", or "of". I won't get into that too much here, but wanted to make it apparent, if anyone ever sees it spelled sans "De", not to be alarmed or confused. It means the same thing either way, and that is "The Tribe/People of Danu". Danu being, of course, the ever-present but rarely heard from mother-deity in Irish mythology.

Eochaid Ollathair - OH-hay-d ALLA-hay - This is the Dagda's "true" name, which is handy to know seeing as how he has about a dozen or so monikers, many of which indicating his red nature.The color red is associated with magic and otherworldly forces in Irish mythology. Here, though, his name means "Horseman Allfather".

Dagda - DAG-dha - The Dagda, when translated quite literally and simply, means "The Good God", though there are other translations that have its meaning as "God of All" or "God of the World".

Brugh - BREW - This word refers to a dwelling or a house, though is sometimes translated as "mansion" or "palace". Brughs are where the Aes Sidhe [Ays-Shee] in Irish mythology dwell. An Dagda's Brugh na Boinne - The House at the River Boinne, which brings us to . . .

Boan - BO-an - Also spelled Boinne, the River Boinne is named for her, and in Irish mythology she is the Goddess associated with this body of water. The mother of Angus Og, her name means "White Cow".

Elcmar - ELK-mer - His name means "spiteful/envious one", from the proto-Irish "Ealcmhar". He serves as steward to the Dagda, and is husband to Boan. He is killed by Angus Og, and is clearly an ill-fated character from the start of things.

Bres - BUR-as - Bres the Beautiful appears in several legends, most notably the Silver Hand of Nuadu. Outwardly, he is considered to be the most beautiful and intelligent man in Ireland, but inwardly his heart is small and tarnished, full of ego and selfish vanity. Think the Beast in Beauty and the Beast before he turned all big and gnarly. Bres is made defacto King of the Tuatha De Danann due to Nuada's incapacity as King, and he drives the kingdom into the ground. Eventually, you have the God of Speech doing back-breaking labor and An Dagda being starved near to dying. He ends up being ousted as King, though, and everything is okay.

Elatha in Mag nInis - ALE-ah-hah-in-Mag-Nin-ISH - Often billed simply as Elatha, for reasons that should be quite obvious, though his name isn't as intimidating as it at first appears. He is a prince of the Formorians, considered to be the "bad guys" in several fables, never-minding that Irish mythology doesn't always have traditional concepts of 'good' and 'bad'. Before you go writing off the Fomorians as 'bad guys', bear in mind that one of the greatest heros of Irish oral tradition was half-Fomorian: That is, the shining one, Lugh. Anyways, Elatha is most likely the namesake remnant of a long-forgotten moon deity, as he is said to have visited Eriu [UR-you], the matron Goddess of Ireland, at night by way of a shining, silver boat.

Bri Leith / Tethba - BRUH-ley / TEY-buh - In this passage, it states that "the Dagda meanwhile brought his son to Midir's house in Bri Leith in Tethba, to be fostered". Bri Leith was a place in Tethba, which was a kingdom, the location of which is still up for question. Most can agree that it encompassed parts of Westmeath and most of County Longford--the North-West of the Province of Leinster. If you don't know what I'm talking about, look at a Map of Ireland and find Dublin. You'll be in roughly the correct region.

*Note on Irish Writing*

"Young is the son who was begotten at the break of day and born betwixt it and evening."

This is a very round about way of saying that Angus was born in the afternoon. It would seem rather pointless to us, nowadays, to be so particularly wordy about this, but to the Druids it was all about the number of syllables present in their sentences. This, of course, is utterly destroyed when translated to English, but you understand the objective, I hope. These numbers usually referred back to the number three, or were otherwise numbers divisible by three. Some part of this roundabout speech is also a product of the syntax of the old Irish language. You may have found some examples of that in the excerpt so far, such as:

". . . the woman was whole of her sickness when Elcmar returned, and he perceived not her offense, that is, that she had lain with the Dagda."

A modernized version would read:

" . . . she was no longer pregnant when Elcmar came back, and he had no idea that she had lain with the Dagda."

It is important to remember this syntax difference, and the numeric syllable importance whilst reading Irish myths, as it can be very easy to become confused in the esoteric style. Honesty is my way of conveyance, of this subject, I speak not untrue. See, it's easy once you get the hang of it, but until you do it can make your eyes glaze over.

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sunlitevergreens · 3 years

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okay so i am learning about Ériu/Éire, goddess of ireland: she was the daughter of Delbáeth and Ernmas and sister to Banba and Fódla. the sisters formed a triumvirate, which i guess is a fancy way saying "governing body made up of 3 people." these triumvirs are known as the goddesses of sovereignty.

she also had a foster dad, Codal the Roundbreasted, who legend holds responsible for the high lands of ireland, claiming Ériu grew toward the sky because he fed her. it's interesting that etymologists believe her name comes from a proto-indo-european word that means "fat." there's a lot of wishy washy inconsistencies about her romantic/sexual partners. it has been said that her husband was Mac Gréine, the son of the sun, grandson to Dagda. it has also been said that she was the lover of Elatha, prince of the Fomhóire, and there are some who believe that they were half-siblings through Delbáeth. they had a kiddo named Bres.

the goddess also allowed herself to be a mistress to a hero.

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celticmythpodshow · 7 years

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CMP010 - The Harp's Voice Unleashed

Battle is over and the fate of Erin decided.

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Show Summary:

Mighty Balor, the strong smiter, and the Fomori have invaded Ireland and the Tuatha De Danaan meet them on the field of Battle. After a bloody and epic struggle, Lugh kills Balor and the Fomori are beaten and driven back to the sea. Tired and weary, it is now time for the Children of Danu to count the cost... The Dagda also seeks his Harp!

This episode is the 10th episode of the Irish Book of Invasions.

More resources over at our main Website at http://celticmythpodshow.com Show Summary:

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Intro 0:41

News & Views 1:16

Story 3:35

Listener Feedback - Faith 19:49

Promo - Shadowmagic 21:40

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We talk about our new Facebook and Myspace pages. You can also find the addresses for these on the Contact Us page. Also, we introduce the Midsummer Special that will be out next week.

Uneasy Rests the Crown - Episode 10 of the Irish Mythological Cycle and Part 10 of the Book of Invasions

Names Used in this Story

Listed in order of appearance

Tuatha De Danaan

Children of Danu

Bres

Elatha

Maeltine Mor-Brethach

Erin

Ogma

Tethra

The Dagda

Fomori

Uaitne

Dur-da-Bla

Coir-cethan-chuin

Cam Corrslebe

Lough Ce

Samhain

The Morrigan

Angus (mac) Og

Emmas

Sidhe

Badb

Men of Dea

Tailltiu

Nas

Magh Mor

Duach the Dark

Teamhair

Cuan

Midhe

Taillten

Ethne

Magh Tuireadh

Tadg

Nuada

Muirne

Finn

Fianna

Tuirenn

Bran

Boanna

The Boyne

Newgrange

Bodb Dearg

Danaan

Caer

Ethal Anubal

Connacht

Ailel

Maedb

Uisnech

Mide

Brath

Nemed

Listener Feedback

Faith

We share an email from Faith from western Massachusetts which sums up beatifully what we are trying to achieve with this podcast.

Promo - Shadowmagic

John Lenahan

Shadowmagic, by John Lenahan.

"Shadowmagic is a rip roaring fun fantasy adventure novel by John Lenahan very loosely based on Irish mythology where every chapter ends on the edge of a cliff (or at least a high curb.) Join Conor as he grapples with typical teenage problems like, how to deal with a father’s high expectations, how to survive in the world on your own and how to woo a beautiful girl - that wants you dead. Shadowmagic - novel for the young at heart from 12 to 112."

Sources used in this Episode

Sacred Texts, Gods & Fighting Men by Lady Gregory

Timeless Myths

http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T300011.html

Lebor Gabala

Sacred Texts, Celtic Wonder Tales, Ella Young

Sacred Texts, Cath Maghe Tuired, Elizabeth A Gray

Sacred Texts, Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race, Thomas Rolleston

The Mythological Cycle, The Second Battle of Mag Tured

Celtic Twilight

Celtic Literature Collective, Mary Jones

And, of course, the Awen - inspiration and imagination!

Special Thanks

For voice acting:

Edward, our son, as Angus mac Og. Matt Howard, our friend, as Ethal Anubal.

For incidental music:

Jo Morrison for her wonderful harp music used in this episode as the Dagda's Harp. You can find her website here. The three tracks that she gave us permission to use from the album The Three Musics are:

Chiorsdain's Lullaby

Arthur Bignold of Lochrosque/King of Laois

Rights of Man

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Souls of Nephilims, Vampirit Requiem, Act 3, Immortal Forever. See the Contributor page for details.

Adam Zampino, At the Sea. See the Contributor page for details.

Diane Arkenstone, The Secret Garden . See the Contributor page for details.

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Time Ticks Away by Jigger. See their Contributor Page for details.

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