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GODSTONES - THE DAGDA
The Dagda ("the good/capable god") is portrayed in the lore as a powerful warrior, a wise chieftain, and a shaper of the land, appearing in such tales as the Second Battle of Moytura, the Wooing of Étaín, and How The Dagda Got His Magic Staff. Known for his massive stature, lowly appearance, and his mastery over all the arts, the Dagda is one of the most important figures in the Mythological Cycle.
This is an art series depicting the Gaelic gods as ancient statues, with designs loosely inspired by historical finds, such as the Boa Island and Tandragee idols from Northern Ireland, and the Ballachulish Figure from Scotland. In this piece, the Dagda is pictured with his signature harp, club, and cauldron.
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I saw your arcadeology reblog and got curious. If you were to make a miracle box based on the Tuatha Dé Danann what animals would you put in it?
I've been ruminating over this all day, since seeing this in my inbox in the morning.
There are a lot of ways to answer this question (I did one in the reblog you mentioned, where I picked named Tuath Dé and gave answers based on very loose animal associations with each), but I honestly think the easiest would be to work with a pre-existing framework with the Four Treasures. Because if I were to go through the entire list of the Tuatha Dé Danann, well-
The box would be too big, IMHO, and it'd be hard to balance them all and give them animals without repeating them. So,
The Four Treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann
These Four Treasures were brought with the Tuatha Dé Danann when they moved from the four island cities they originated from to Ireland, with each treasure corresponding to each city (Murias, Falias, Gorias and Findias).
Reverse engineering these Treasures into Miraculous tools and then finding animals for each would be a lot easier than attributing animals to the Tuatha (who were really fluid in nature, from my understanding, and thus didn't exactly have one animal to each, unlike say the Olympians who each have A Commonly Associated Sacred Animal).
Cauldron of the Dagda
Associated with the city of Murias, the Cauldron's main property is that "no company ever went away from it unsatisfied". It is an "un-dry" cauldron that'll never run out and will essentially make delicious food forever.
I would more or less replace the Ladybug's function with the Cauldron's by having each "akuma" (I honestly wouldn't even use akuma for this story, I'd have the Hawk Moth-esque figure draw power from the Fomorians to corrupt civilians) be purified with a good meal. The episode format would involve tricking the "akuma" into eating a bite of soup and feeling better about life again to tie into Miraculous's theme of mental health (when it feels like the world hates you, eat a little and the world will look a little brighter). More or less merge Miraculous Ladybug and Lucky Charm's functions with soup. I realise I sound like my móraí, but soup good.
I'm going to stick with Horse here because I cannot (and will not) escape the Dagda's association with horses, simply because while he is a druid, one of his epithets is Eochaid Ollathair ("horseman, all-father"). The horse carries the cauldron along in a saddle, its weapon being a big-ass ladle (the ladle for the Cauldron was said to be so big that two humans could fit inside of it, so y'know, channel the Dagda's lorg anfaid ("the staff/club/mace of wrath") with the ladle.
Stone of Fál (Lia Fáil)
This is the hard one. Associated with the city of Falias, the Stone of Fál is highly believed to be an actual landmark you can go to. It is a large, massive stone, a sacred space where all the kings of Ireland were crowned, thus giving it its nickname of the Coronation Stone.
The reason it's like that, according to the Tuath Dé version of the legend, is that the stone would "roar with joy" when the rightful king of Ireland put his feet upon it. It would also rejuvenate the king and give him a long reign.
I wouldn't have the tool be the entire 1-metre-tall rock. That'd be ridiculous. And also deprive respect given to the actual sacred space around the rock. Instead, I would have the Miraculous be a fragment of the rock from when Cúchulainn split it with his sword (long story short: he tried to have his protege crowned king of Ireland. The stone did not agree. Cúchulainn took things into his own hands from there, as he is wont to do). Maybe it's held as a pendant or similar, the stone picking its champions on the same basis as it used to kings back when it was whole.
Giving an associated animal is also hard for this one, as the Stone has touched the destiny of many kings (of the Tuatha and others). I'm going to make an arbitrary decision to go off of Bres, the more-or-less-agreed-upon "First" High King of the Tuatha in Ireland (the title is debatable, but given that Nuada will be getting his turn later in this round-up, I'm making an executive decision). Bres is, essentially, a motherfucker. He is a villain. His name might've been derived from a root word that meant "fight" or "uproar" (and more speculation with that, but I want to focus on those in particular for this). Bres is described with a couple different phrases: kindly friend, hot of valour, the flower of the Tuatha De, hot of valour, the ornament of the host, with a visage never woeful, spear-attended king. Bres's associated Miraculous in this box has the Lion, a showboat but one looking for meaning and a true master. A real king to support. With the spectre of Bres, wanting to atone for favouring his Fomorian kin (he was half-Fomorian, half-Tuath) and taking advantage of Nuada's condition to do so. When transformed, the tool is both the stone fragment and a spear (maybe give this boi a shield, too, making the spear a short-spear, for close melee, over a longer one. I'm still mulling this over).
Spear of Lugh
I know I just made a spear an accessory weapon of the Stone. Listen. There are a lot of spears in this section of folklore. They were handy.
Associated with the city of Gorias, the Spear of Lugh has many names. It's kind of like Excalibur in that way because it's such an exciting narrative that many people focused on it. It's the Spear of Lugh, mainly, but also the Spear of Assal, Ar-éadbair, "Slaughterer". Some connect it with Lúin of Celtchar of Scottish myth, but there's not enough evidence in enough texts to fully make that association comfortably, IMO. Mainly, the Spear of Lugh is a spear of many stories, where it has a lot of different attributes. The main one, though, is that it is a spear of combat prowess: nobody can win against the spear or its wielder. Other details depend on telling but include:
two incantations (one to have the spear always hit its mark and the other to return the spear to your hand)
a tip that had to be kept immersed in water to keep it from igniting
symbolism about the spear essentially being lightning as a weapon
did not need a wielder, could float on its own, and hungered for blood unless soaked in a sleeping draught of pounded fresh poppy leaves
The incantations make it work well when translated into a Miraculous framework. I would have this function similarly to how we have Chat Noir in combat: this is the strong arm to the soft arm of soup with the Cauldron. This is your "if the heroes lose this to the villains, it has to be a retconned timeline for the story to continue" affair right here. This is the only Miraculous that I'd ever give an actual mechanical time limit for (you transform and have a brief window of working through seemingly impossible combat situations before you go mad with bloodlust), adult or not. As an interesting contrast to the Stone's Lion-based combat support, I would give the Spear a Greyhound to symbolise it. Both after Lugh's hound and also to really make the sprint of the combat obvious and unavoidable.
Sword of Light
Associated with the city of Findias, we come at last to the Sword of Light (or Claiomh Solais, if'n you're inclined). While I said that the Spear of Lugh was like Excalibur, the Sword of Light is very near and dear to Excalibur's heart. Like, there are (last I checked, anywhoozies) thesis papers about the Sword of Light and Excalibur and which of them came first (a very chicken vs the egg kind of debate to me, honestly). And then there's the Grail Sword with the chair for that debate, and it's A Whole Thing.
But we're not here to have a supreme academic breakdown about folkloric swords. We're here for serotonin and Miraculous AUs.
Within the context of the Tuatha, the Sword of Light was Nuada's. While I acknowledge that its principles are "no one can escape from it once it was drawn from its sheathe, and no one could resist it", we already have an omega combat Miraculous in this box. I also don't want to deal with another one that could end in tragedy (as the Sword of Light sometimes kills its owner; note the "no one can escape" part of its core design, meaning someone has to die by it if you take it out).
Instead, I want to focus on the Tain angle of it, as Nuadu's Cainnel. Nuada's ever-glowing, bright torch.
Nuada is characterised by his silver hand and his associations with hunting and fishing (y'know, outside of when he's constantly fighting for his right to be king). We can retain the "no one can escape" feature of the sword by weaving it in with Nuada's hunting sphere of influence.
So, weaving together a bunch of different aspects about Nuada (the etymology of his name as debated being about heroes, mists, hazes, clouds, hunting, compelling), I would like to really lean into that this is fictional reimagining and make this Nuada tied to the moon, and hence, the Wolf. A hunter associated with silver and light really spells moonlight and wolves to me. It also contrasts directly with the Lion and the Grayhound by spinning the "wolves are uncontrollable monsters" idea on its head by the supposedly domestic dog being more of a threat and problem than the wolf. The Lion and Wolf wouldn't get along, to start with, until a bigger problem plays into the story (because Bres conspired, not once but twice, to take Nuada's kingship. Perhaps Bres accepts Nuada now, but Nuada, twice-burned, doesn't trust that. Thankfully, the Horse provides a mediator, and the Grayhound can strong-arm both of them should they not listen to soup and reason).
(before people get pedantic: I know Wikipedia says Elatha is the Irish lunar deity. However, given that Elatha is associated with all forms of illumination, he does not have a monopoly on the moon)
TL;DR: Horse, Lion, Grayhound, Wolf. Big, beefy bois, with the Horse as the leader-type character and the Lion, Grayhound, and Wolf serving as their combat entourage.
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What are those extra descriptors (i.e. Buidhe, Ballach, Caoch, Roe, Duff, etc.) representing when they appear in names in the more generation/history focused works? Was a nickname that historically common when one was irish nobility?
Go raibh maith agat! Táim sa Gaeltacht ag staidear Gaeilge, mar sin de sin, usaidim mé Gaelge, ní Bearla. Is feidir liom é a bheith a aistrigh as Bearla, ach bá fearr liom a bheith tú a usáid Google Translate.
(Thank you! I am in the Gaeltacht studying Irish, therefore, I'm using Irish, not English. I can translate it into English, but I would prefer you to use Google Translate.)
Deirtear iad "cognomen" as Bearla (agus roimh sin, Laidin)-- usaidtear a idirhealu a dheanamh idir morán duine a bheith an t-ainm céanna agus sloinne céanna acu. (Agus, fadó, bhí níl sloinne ann, mar sin de, bhí siad níos mó tabachtach.) Duirt siad rud éigin faoi an duine -- tréithe pearsanta, ceannaithe, pearsantach, nó stair. I ré na meánaoise, bhí clú tabhachtach, agus bhí clú ag gach duine, go h-airithe duine uasal. Déan duine aon rud, maith nó olc, agus gremmaigh sé fein dóibh. Agus mura bhí miníu eile ar n-ainm, rinneadh miníu. Mar shampla, i gCóir Anmann.
Mar sin de, an chéad fear cheile Gránuaile: Donal "an Coghadh" uí Flaithbertaigh, as Bearla "Donal of the Battle O'Flaherty" agus a chol ceathrair, "Donal Mac Ruairi uí Flaithbertaig.”
De réir "Annals of Loch Cé", bhí Domhnall "Finn" Ó Flaithbertaig i 1422, agus fuair sé bás....ó mic an Domhnaill Ó Flaithbertaig eile! Is céanna an t-ainm iad, ach is éagsúil na daoine iad.
Agus de réir sceala Meánaoiseach, tá, mar shampla, Eochaid Airem, Eochaid Ollathair, Eochaid Bres, Eochaid Mugmedóin, Eochaid mac Eirc, ocus eile ann.
Ach, úsáid gnáthdhaoine é, i.e. daoine cosuil liomsa agus tusa. tá ainmneacha cosúil le "Sean Óg" nó "Paidi Óg" ar go leor pubanna, agus bitear ainmeacha i scéala béaloidis cosuil le "Padraig Ruad". Is “ainm aitiúil” as Bearla "local name" ainm do na ainmneacha sin, agus is iad ainm coitiana sa Ghaeltacht. (Ach sa Ghaeltacht amháin.)
Feicimid ainmeacha cosuil le sin in áiteanna eile, mar shampla, London 19úr. Tá ainmeacha aitiúil ag íospartaigh Seaic an Réabthóir, mar shampla "Liz Fada", as Bearla "Long Liz" le Elizabeth Stride, "Máire Dorcha" as Bearla "Dark Mary" agus "Emma Finn", "Fair Emma" le Mary Jane Kelly, "Annie Dorcha", "Dark Annie" le Annie Chapman, etc. Agus bhí Máire amháin bean Éireannach de an gruppa sin.
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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (Film; 2003)
The Incredible, Indelible, Magical, Physical Mystery Trip (DePatie-Freleng Animated TV Special;; 1973)
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (Anime Film; 2019)
I Yabba-Dabba Do! (Hanna-Barbera Animated TV Special; 1993)
Justice League Dark (WB Animated Film; 2017)
Lady Jane (Film; 1986)
Legion of Super-Heroes (WB Animated Film; 2023)
The Lego Movie (Animated Film; 2014)
Letterkenny (TV Series; 2016)
The Little Theatre (Phantasies Cartoon; 1941)
Locke & Key (TV Series; 2020)
London Derriere (The Inspector Cartoon; 1968)
Man Hunt (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1938)
Manufacturing Consent, by Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman (Book; 1988)
Mickey’s Birthday Party (Disney Cartoon; 1940)
Mississippi Swing (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1941)
The Monuments Men (Film; 2014)
Norse Mythology, by Neil Gaiman (Stories; 2017)
Orpheus in the Underworld, by Jacques Offenbach (4-Act Opera; 1874)
Pinball Wizard, recorded by The Who (Song; 1969)
Pinocchio (Animated Disney Film; 1940)
Please Please Me, by The Beatles (Song; 1963)
Quiet! Pleeze (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1941)
Sheep Wrecked (MGM Droopy Cartoon; 1958)
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Chrysolius (Christian; Saint)
Colette of Corbie (Christian; Saint)
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Eochaid Ollathair (Festival to The Dagda; Celtic Book of Days)
Eugénie Smet (Christian; Blessed)
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Moses, bishop (Christian; Saint)
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Richard the Pilgrim (a.k.a. Richard, King of the West Saxons; Christian; Saint)
Romualdo, founder of the Order of Camaldoli (Christian; Saint)
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Sinclair Lewis (Writerism)
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Adrift in the Mist or Fog Groggy (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 22; 1960)
Birds of Prey (Film; 2020)
Blazing Saddles (Film; 1974)
Bored of the Rings, by Henry Beard and Douglas Kenney (Parody; 1969)
Breathless (Film; 1961)
Cat Alarm (Mighty Mouse Cartoon; 1961)
A Clean Shaven Man (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1936)
The Color Purple (Film; 1986)
Der Schauspieldirektor (The Impresario), by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Comic Singspiel; 1786)
The Earl and the Squirrel or The March of Crime (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 21; 1960)
Elvis and Me (TV Mini-Series; 1981)
Felix the Cat in “The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg” (Rainbow Parade Cartoon; 1936)
Hannah and Her Sisters (Film; 1986)
Home Town Olympics, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1936)
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (Film; 2003)
The Incredible, Indelible, Magical, Physical Mystery Trip (DePatie-Freleng Animated TV Special;; 1973)
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (Anime Film; 2019)
I Yabba-Dabba Do! (Hanna-Barbera Animated TV Special; 1993)
Justice League Dark (WB Animated Film; 2017)
Lady Jane (Film; 1986)
Legion of Super-Heroes (WB Animated Film; 2023)
The Lego Movie (Animated Film; 2014)
Letterkenny (TV Series; 2016)
The Little Theatre (Phantasies Cartoon; 1941)
Locke & Key (TV Series; 2020)
London Derriere (The Inspector Cartoon; 1968)
Man Hunt (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1938)
Manufacturing Consent, by Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman (Book; 1988)
Mickey’s Birthday Party (Disney Cartoon; 1940)
Mississippi Swing (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1941)
The Monuments Men (Film; 2014)
Norse Mythology, by Neil Gaiman (Stories; 2017)
Orpheus in the Underworld, by Jacques Offenbach (4-Act Opera; 1874)
Pinball Wizard, recorded by The Who (Song; 1969)
Pinocchio (Animated Disney Film; 1940)
Please Please Me, by The Beatles (Song; 1963)
Quiet! Pleeze (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1941)
Sheep Wrecked (MGM Droopy Cartoon; 1958)
Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered, by Ernst F. Schumacher (Philosophy Book; 1973)
The Spider Talks (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1932)
Tales of Ordinary Madness, by Charles Bukowski (Short Stories; 1983)
Taxi Driver (Film; 1976)
Teacher’s Pet (Betty Boop Cartoon; 1931)
Train To Pakistan, by Khushwant Singh (Novel; 1956)
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WolfxLamb - Exalted Spade Queen Brighid concept illustration. Spade/Exalted Queen Brighid/Brigantia Tia'Danuth Sahmedhi ("May Her Unyielding Eminence Reign Forever") - The Exalted Spade Queen of the Estardus Kingdom, and devoted eternal lover of Brent Errante Eochaith Sahmedhi. Daughter of the Roislin Tia'Danuth lineage, her father "Dagadha Eochaid Ollathair Tia'Danuth" and her mother the bleak fairy goddess/witch "Morrigana Tia'Danuth". Brighid is known as a blacksmith, animal shepard, healer, and poet. After the death of her beloved Brent Sahmedhi, she became an "Exalted Spade Queen of Vengence", starting a new era of conquest and war. This immortalization became the beginning of the Estardian Faith, Wrath and vengeance of Queen Brighid, who was baptized in a ritualistic pool of purified blood of the Black Lamb by "Santa Edith Muerte De La Cathedra", head of the religious branch. Queen Brighid emerged from the blood as the "Exalted One" or "Exalted Spade Queen of Estardus".
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There's also signs of the Celtic belief in the Fair Folk in modern Scandinavia, and the Icelandic huldufolk sound very fair folk-y.
Oh yeah for sure. Consider also how fomorians and jötunar have similarities, and how the Dagda is sometimes called Ollathair which means "Allfather." The regions definitely traded stories.
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The Dagda: Modern Functions: God of abundance, fertility, and male sexuality and prowess – the great provider. A God of agriculture and the sun. Genuine mirth and confidence are held by him, and care for his people as a wise father would care for his family/children. Physical strength and power. Husband of the Mórrígan, has a child with Bóann. Chief God of the Irish. There are many tales of his prowess, his appetites (both sexual and culinary), and his tremendous size and strength. Dagda means ‘the Good God’, but he holds many titles and jobs within the ranks of the Irish deities. As Eochaidh Ollathair, which means ‘Eochaidh the Great Father’, and Aedh Ruadh Ró-fhessa, which means ‘red fire of all knowledge’, it is told he holds much wisdom, and he is proclaimed to be the - or at least a - God of Druidism. He is described as having perfected the ‘heathen science’ – that is, the magic and knowledge of Druidic lore, as judged by later scholar and scribes.
Lora O'Brien - Irish Witchcraft
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My official scholarly reason™ for preferring the Dagda’s title Ollathair to mean “Greater than his father” as opposed to “great father” (as glossed in Arbuthnot’s edition of the long form of Cóir Anmann) is because it would mean he was better than Elatha and fuck Elatha
#celtic studies#(just to clarify: I THINK#it's the former#but it would be hilarious if it's the latter)
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The Dagda: No one calls An Dagda Eochaid Ollathair Ruad Rofhessa Dáire Aed Fer Benn Cera Cerrce Easal Eogabal a thief!!
The Morrigan: No one's got the time.
#incorrect quotes#incorrect tuatha#irish mythology#dagda#the morrigan#source: suite life of zach and cody
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El Dios Dagda
El Dagda es un Dios de muchos nombres. El Dagda es en realidad un epíteto que significa "el Dios bueno", se pronuncia Die-Ya. Otros nombres incluyen Ruad Rofhess y Eochaid Ollathair. Es uno de los dioses más antiguos de Tuatha de Danann y tiene muchos hijos, pero sobre todo Angus Og, quien fue criado como Midhir, Brigid (sin embargo, existe cierta controversia porque algunos piensan que son hermanos) y Bodb Derg. El es típicamente el consorte de Morrigan, sin embargo, tuvo un romance con Boand y, por lo tanto, surgió Angus Og.
Los dioses irlandeses no tienen cargos verdaderos y tienen un carácter muy complejo como humanos, pero los temas generales que se asocian con él son: paternidad, protección tribal, fertilidad y virilidad, abundancia, comida y liderazgo.
Tiende a gustar como ofrenda las gachas, el alcohol puro, los himnos, los granos, carnes cocidas, los panes y embarcaciones artesanales como ofrendas.
Los tuatha de danann según por su culto podemos saber que degustaban de ofrendas alimenticia y libaciones de agua o leche. Pero las ofrendas como el incienso, los aceites y las yerbas son mas del nuevo culto por lo que necesitaras de UPG o de investigar mas afondo. Se por excelencia que el roble es el árbol sagrado del Dios Dagda y se sabe bien que le encanta las bellotas pero el pino y las piñas también le agradan. Es cuestión de comunicarse con el Dios por medio de la adivinación y saber que le gusta a fondo ya que no dará las misma correspondencia a todos.
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🥘The Dagda Devotional Tips🥘
The Dagda (Eochaid-Ollathair) is the Celtic All-Father. The god of life and death, the Sun, prosperity, regeneration, banquets, and magic. His Cauldron (Undry) is an endless supply of food. His club could kill but also restore life. With his harp, he controls the change of the seasons.
• Go for a walk in nature.
• Enjoy food.
• Be a contributing party of your community.
• Pick up trash from the sidewalks, or from the plants and trees (some people leave it there).
• Start doing what you want to, don’t postpone it.
• Learn something new everyday.
• Bake bread.
• Set a new goal.
• Learn how to play an instrument.
• Celebrate the changing of the seasons.
• Stand yo for the people you love.
• Use crystals such as citrine and sunshine.
• Get a cauldron and leave an offering in there.
• Find gratefulness in everything you do.
• Leave an offering near an Oak tree (something that doesn’t harm the environment).
• Hug an Oak tree.
• Read or write poetry.
• Help those in need.
• Practice teamwork.
• Find a diet that makes you happy and nurtures your body mind and soul.
The Morrigan // Áine
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Dagda el Padre del Druidismo por @virginiaescobar El Dagda es el "Padre del Druidismo", y su nombre significa el "Buen Dios." Este es uno de sus muchos nombres; también se le conoce como Eochaidh Ollathair "Padre de todo", Aedh "Fuego" y Ruad Rofessa "Señor de grandes conocimientos".
#buen dios#Dagda#druidismo#El imperecedero#guardián del gran caldero#Los tres nobles sones#mitología irlandesa#mitologia celta#padre de todo#padre del druidismo#Señor de grandes conocimientos
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"Mo grá~" The Dagda knocking on the door that had indicated Morrigan's apartment. "I specifically asked to be housed with you."
The Morrigan had known the moment Dagda set foot on the island. He must have known she knew, too. Crows had scattered above, swooping and shrieking- heralding his arrival and simultaneously racing to be the first to bring the news to their mistress.
Of course they needn't do so. As previously stated, Morrigan knew. Her pen had stilled mid sentence, ball point abandoned soon after as she took leave of her office.
Wrapping up the days affairs with swiftness borne from haste the goddess had excused herself from the university grounds silently and suddenly. Pacing did not become her, but she would be remiss to deny the rounds made across plush carpet as she waited that evening. It was not hopeful anticipation nor dread. The Morrigan simply knew that Dagda would come for her. And he did.
Heavy door creaking open the Celtic deity peered up at the God as the chain keeping space between them snapped taut. Should he want in no flimsy man made metal would stop him, but she let the door chain hold the void between them even as she adjusted the silken robe she wore. Fine black fabric bled into the inky darkness of the unlit apartment, no doubt beckoning the God-King in as it failed to conceal the pale flesh of a bared shoulder and the finely detailed collar bones above. Despite the inviting picture painted the Morrigan's gaze was cool and sharp.
"Ollathair... So strange to see you. I assumed I would remain unwarmed another year. Do you have business here?"
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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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Our Ollathair https://www.instagram.com/p/CM2VqXhne66/?igshid=1vb4nem2ry6eg
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