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In Irish mythology, Ériu (Old Irish:; Modern Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ⓘ), daughter of Delbáeth and Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was the eponymous matron goddess of Ireland. The English name for Ireland comes from the name Ériu and the Germanic (Old Norse or Old English) word land.
The modern Irish Éire evolved from the Old Irish word Ériu, which was the name of Ireland and of a Gaelic goddess. Ériu is generally believed to have been the matron goddess of Ireland, a goddess of sovereignty, or simply a goddess of the land.
Aengus - god of passionate and romantic love, youth and poetic inspiration; Áine - goddess of parental and familial love, summer, wealth and sovereignty; Banba, Ériu and Fódla - patron goddesses of Ireland
The main supernatural beings in Irish mythology are the Tuatha Dé Danann ("the folk of the goddess Danu"), also known by the earlier name Tuath Dé ("god folk" or "tribe of the gods"). [3] Early medieval Irish writers also called them the fir dé (god-men) and cenéla dé (god-kindreds), possibly to avoid calling them simply 'gods'. [ 4 ]
According to Irish mythology and folklore, the name was originally given to the island by the Milesians after the goddess Ériu. The phrase Erin go bragh ("Éire go brách" in standard orthography , dative "in Éirinn go brách" "in Ireland forever"), a slogan associated with the United Irishmen Rebellion of 1798 , is often translated as ...
Pages in category "Irish goddesses" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aibell; Aimend; Áine;
In Irish mythology, Fódla or Fótla (modern spelling: Fódhla, Fodhla or Fóla), daughter of Delbáeth and Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was one of the tutelary goddesses of Ireland. Her husband was Mac Cecht. With her sisters, Banba and Ériu, she was part of an important triumvirate of goddesses
Anu - probable goddess of the earth and fertility, [44] called "mother of the Irish gods" in Cormac's Glossary [45] Bec; Bébinn (Béfind) Bé Chuille; Bodhmall; Boann - goddess of the River Boyne, called Bouvinda by Ptolemy [46] Brigid (Brigit) - called a "goddess of poets" in Cormac's Glossary, [45] with her sisters Brigid the healer and ...