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A banshee (/ ˈ b æ n ʃ iː / BAN-shee; Modern Irish bean sí, from Old Irish: ben síde [bʲen ˈʃiːðʲe], "woman of the fairy mound" or "fairy woman") is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member, [1] usually by screaming, wailing, shrieking, or keening.
Clíodna of Carrigcleena is the potent banshee that rules as queen over the sióga (fairies) of South Munster, or Desmond. [1] In some Irish myths, Clíodhna is a goddess of love and beauty, and the patron of County Cork. [2] She is said to have three brightly coloured birds who eat apples from an otherworldly tree and whose sweet song heals ...
Áine - goddess of parental and familial love, summer, wealth and sovereignty; Banba, Ériu and Fódla - patron goddesses of Ireland; Bodb Derg - king of the Tuatha Dé Danann; Brigid - daughter of the Dagda; associated with healing, fertility, craft, platonic love, and poetry; Clíodhna - queen of the Banshees, goddess of fantasized love ...
Wala, solar goddess; Wawalag, Yolngu sisters who were swallowed by a serpent, only to be regurgitated; Wollunqua, snake deity associated with rain and fertility; Wuluwaid, rain god of Arnhem Land; Wuriupranili, a solar goddess whose torch is the sun; Wurugag and Waramurungundi, first man and woman of Kunwinjku legend
The three Morrígna are also named as sisters of the three land goddesses Ériu, Banba, and Fódla. The Morrígan is described as the envious wife of The Dagda and a shape-shifting goddess, [14] while Badb and Nemain are said to be the wives of Neit. [5] She is associated with the banshee of later folklore. [5]
The only difference is that Tuath Dé tends to be used in contexts of legendary history and mythology. [8] Writing in the 7th century, the Irish bishop Tírechán described the sídh folk as "earthly gods" (Latin: dei terreni). [8] The 8th century Fiacc's Hymn says that the Irish adored the sídh folk before the coming of Saint Patrick. [8]
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A bean-nighe ('washerwoman') is a specific type of ban-sìth. [8]Both the Irish bean sídhe and the Scottish Gaelic ban-sìth (both meaning 'woman of the sídhe ', 'fairy woman' or 'woman of peace') are derived from the Old Irish ben síde, 'fairy woman': bean: 'woman', and sídhe: the genitive of 'fairy'.