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#Celtic #MythologyMonday: `According to legend, beneath the Ail na Mirean lies the Danann Goddess #Eriu, after whom the Milesians named #Ireland. She was the Mother Goddess of the land; the rocks formed her bones, the earth her flesh, the rivers her veins.`
Source: Ali Isaac | Substack

#MythologyMonday for #EarthDay2024: `The green island at the far western periphery of Europe bears the name of its earth goddess, #Ériu. Because Ériu promised greater prosperity than did her sisters, the chief bard of the Milesians, Amairgin, decided to call the island after Ériu.
It was at the sacred central mountain, #Uisneach, that Ériu greeted the invaders. One, Donn mac Míled, replied to her demands with insults, and Ériu calmly sentenced him to death; he drowned shortly thereafter, indicating that Ériu had control over the seas as well as the land.`
Source: Patricia Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and Folklore`

#Fomorians were usually giants who have some demonic traits (one-leggedness, one-armedness, one-eyedness, three rows of teeth); the exception was King #Elatha, who was a radiantly beautiful fomóir who came across the sea in a silver ship. Right at the beach he slept with the willingly surrendered and already married goddess #Ériu.
Source: Helmut Birkhan „#Kelten“ #Celtic
https://twitter.com/MaeneSigne/status/1357636601824890885

#Celtic #MythologyMonday: Fomorians were usually giants who have some demonic traits (one-leggedness, one-armedness, one-eyedness, three rows of teeth); the exception was King #Elatha, who was a radiantly beautiful fomóir who came across the sea in a silver ship. Right at the beach he slept with the willingly surrendered and already married goddess #Ériu.
Source: Helmut Birkhan „#Kelten“
https://twitter.com/MaeneSigne/status/1357636601824890885