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Ernmas

In Irish myths, she was a mother goddess. Ernmas was the daughter of Etarlam, who was the son of Nuada.

Ernmas was the mother of a son named Fiachna and three daughters who were the three sovereignty goddesses of Ireland – Banha, Fodla and Eriu. According to one version, her son impregnated her with these three daughters. Sometimes, Eirnin was said to be the mother of the three goddesses.

Ernmas was possibly the mother of the three war goddesses: Morrigan, Badb and Macha; she was also the mother of Dana (Ana). Their father was Delbáeth, son of Angus Og and Eithne.

Ernmas was killed in the First Battle of Magh Tuiredh.

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Tuatha Dé Danann:

  • • Ernmas
  • • Danu (Ana)
  • • Morrígan
  • • Eriu, Banha and Fodla
  • • Brigit
  • • Boann
  • • Flidais
  • • Ainé
  • • Bilé
  • • Lir
  • • Manannán Mac Lir
  • • Dagda
  • • Nuada
  • • Ogma
  • • Dian Cécht
  • • Cian
  • • Goibhniu
  • • Credne
  • • Luchta
  • • Bres
  • • Lugh
  • • Angus Óg
  • • Bodb Derg
  • • Midir
  • • Neit
  • • Donn
  • • Crom Cruach
  • • Domnu
  • • Eochaid
Eriu, Banha and Fodla

Eriu, Banha and Fodla

Eriu and her two sisters, Banha and Fodla, had given their name to Ireland before the arrival of the Milesians. They were the incarnation of Ireland, represented as the Sovereignty of Ireland, who wedded kings to ensure the prosperity of the isle....

November 3rd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Eithne

Eithne

Mother of Lugh. Eithne was sometimes spelt Ethlinn or Ethniu. Eithne was a daughter of Balor, leader of the Fomorians. Balor knew of a prophecy that if he was to have a grandson, he would die. So like the Argive king Acrisius who locked away his d...

November 3rd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Danu (Ana)

Danu (Ana)

A mother goddess. Danu or Ana was the mother of the race of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Danu was a goddess of fertility and the earth. Some believed that Danu and Ana were separate entities, even though both are mother goddesses. Danu was a widely worsh...

November 3rd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Neit

Neit

God of war. Neit was a son of Dagda . Neit was said to have been the father of the Fomorians: Delbaeth, who was the father of Elatha, and of Dót, who was the father of Balor. (This Delbaeth should not be confused with the Danann son of Ogma or Ang...

November 3rd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Ainé

Ainé

Sky goddess or sun goddess. Ainé was also seen as the Irish goddess of human love and the goddess of fertility of animals and agriculture. Ainé (Aine) was the daughter of Eógabal and the sister of Fer Í. In some other texts, she was the daughter o...

November 3rd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Neit

Neit

God of war. Neit was a son of Dagda . Neit was said to have been the father of the Fomorians: Delbaeth, who was the father of Elatha, and of Dót, who was the father of Balor. (This Delbaeth should not be confused with the Danann son of Ogma or Ang...

November 3rd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Danu

Danu

Danu: Mysteries of the Mother Goddess Danu, goddess of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was the original mother goddess in Celtic mythology. The very name Tuatha Dé Danann means “Children of Danu,” and it is believed that she was the beginning of the existen...

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Morrígan

Morrígan

Goddess of war and fertility. Her name, Morrígan (Morrigan), means the "Queen of Demons" or the "Phantom Queen". Morrígan was the daughter of Delbáeth and Ernmas . Morrígan was the sister of Badb, Macha, and possibly of Nemain. Morrígan was one of...

November 3rd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Eithne

Eithne

This tale about Eithne belongs to the Mythological Cycle. The title, Altrom Tig Da Medar or "The Nurture of the Houses of the Two Milk Vessels" is preserved in the manuscript known as the Book of Fermoy. The story actually began after the Milesian...

November 24th, 2004 • Jimmy Joe
Domnu

Domnu

Goddess of the Fomorians. Domnu appeared in Lebor Gabala as the mother of Indech, the Fomorian king. Her attribute is uncertain, but she may have been the goddess of darkness.

November 3rd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe

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