Irish mythology Irish mythology is the body of myths native to the island of Ireland. It was originally passed down orally in the prehistoric era, being part of ancient Celtic religion. Many myths were later written down in the early medieval era by Ch ...

, Tethra of the

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ruled

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after dying in the Second Battle of Mag Tuiredh. After the battle, his sword, Orna, was taken by Ogma and it then recounted everything it had done.

Etymology

Tethra may be derived from the

Proto-Indo-European Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages. No direct record of Proto-Indo- ...

''*tet(e)ro-'' meaning 'quacking sound'. Tethra means both sea and scald-crow Badb or Roynston's crow in Old Irish.

Popular culture

"Tethra" is the name of an armor set for the Highlander in ''

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Music

" Tethra" is the name of an Italian Melancholic

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Death Metal born in 2008 and still active. Ogives Big Band released a song called 'Tethra' on their EP 'HARM' in October 2019 with an accompanying music video.

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