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ÉtaÃn (Irish Name)
ÉtaÃn or ÉdaÃn (Modern Irish spelling: Éadaoin) is a figure of Irish mythology, best known as the heroine of ''Tochmarc ÉtaÃne'' (''The Wooing of ÉtaÃn''), one of the oldest and richest stories of the Mythological Cycle. She also figures in the Middle Irish ''Togail Bruidne Dá Derga'' (''The Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel''). T. F. O'Rahilly identified her as a sun goddess. Name The name ''ÉtaÃn'' () is alternately spelt as ''Edain'', ''Aideen'', ''Etaoin'', ''Éadaoin'', ''AedÃn'', or ''Adaon''. It is derived from a diminutive form of Old Irish ''ét'', "passion, jealousy". She is sometimes known by the epithet Echraide ("horse rider"), suggesting links with horse deities and figures such as the Welsh Rhiannon and the Gauls, Gaulish Epona.MacKillop, p. 195. In ''Tochmarc ÉtaÃne'' Midir names her Bé Find (Fair Woman). However, the poem embedded in the text, "A Bé Find in ragha lium" may be an older, unrelated composition that was Interpolation (manuscripts), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Reid (artist)
Stephen Reid (30 May 1873 – 7 December 1948) was a Scottish illustrator and painter who specialised in Georgian settings and costume pieces. Born in Aberdeen, he was educated Gray's School of Art and the Royal Scottish Academy. He was elected to the Royal Society of British Artists at the age of 33. His early work was influenced by Edwin Austin Abbey. Books he illustrated include: * * * * * * He also contributed to magazines, including ''The Strand Magazine ''The Strand Magazine'' was a monthly British magazine founded by George Newnes, composed of short fiction and general interest articles. It was published in the United Kingdom from January 1891 to March 1950, running to 711 issues, though the ...'' and ''The Connoisseur''. References External links * * 1873 births 1948 deaths Artists from Aberdeen Scottish illustrators 19th-century British illustrators 19th-century Scottish painters 19th-century Scottish male artists 20th-century British i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bé Find
BE or be may refer to: Linguistics * Be (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet * ''be'' (interjection), in several languages * Be languages or Ong Be, a pair of languages of northern Hainan province, China * Belarusian language, ISO 639-1 code: be * Black English, or African-American Vernacular English, an English dialect * British English, abbr. BE, usually used in contrast to AE (American English) * '' To be'', the English copular verb Music Albums * ''Be'' (Beady Eye album), 2013 * ''Be'' (Casiopea album), 1998 * ''Be'' (Common album), 2005 * ''BE'' (Pain of Salvation album), 2004 ** '' BE (Original Stage Production)'', a 2005 live album by Pain of Salvation * Be (BTS album), 2020 Songs * "Be" (Neil Diamond song), a 1973 single * "Be", a song by Jessica Simpson from ''In This Skin'' * "Be", a song by Lenny Kravitz from '' Let Love Rule'' * "Be", a song by Slade from ''Whatever Happened to Slade'' Organisations * Be Inc., a former US software company (1990–2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eochaid Airem
Eochu Airem ("the ploughman"), son of Finn, was, according to mediaeval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland during the first or second century BC. He succeeded to the throne after the death of his brother, Eochu Feidlech, and ruled for twelve or fifteen years, until he was burned to death in Fremain by Sigmall Sithienta. He was succeeded by Eterscél. The ''Lebor Gabála'' synchronises his reign with the dictatorship of Julius Caesar (48–44 BC). The chronology of Geoffrey Keating's ''Foras Feasa ar Éirinn'' dates his reign to 82–70 BC, that of the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' to 131–116 BC. He played an important role in the Old Irish saga ''Tochmarc ÉtaÃne'' ("The Wooing of ÉtaÃn"), which tells of the lives of the beautiful ÉtaÃn, the lover of Midir of the Tuatha Dé Danann, who was turned into a fly by Midir's jealous wife, which had been swallowed by the wife of Étar, an Ulster warrior. Étar's wife became pregnant and ÉtaÃn was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High King Of Ireland
High King of Ireland ( ) was a royal title in Gaelic Ireland held by those who had, or who are claimed to have had, lordship over all of Ireland. The title was held by historical kings and was later sometimes assigned anachronously or to legendary figures. Medieval and early modern Irish literature portrays an almost unbroken line of High Kings, ruling from the Hill of Tara over a hierarchy of lesser kings, stretching back thousands of years. Modern historians believe this scheme was crafted in the 8th century from the various genealogical traditions of powerful dynasties, and intended to justify their status by projecting it far into the past.Dáibhà Ó CróinÃn, "Ireland, 400–800", in Dáibhà Ó CróinÃn (ed.), ''A New History of Ireland 1: Prehistoric and Early Ireland'', Oxford University Press, 2005, pp. 182–234. John T. Koch explains: "Although the kingship of Tara was a special kingship whose occupants had aspirations towards supremacy among the kings of Irela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Destruction Of Da Derga's Hostel
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conchobar Mac Nessa
Conchobar mac Nessa (son of Ness) is the king of Ulster in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He rules from Emain Macha (Navan Fort, near Armagh). He is usually said to be the son of the High King Fachtna Fáthach, although in some stories his father is the druid Cathbad, and he is usually known by his matronymic, ''mac Nessa'': his mother is Ness, daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide, King of Ulster. Conchobar was an important figure in the Ulster Cycle, appearing in the Táin Bó Cúailnge and a number of other stories where he is depicted as a good king. Legendary biography Birth There are several versions of how Conchobar was conceived. In the earliest, Ness, daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide, the then king of Ulster, asks the druid Cathbad what it is an auspicious time for. Cathbad replies, "for begetting a king on a queen". There are no other men around, so Ness takes Cathbad to bed and she conceives a son. In a later version, Ness is brought up by twelve foster-father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fúamnach
Fúamnach, or Fuamnach, is Midir's first wife and a witch of the Tuatha Dé Danann in the medieval Irish text ''Tochmarc ÉtaÃne'' ("The Wooing of ÉtaÃn"). The text describes her as being intelligent (''gáeth''), cunning (''trebar'') and "versed in the knowledge and power of the Túatha Dé Danand", explaining that her fosterfather had been the wizard druid Bresal Etarlám. She is said to be of the progeny (''clann'') of Béothach son of Iardanél, who is probably identical with Béothach son of Iarbonel, the father of the Túatha Dé Danann in the ''Lebor Gabála Érenn''. Summary When Midir fell in love with ÉtaÃn and married her, Fúamnach got so jealous that she cast several spells on her as soon as the couple arrived in Midir's residence in Brà Léith: *First, having welcomed the couple and having seated Étáin in the centre of the house, she struck her wand of scarlet rowan (''cáerthann'') on her, transforming her rival into a pool of water. When ÉtaÃn changed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuatha Dé Danann
The Tuatha Dé Danann (, meaning "the folk of the goddess Danu"), also known by the earlier name Tuath Dé ("tribe of the gods"), are a supernatural race in Irish mythology. Many of them are thought to represent deities of pre-Christian Gaelic Ireland. The Tuath Dé Danann are often depicted as kings, queens, druids, bards, warriors, heroes, healers and craftsmen who have supernatural powers. They dwell in the Otherworld but interact with humans and the human world. They are associated with the ''sÃdhe'': prominent ancient burial mounds such as Brú na Bóinne, which are entrances to Otherworld realms. Their traditional rivals are the Fomorians (Fomoire), who might represent the destructive powers of nature, and whom the Tuatha Dé Danann defeat in the Battle of Mag Tuired. Prominent members include the Dagda ("the great god"); The MorrÃgan ("the great queen" or "phantom queen"); Lugh; Nuada; Aengus; Brigid; Manannán; Dian Cecht the healer; and Goibniu the smith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fomorians
The Fomorians or Fomori (, Modern ) are a supernatural race in Irish mythology, who are often portrayed as hostile and monstrous beings. Originally they were said to come from under the sea or the earth. Later, they were portrayed as sea raiders and giants. They are enemies of Ireland's first settlers and opponents of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the other supernatural race in Irish mythology; although some members of the two races have offspring. The Tuath Dé defeat the Fomorians in the '' Battle of Mag Tuired''. This has been likened to other Indo-European myths of a war between gods, such as the Æsir and Vanir in Norse mythology, the Olympians and Titans in Greek mythology, and the Devas and Asuras in Indian mythology. One theory is that the Fomorians were supernatural beings representing the wild or destructive powers of nature; personifications of chaos, darkness, death, blight and drought. Name In Old and Middle Irish, the race is usually called the ''Fomóire'' or '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cormac Cond Longas
Cormac Cond Longas (Connlongas, Connloinges, "Exiled Prince") was the eldest son of Conchobar mac Nessa by his own mother, Ness, in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. His foster father was Fergus mac Róich. Cormac followed Fergus into exile in Connacht after the Deirdre affair, and fought for Ailill and Medb Medb (), later spelled Meadhbh (), Méabh(a) () and Méibh (), and often anglicised as Maeve ( ), is queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Her husband in the core stories of the cycle is Ailill mac Máta, although she had ... against his father in the '' Táin Bó Cuailnge'' (Cattle Raid of Cooley). During the battle, he prevented Fergus from killing Conchobar. When Conchobar died the Ulstermen asked Cormac to return to Ulster as their king. However, on his journey home he was forced to break his '' geasa'' (taboos) and was killed when the hostel he and his men were staying in was raided."''Togail bruidne Dá Choca'': Da Choca's hostel" (1900). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mess Buachalla
The mess (also called a mess deck aboard ships) is a designated area where military personnel socialize, eat and (in some cases) live. The term is also used to indicate the groups of military personnel who belong to separate messes, such as the officers' mess, the chief petty officer mess, and the enlisted mess. In some civilian societies this military usage has been extended to the eating arrangements of other disciplined services such as fire fighting and police forces. The root of ''mess'' is the Old French ''mes'', "portion of food" (cf. modern French language, French ''mets''), drawn from the Latin verb ''mittere'', meaning "to send" and "to put" (cf. modern French ''mettre''), the original sense being "a course of a meal put on the table"; cfr. also the modern Italian ''portata'' with the same meaning, past participle of ''portare'', ''to bring''. This sense of ''mess'', which appeared in English language, English in the 13th century, was often used for cooked or liquid dish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
