- In
Irish mythology,
Goibniu (Old
Irish pronunciation: [ˈɡovʲnʲu];
Modern Irish: Gaibhne) was the
metalsmith of the
Tuatha Dé Danann. He is
believed to...
- queen"); Lugh; Nuada; Aengus; Brigid; Manannán; Dian
Cecht the healer; and
Goibniu the smith, one of the Trí Dé Dána ("three gods of craft").
Several of the...
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continental parallels:
Irish Lugh and
Welsh Lleu are
cognate with Lugus,
Goibniu and
Gofannon with Gobannos, Macán and
Mabon with Maponos, and so on. One...
-
gabus ‘gifted, clever’. His
apparent counterpart in
Irish mythology,
Goibniu, in
addition to his
duties as a smith, also
takes on the role of a divine...
-
notes that Danu's
three sons
might be
better fit by the
craftsmen deities,
Goibniu, Luchta, and
Creidhne and
suggests that the gods of danu may
refer to them...
- Brigid,
daughter of the Dagda, and his son was Ruadan, who was
killed by
Goibniu. In the
First Battle of Magh Tuiredh, King
Nuada of the
Tuatha Dé Danann...
- smith' Gofannon,
Welsh god of blacksmithing, ale,
architecture and
building Goibniu,
Irish god of blacksmithing, one of the Trí Dée Dána Lugh, god of craftsmen...
- is
described as the son of Luachaid. He and his
brothers Creidhne and
Goibniu were
known as the Trí Dée Dána, the
three gods of art, who
forged the weapons...
- queen"); Lugh; Nuada; Aengus; Brigid; Manannán; Dian Cécht the healer; and
Goibniu the smith. They are also said to
control the
fertility of the land; the...
-
medieval texts,
Nuada is
described as
having two brothers, Dian Cécht and
Goibniu.
Ethadon is
named as one of Nuada's sons and
Gaible his grandson. Gaible...
