- In the
Mythological Cycle of
early Irish literature,
Midir (Old Irish),
Midhir (Modern Irish) or
Mider was a son of the
Dagda of the
Tuatha Dé Danann...
- of Elcmar.
Aengus is
fostered by
Midir, and when he
grows up
takes possession of Brug na
Boinne from Elcmar.
Midir visits Aengus, but is
blinded by a...
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spell against Étaín, the
horse goddess he won for his
brother Midir. In a
jealous rage,
Midir's wife
Fuamnach turns Étaín into a
beautiful fly. Returning...
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lives of the
beautiful Étaín, 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...
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being carried off by
Midir.
Englec winds up
Midir's lover.
Elcmar kills Midir afterwards. In turn,
Oengus kills Elcmar for
killing Midir.
Another of Elcmar's...
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Medri Bahri (Tigrinya: ምድሪ ባሕሪ, English: Land of the Sea) or
Mereb Melash (Tigrinya: መረብ ምላሽ, English:
Beyond the Mereb), also
known as Ma'ikele Bahr or...
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figures such as the
Welsh Rhiannon and the
Gaulish Epona. In
Tochmarc Étaíne
Midir names her Bé Find (Fair Woman). However, the poem
embedded in the text,...
- Fúamnach, or Fuamnach, is
Midir's first wife and a
witch of the
Tuatha Dé
Danann in the
medieval Irish text
Tochmarc Étaíne ("The
Wooing of Étaín"). The...
- Banchure, the "Sun of Womanfolk" and is
referred to as the
daughter of
Midir of Brí Léith. A poem in the
Lebor Gabála Érenn
mentions Macha as one of...
- Boann. His
children include Aengus, Brigit, Bodb Derg, Cermait, Aed, and
Midir. The Dagda's name is
thought to mean "the good god" or "the
great god"....
