Éremón

Éremón [ 'eːrʼevoːn ], also Érimón or Éiremhón , is the name of a legendary figure from the Lebor Gabála Érenn ("The Book of the Lands of Ireland") of the Celtic mythology of Ireland .

Mythology and Etymology

Éremón is one of the sons of the leader of the Milesians , Míl Espáne . After conquering Ireland against the resistance of the Túatha Dé Danann , he took control of the northern part of the island. The druid Amergin proposed and directed this division . But after a year his brother Éber , the ruler of the south, is dissatisfied with it and starts a war against Éremón. However, he fell in battle and Éremón then ruled the whole country. He leaves the province of Munster to the Ébers sons as an inheritance. His reign is said to have lasted 14, 15 or 17 years.

A descendant of Éremón is said to be the chthonic deity Tigernmas .

See also

• List of Celtic gods and legendary figures
• Myths and legends from Ireland

literature

• Helmut Birkhan : Celts. Attempt at a complete representation of their culture. Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-7001-2609-3 .
• Bernhard Maier : Lexicon of Celtic Religion and Culture (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 466). Kröner, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-520-46601-5 .

Web links

• Ebe Chandler McCabe Jr.: Celtic Warrior Descendants. Verlag iUniverse, 2011, ISBN 978-1-4502-9364-8 , p. 75. (books.google.at)
• Eugene O'Curry: Lectures on the manuscript materials of ancient Irish history. 1861, p. 448 f. (books.google.at)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Helmut Birkhan: Celts. Attempt at a complete representation of their culture. 1997, p. 506.