Aed (legendary figure)

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Aed ("fire") is a common name in Irish Celtic mythology . A Celtic sun god is believed to have originated .

mythology

In Irish mythology, Aed is sometimes equated with Goll mac Morna . Also a son of Bodb Dearg is Aed (h) . Furthermore, Aed Alainn is thought to be a synonym for Dagda . Fionn mac Cumhaill kills Aed mac Fidga when he emerges from the fairy hills . In some traditions, Aobh is considered the mother of Aed . Aed and Ernmas are mentioned in the Lebor Gabala Eirenn ("The Book of Landings of Ireland") as parents of Anu . Aed Abrath ("fire of the eyelashes", "pupil") is considered the father of the fairy Fand ("pearl of beauty", "tear") and her sister Lí Ban .

interpretation

Aed is a relatively common name in Irish sagas. The context in which this name occurs suggests a common origin of a sun deity who is also called Aed: Goll mac Morna is called "the one-eyed", Mac Graine means "son of the sun", and Aed mac ainninne sings about the lakes of Ireland, causing them to evaporate. Bodb Dearg's son is to receive red gold as a dowry , which was revered as a sun-like metal.

Aed was also adopted in Christian legends. Until the late Middle Ages , the holy Aed mac Bricc was called upon to relieve headaches even on the mainland and drove a single-wheeled cart through the air. The wheel is seen as a symbol of the sun. He is still seen as a healer who can raise the dead. This points to the light figure of Aed and establishes the relation to the sun in several ways .

literature

Web links

  • John T. Koch (Ed.): Celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia. Volumes 1-5. ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara 2006, ISBN 1-85109-440-7 , pp. 15th ff . (English, limited preview in Google Book Search).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Isabella Augusta Gregory : The Great Book of Irish Myths and Legends . Pattloch Verlag, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-629-01624-3 , p. 77
  2. ^ A b Hans Biedermann: Knaurs Lexicon of Symbols . Knaur Verlag, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-426-66403-8 , Sun section

See also