Bith (mythology)

Bith [ bʼiθʼ ] is a legend from the Celtic mythology of Ireland .

mythology

Bith is mentioned in the Lebor Gabála Érenn ("Book of the Conquest of Ireland") as the son of Noah and father of Cessair . Forty days before the Flood, under Cessair's leadership, 50 girls and women come to Ireland , but only three men with Bith, Fintan mac Bóchra and the ship's helmsman Ladra . Bith is one of the first colonists on the island. Seventeen of the fifty wives were taken by Bith, as were Fintan and Ladra. When the Flood comes, everyone drowns, with the exception of Fintan, who also witnessed all of Ireland's subsequent landings.

The name Bith is derived from the Old Irish and Middle Gaelic word bi , bith "sei".

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 .
• Ingeborg Clarus : Celtic Myths. Man and his otherworld. Walter Verlag 1991, ppb edition Patmos Verlag, Düsseldorf, 2000, 2nd edition, ISBN 3-491-69109-5 .

Web links

• Mentioned in the article Cessair on the English language Wikipedia.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Ingeborg Clarus: Celtic myths. Man and his otherworld. P. 69.
2. ^ Heinrich / Ebrard: Handbook of the Middle Gaelic Language , Braumüller, 1870, p. 85.