Bodb
Bodb [ boðv ], more precisely Bodb Derg ("the red"), is a figure in the Celtic mythology of Ireland , which can be traced back to an ancient Celtic deity . He is seen as the god of war and the counterpart to the much better documented goddess Badb .
In the Lebor Gabala Eirenn he is seen either as a son of Dagda or his son Ibath. After the Dagda has resigned as king of the Tuatha de Danann , he distributes the elven hills ( sídhe ) to his followers. Bodb Derg and Manannan mac Lir split the rule among themselves after some disagreements, with Bodb taking possession of the Síd al Femen ("Elven hill beyond Femen", near Slievenamon, County Tipperary ). As a token of reconciliation, Manannan marries Bodb's daughter Aobh (in another version, Manannan's father Lir marries her). His other daughter, Sadhbh , becomes the wife of Fionn mac Cumhaill . Bodb Derg is considered the fairy king of Munster .
In the story Cath Finntrágha ("The Battle of Ventry") from the Mythological Cycle , he helps Fionn mac Cumhaill and his Fianna to fight the "King of the World" ( rí an domhain ).
See also
- List of Celtic gods and legendary figures
- Celtic religion
- Myths and legends from Ireland
- Celtic otherworld
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 .
- Sylvia Botheroyd : Ireland - Mythology in the landscape: a travel and reading book . Häusser-Verlag, Darmstadt 1997, ISBN 3-89552-034-9 .
- Bernhard Maier : Lexicon of Celtic Religion and Culture (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 466). Kröner, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-520-46601-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 , p. 685 f.