Buareinech

Buareinech , also Buarainech , is a legendary figure from Celtic mythology .

Buareinech is the son of the Irish god of war Neit and a member of the Fomori people . His son is Balor , the king of these people. When Buareinech lets his druids brew a magical potion, Balor secretly looks into the cauldron as a child, loses an eye and becomes a Cyclops with a deadly look. In the Cath Maige Tuired ("The [Second] Battle of Mag Tuired") Lugh can destroy this eye and behead Balor.

Buareinech's name is translated by Squire as "cow face". This fits in with the appearance that is typical for the Fomori and is traditional in mythology ( Goborchend - "goat's head", Síaburchenn mac Slisremuir - "ghost's head, son of thick skull ", Cichol Gri-cenchos - "the legless / cephalopod big in meat"; Lot , the mother Cichol has the mouth on the chest and four eyes on the back).

See also

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

literature

• Charles Squire: The mythology of the British Islands. University College London: The Folklore Society, 2000, ISBN 1-84022-500-9 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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. 731 f.