Cermat
Cermat , also Cermait ( old Irish ), Cearmaid ( today's Irish ), with the nickname Milbél ("honey mouth"), is a legendary figure from the Celtic mythology of Ireland . He belongs to the Túatha Dé Danann people .
mythology
Cermait is in Lebor Gabála Érenn (“The Book of the Lands of Ireland”) the son of Dagda and the father of the three kings of Ireland, Céthor, Séthor and Téthor - in another version their names were Mac Cécht ([ mak kʼeːxt ], “son the ploughshare ”), Mac Cuill ([ mak kuLʼ ],“ son of hazel ”) and Mac Gréine ([ mak 'gʼrʼeːnʼe ],“ son of the sun ”). Cermat is said to have been killed by Lughs for adultery with Lugh's wife .
In a variant of Lebor Gabála Érenn , the three sisters Ériu , Fótla and Banba are married to the three brothers Mac Gréine (with Ériu), Mac Cécht (with Fótla) and Mac Cuill (with Banba), giving the Tuatha Dé Danann the legitimate rule take over the island. In the other reading the spouses of the sisters are the brothers Cethor, Sethor and Tethor. In both versions, the three kings ruled Ireland until the arrival of the Milesians and fall in the decisive battle.
According to another version, Cermait is a nickname Ogma , the brother of Dagda.
See also
literature
- Helmut Birkhan : Celts. Attempt at a complete representation of their culture. 2nd, corrected and enlarged edition. Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-7001-2609-3 .
- Ingeborg Clarus : Celtic Myths. Man and his otherworld. Walter, Düsseldorf et al. 1991, ISBN 3-530-70014-2 , pp. 290 ff. (2nd edition. Patmos, Düsseldorf 2003, ISBN 3-491-69109-5 ).
- Bernhard Maier : Lexicon of Celtic Religion and Culture (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 466). Kröner, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-520-46601-5 .
- James MacKillop: A dictionary of Celtic mythology. Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-19-860967-1 , p. 306. (books.google.at)
- Collectif: Medieval Studies. Verlag Slatkine, 1974, OCLC 578946661 , p. 404 f. (books.google.at)