Cridenbél

Cridenbél [ 'kʼrʼiðʼenvʼeːl ] is the name of a Celtic legendary figure from the story Cath maige Tuired ("The Battle of Mag Tuired") in the mythological cycle of the Celtic mythology of Ireland .

mythology

Cridenbél is a poet from the Túatha Dé Danann people , who was feared because of his abusive poems ( glám dícenn or áer ). By threatening such abuse, he forces the Dagda to give him the three best bites of his meal every day. Oengus , the son of Dagda, advises his father to hide three pieces of gold in the meal. When Cridenbel swallows it, he dies from it. However, the Dagda is acquitted of the charge of murder for having given the poet the three best bites of his meal exactly as he promised.

See also

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

literature

• Bernhard Maier : Lexicon of Celtic Religion and Culture (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 466). Kröner, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-520-46601-5 , p. 88.

Web links

• Christophe vielle: Comparatisme, mythologies, langages. Peeters Publishers, 1994, p. 214. (The saga of Cridenbél in French)