Delbaeth
Delbaeth , also Delbáeth or Dealbhaeth is a Celtic deity and legendary figure from the Lebor Gabála Érenn ("The Book of the Lands of Ireland") of the Celtic mythology of Ireland . The name is interpreted as an "unfinished form". Delbaeth is mentioned in Lebor Laignech ("The Book of Leinster").
mythology
Delbaeth is either the son of Neit from the Fomori , Aengus or Ogma from the Tuatha Dé Danann people . His mother is Ethniu , also a Fomoir. He is said to have succeeded his grandfather Eochaid Ollathair , the Dagda , as the High King of Ireland . Delbaeth ruled for ten years, then he was murdered by his son Fiacha . He and his wife Ernmas also have daughters Ériu , Banba and Fohla . Also Elatha and Boann be mentioned as his children.
In one version of Lebor Gabála Érenn , Delbáeth, nicknamed Tuirill Biccreo or Tuirill Picreo, is named as the father of Brian , Iuchar and Iucharba . This would be equated with Tuirenn , who is also named as Boann's father.
A Delbáeth Mac Neit is also mentioned in this version as Tuirill Biccreo's great-grandfather.
See also
literature
- RAStewart Macalister: Lebor Gabála Érenn. Part IV. Irish Texts Society, Dublin, 1941.
- James MacKillop: A dictionary of Celtic mythology . Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-860967-1 , pp. 134 (English).
- Patricia Monaghan: The encyclopedia of Celtic mythology and folklore . Eurospan, London 2004, ISBN 0-19-860967-1 , pp. 123 (English, limited preview in Google Book search).