Ethne

Ethne , also Eithne , is the name of several figures in Celtic mythology in Ireland .

• In the Lebor Gabala Eirenn ("The Book of the Lands of Ireland") she is considered by Elatha as the mother of Dagda and Ogma , as well as Delbaeth .
• Ethniu is the daughter of the formors Balor and Cethlionn and thus the mother of Lugh and the grandmother of Abhcan .
• Etan, Dian Cecht's daughter , is also mentioned as Abhcan's grandmother, it is not certain whether the same legendary figure is meant.
• Étaín is the name of Tuirenn's daughter, another possible form of the name Ethne / Eithne.
• In the legend Esnada Tige Buchet , the daughter of King Cathair Mór and wife Cormac mac Airts are named Eithne Tháebfhota.
• The wife of the legendary High King Fíachu Finnolach is said to have been called that.
• Likewise the mother of the Irish patron saint Columban of Iona .
• The name Áine , carried by some legendary figures, is another name variation (see there).

See also

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

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 .
• Ingeborg Clarus : Celtic Myths. Man and his otherworld. Walter Verlag 1991, ppb edition Patmos Verlag, Düsseldorf 2000, 2nd edition, 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 .