Goibniu

Goibniu [ 'govʴnʴu ] ( Old Irish gobae , gobann "blacksmith"), also Goibhniu or Gavida , is a legend from the Celtic mythology of Ireland . He and his brothers Credne and Luchta are also known as the three gods of craft ( Trí dée Dána ) of the Túatha Dé Danann . He is a son of the Danu and the keeper of the immortalizing Mets for the other gods. In the Battle of Mag Tuired he forged lance tips and swords for the fighters with three blows, Luchta slams the shaft with three axes and Credne attaches it to it with three blows. Goibnius weapons never miss the target and are absolutely fatal from gangrene. Wounded by Ruadan with his own spear, he kills him and is healed again by the source of life of the Túatha.

As the name Trí dée Dána shows, Goibniu was originally considered a deity and corresponds to the Welsh Govannon . The model for the figure is the ancient Celtic god Gobanos , who is mentioned on the zinc board in Bern .

A three-time invocation of the god Goibniu is supposed to protect the butter from becoming rancid.

The old Irish gobae corresponds to the Middle Cymrian gof , gofein ("blacksmith") and the Gallic gobedbi ("with the blacksmiths").

See also

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

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

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 , pp. 608, 796.
2. ↑ 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. 477.