Results for "irish myth"
25 entries found.
🇮🇪 IrelandBadb
An Irish war goddess who appears as a crow to sow fear and predict death in battle.Being · Cursing and harm · Seeing and foretelling Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandBansheebean sí
A female spirit in Irish folklore who wails to herald the death of a family member.Being · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandTuatha Dé Danann
A supernatural race in Irish mythology, later known as the fairy folk.Being · Power and authority Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandThe MorríganMórrígan
An Irish goddess of war, fate, and sovereignty who appears as a crow or shape-shifter.Figure · Seeing and foretelling · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇮🇪 Ireland and 1 moreFionn mac CumhaillFionn mac Cumaill
A legendary Irish hero and leader of the Fianna warrior bandFigure · Power and authority · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandSalmon of KnowledgeAn Bradán Feasa
A mythical fish in Irish folklore that holds all the world's wisdom.Being · Power and authority · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandFar darrigFear Dearg
A solitary Irish faerie known for cruel jokes and the ability to shift sizeBeing · Cursing and harm · Luck and prosperity Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandGancanaghgean cánach
A male Irish fairy known for seducing women and tricking humans.Being · Cursing and harm · Love and attraction Legendary
🇬🇧 United KingdomThe White Goddess
Robert Graves's 1948 essay on one moon goddess behind many namesText Living
🇮🇪 IrelandChildren of LirOidheadh chloinne Lir
An Irish myth about four siblings transformed into swans by a jealous stepmotherFigure · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandFand
An otherworldly woman in Irish mythology who becomes the lover of the hero CúchulainnFigure · Love and attraction Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandGlas Gaibhnenn
A fabulous cow of Irish myth that yields boundless milk and sparks a quest for vengeance.Being · Luck and prosperity Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandNeitNéit
An Irish war god, husband of Nemain and Fea, grandfather of BalorBeing Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandHungry grassféar gortach
A cursed patch of land that causes insatiable hunger to anyone who walks on itBelief · Cursing and harm Historical
🇮🇪 IrelandLughLú
A master craftsman and warrior of Irish myth who defeats a tyrant eyeFigure · Power and authority · Luck and prosperity Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandThe DagdaIn Dagda
Chief god of the Tuatha Dé Danann in Irish mythology, associated with fertility and magic.Being · Power and authority · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandNechtan
An Irish mythic figure tied to a wisdom-giving spring and the River BoyneBeing Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandCú Chulainn
A legendary Irish warrior hero and demigod of the Ulster CycleFigure · Power and authority Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandTuireannTuirenn
Father of the three sons who slew Lugh's father and paid a heavy fineFigure Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandElcmarEalcmhar
An Irish mythic steward, husband of Boann, tricked out of his dwellingFigure Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandCreidhneCredne
Smith god of Irish myth who armed the Tuatha Dé Danann and made a king's silver handFigure · Power and authority Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandTír na nÓg
An island realm in Irish myth where time stands still and youth never fadesBelief · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandCaladbolg
A legendary Irish sword wielded by Fergus mac Róich in the Ulster CycleFigure · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandEllén Trechend
A three-headed creature from Irish myth that terrorized the landBeing · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandAbhean
A Tuatha Dé Danann poet said to have been killed in a disputeFigure Legendary
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Nechtan: sarah gallagher, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Fionn mac Cumhaill: Ary Scheffer / Formerly attributed to Anne-Louis Girodet, Public domain, source
- Tír na nÓg: Arthur Rackham, Public domain, source
- Salmon of Knowledge: Man vyi, Public domain, source
- Caladbolg: George Denham, Public domain, source
- Children of Lir: John Duncan, Public domain, source
- Banshee: W.H. Brooke, Public domain, source
- Glas Gaibhnenn: Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions, source
- Tuatha Dé Danann: John Duncan, Public domain, source
- Lugh: Peter Clarke, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- The Dagda: WordRidden, CC BY 2.0, source
- Badb: Commonists, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cú Chulainn: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Leimanbhradain, CC BY-SA 4.0, source