Tag Archives: tuatha de danann

Listen to the Banshee

Posted on March 18, 2023 by Nathan

I’m not sure I’ve ever done a post about Banshees, of Inisherin or otherwise. I haven’t seen that movie, but I suspect it doesn’t have any literal Banshees in it. I did write before about the Bean-Nighe, which is sometimes considered a type of … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Authors, Cartoons, Celtic, Characters, Discworld, Etymology, Magic, Monsters, Music, Mythology, Oz, Television, Terry Pratchett | Tagged aiobheall, banshees, bean-nighe, birds, blarney castle, blarney stone, brigid, carrigcleena, cats, ciabhan, cliodhna, cormac maccarthy, crows, dragons, dryads, dwarves, fairies, forest of burzee, funerary rites, gargoyles, gebann the red druid, ghosts, gnomes, going postal, gryle, guards! guards!, hares, keening, leprechauns, leprechauns in oz, manannan mac lir, mark haas, morrigan, moving pictures, mr. ixolite, o'caoimh, ruadan, sean mac seamas, sirens, stoats, the colour of magic, tiny toon adventures, tonn cliodhna, tuatha de danann, weasels | 1 Comment

Foes and More

Posted on March 19, 2022 by Nathan

It’s weird how the Irish religious festival of St. Patrick’s Day became mostly a day for drinking a lot here in the States, but that’s how these things often work. I don’t drink that much, but I did wear green, … Continue reading →

Posted in Celtic, Christianity, Futurama, Greek Mythology, Holidays, Monsters, Mythology, Norse, Religion, Television | Tagged aesir, balor, bres, cessair, cichol grichenos, conand, cuchulainn, elatha, eriu, fergus lethderg, fir bolg, fomorians, gann, giants, ireland, jotuns, lebor gabala erenn, leprechauns, lugh, morc, nemed, noah, nuada, partholon, sengann, slavery, st. patrick's day, titans, tory island, tuatha de danann, vikings | Leave a comment

The Changing of the Gods

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Nathan

Stories of gods having to fight other gods for dominance over the world are quite common in mythology, but there are a few different sorts. Some have the new gods overthrowing older, established ones. Others have gods going to war … Continue reading →

Posted in Babylonian, Celtic, Chinese, Greek Mythology, Hinduism, Hittite, Monsters, Mythology, Norse, Religion, Video Games | Tagged aesir, aesir-vanir war, alalu, anu, asuras, athena, baldur, devas, dionysus, fomorians, giants, gigantes, gigantomachy, golden age, hades, hera, hodur, jade emperor, jotun, jotuns, karuilies siunes, kronos, kumarbi, magni, marduk, metis, modi, odin, orphic mysteries, pangu, persephone, ragnarok, teshub, thor, tiamat, titanomachy, titans, tuatha de danann, ullikummi, underworld, vanir, zagreus, zeus | 2 Comments

My God Can Beat Up Your God

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Nathan

I can’t remember how I was originally signed up for Quora, but I do find it interesting to read some of the answers, especially about mythology. Like much of the Internet, answers are from both experts and people who are just … Continue reading →

Posted in African, Babylonian, Celtic, Characters, Christianity, Conspiracy Theories, Egyptian, Etymology, Feminism, Gender, Greek Mythology, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Poetry, Politics, Prejudice, Relationships, Religion, Roman, Wicca | Tagged cybele, dionysus, glinda, kronos, laura riding, loki, matilda joslyn gage, matriarchy, ozma, ozma fail, patriarchy, poseidon, prometheus, rhea, robert graves, saturn, set, the greek myths, the white goddess, tiamat, titans, tuatha de danann, zeus | 2 Comments

Many Monsters

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Nathan

I recently finished reading the book Monster, by A. Lee Martinez, which includes a lot of different mythological monsters. Some are quite familiar, like the sphinx and the hydra, while others are rather more obscure. I’m going to look at … Continue reading →

Posted in A. Lee Martinez, Authors, Celtic, Inuit, Japanese, Monsters, Mythology, Native American, Religion, Uncategorized | Tagged az-i-wu-gum-mukh-'ti, e.w. nelson, fir bolg, formorians, gaborchend, kojin, monster, ogres, shinto, tuatha de danann, walrus | Leave a comment

Dagda Nabbit!

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Nathan

Marvel Comics’ Thor series has incorporated gods from pantheons other than the Norse, although the degree to which they adhere to the original mythology varies quite a bit. The writers have added some of their own deities to the mix, … Continue reading →

Posted in Celtic, Comics, Mythology, Norse | Tagged asgard, boand, caber, dagda, elcmar, fomorians, hercules, leir, ler, llyr, marvel comics, morrigan, nuada, ron frenz, samhain, the black galaxy saga, thor, tom defalco, tuatha de danann, uaithne | 2 Comments

Hell Hath No Fury Like a Fairy Scorned

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Nathan

Picture by Sara McMurray-Day How about some Irish mythology on this Saturday night? This time, our main subject is Etain, a fairy woman whose main trait seems to have been sex appeal. She was physically described as blonde-haired, blue-eyed, fair-skinned, … Continue reading →

Posted in Celtic, Mythology | Tagged ailill angubae, conaire mor, eochaid airem, etain, etar, fairies, fidchell, fuamnach, midir, oengus, tuatha de danann, ulster | Leave a comment

Did You Hear About the Morrigan?

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Nathan

One of the most prominent figures in Irish mythology is the Morrigan, probably meaning either “Great Queen” or “Phantom Queen,” although it’s a little unclear who she actually was. As with many old deities, her name and function might well … Continue reading →

Posted in Celtic, Mythology | Tagged badb, cuchulainn, ernmas, macha, morrigan, robert graves, triple goddess, tuatha de danann, ulster cycle | 11 Comments

A Brief Visit to Tir na n’Og

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Nathan

Before the exploration of the world made it necessary for fairylands to be located in alternate universes, dimensional pockets, or far-off planets, it was pretty common for the writers of legends to set them in unexplored or barely explored regions … Continue reading →

Posted in C.S. Lewis, Celtic, Chronicles of Narnia, Japanese, Mythology, Oz | Tagged aurea, embarr, fairies, fionn mac cumhaill, melody grandy, niamh of the golden hair, oisin, oscar, st. patrick, the lost king of oz, the seven blue mountains of oz, tir na nog, tuatha de danann, urashima taro, wizard of oz, zim greenleaf, zim greenleaf of oz | 12 Comments

Lugh’s Clues

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Nathan

Hey, who’s up for more mythology? If you’re not, you can skip this post or look at it later, but I found out from the pagans on my LiveJournal friends page that today is Lughnasadh, so I thought it would … Continue reading →

Posted in Celtic, Holidays, Mythology | Tagged balor, birog, cermait, cian, corn, cuchulainn, ethlinn, fir bolg, fomorians, harvest, lammas, lugh, lughnasadh, manannan mac lir, tailtiu, tuatha de danann | 10 Comments

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Listen to the Banshee

Foes and More

The Changing of the Gods

My God Can Beat Up Your God

Many Monsters

Dagda Nabbit!

Hell Hath No Fury Like a Fairy Scorned

Did You Hear About the Morrigan?

A Brief Visit to Tir na n’Og

Lugh’s Clues

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