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Mythological Cycle, the Glossary

The Mythological Cycle is a conventional grouping within Irish mythology.^[1]

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Aengus

In Irish mythology, Aengus or Óengus is one of the Tuatha Dé Danann and probably originally a god associated with youth, love,Ó hÓgáin, Dáithí.

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Annals of the Four Masters

The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland (Annála Ríoghachta Éireann) or the Annals of the Four Masters (Annála na gCeithre Máistrí) are chronicles of medieval Irish history.

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Aos Sí

Aos sí (English approximation:; older form: aes sídhe) is the Irish name for a supernatural race in Celtic mythology—daoine sìth in Scottish Gaelic—comparable to fairies or elves.

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Étaín or Édaín (Modern Irish spelling: Éadaoin) is a figure of Irish mythology, best known as the heroine of Tochmarc Étaíne (The Wooing Of Étaín), one of the oldest and richest stories of the Mythological Cycle.

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Balor

In Irish mythology, Balor or Balar was a leader of the Fomorians, a group of malevolent supernatural beings, and considered the most formidable.

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Banshenchas

An Banshenchas (literally "the woman lore") is a medieval text which collects brief descriptions of prominent women in Irish legend and history into a poetic narrative. Mythological Cycle and Banshenchas are early Irish literature and Irish mythology.

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Boann

Boann or Boand is the Irish goddess of the River Boyne (Bóinn), an important river in Ireland's historical province of Meath.

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Brú na Bóinne

Brú na Bóinne ("mansion or palace of the Boyne"), also called the Boyne Valley tombs, is an ancient monument complex and ritual landscape in County Meath, Ireland, located in a bend of the River Boyne.

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Cath Maige Tuired

Cath Maige Tuired (modern spelling: Cath Maighe Tuireadh) is the name of two saga texts of the Mythological Cycle of Irish mythology.

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Cú Chulainn

Cú Chulainn, is an Irish warrior hero and demigod in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, as well as in Scottish and Manx folklore.

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Children of Lir

The Children of Lir (Oidheadh chloinne Lir) is a legend from Irish mythology. Mythological Cycle and Children of Lir are early Irish literature and Ireland in fiction.

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Chronicle

A chronicle (chronica, from Greek χρονικά chroniká, from χρόνος, chrónos – "time") is a historical account of events arranged in chronological order, as in a timeline.

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Chronicon Scotorum

Chronicon Scotorum, also known as Chronicum Scotorum, is a medieval Irish chronicle.

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Cian

In Irish mythology, Cian or Cían, nicknamed Scal Balb, was the son of Dian Cecht, the physician of the Tuatha Dé Danann, and best known as the father of Lugh Lamhfada.

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Compert Con Culainn

Compert Con Culainn (The Conception of Cú Chulainn) is an early medieval Irish narrative about the conception and birth of the hero Cú Chulainn. Mythological Cycle and Compert Con Culainn are early Irish literature and Ireland in fiction.

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Cormac mac Airt

Cormac mac Airt, also known as Cormac ua Cuinn (grandson of Conn) or Cormac Ulfada (long beard), was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland.

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Cosmology

Cosmology is a branch of physics and metaphysics dealing with the nature of the universe, the cosmos.

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Cycles of the Kings

The Cycles of the Kings or Kings' Cycles, sometimes called the Historical Cycle, are a body of Old and Middle Irish literature. Mythological Cycle and Cycles of the Kings are early Irish literature and Irish mythology.

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Deity

A deity or god is a supernatural being considered to be sacred and worthy of worship due to having authority over the universe, nature or human life.

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Dian Cecht

In Irish mythology, Dian Cécht (also known as Cainte or Canta) was the god of healing, the healer for the Tuatha Dé Danann, and son of the Dagda according to the Dindsenchas.

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Dindsenchas

Dindsenchas or Dindshenchas (modern spellings: Dinnseanchas or Dinnsheanchas or Dınnṡeanċas), meaning "lore of places" (the modern Irish word dinnseanchas means "topography"), is a class of onomastic text in early Irish literature, recounting the origins of place-names and traditions concerning events and characters associated with the places in question. Mythological Cycle and Dindsenchas are early Irish literature and Irish mythology.

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Early Irish astrology

It is unclear whether a form of Early Irish astrology existed prior to contact with Western astrology, as the earliest Irish language sources are simply translations from standard Western sources. Mythological Cycle and early Irish astrology are Irish mythology.

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Early Irish literature

Early Irish literature, is commonly dated from the 8th or 9th to the 15th century, a period during which modern literature in Irish began to emerge.

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Elcmar

In Irish mythology, Elcmar or Ecmar (modern spelling: Ealcmhar) is the husband of Boann and belongs to the divine Tuatha Dé Danann.

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Eochu Airem

Eochu Airem ("the ploughman"), son of Finn, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland.

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Euhemerism

Euhemerism is an approach to the interpretation of mythology in which mythological accounts are presumed to have originated from real historical events or personages.

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Fenian Cycle

The Fenian Cycle, Fianna Cycle or Finn Cycle (an Fhiannaíocht) is a body of early Irish literature focusing on the exploits of the mythical hero Finn or Fionn mac Cumhaill and his warrior band the Fianna. Mythological Cycle and Fenian Cycle are early Irish literature, Ireland in fiction and Irish mythology.

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Fintan mac Bóchra

In Irish mythology Fintan mac Bóchra (modern spelling: Fionntán), known as "the Wise", was a seer who accompanied Noah's granddaughter Cessair to Ireland before the deluge.

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Fir Bolg

In medieval Irish myth, the Fir Bolg (also spelt Firbolg and Fir Bholg) are the fourth group of people to settle in Ireland.

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Fomorians

The Fomorians or Fomori (Fomóire, Modern Fomhóraigh / Fomóraigh) are a supernatural race in Irish mythology, who are often portrayed as hostile and monstrous beings.

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Four Treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann

In the Mythological Cycle of early Irish literature, the four treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann are four magical items which the mythological Tuatha Dé Danann are supposed to have brought with them from the four island cities Murias, Falias, Gorias, and Findias when they arrived in Ireland.

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Fuamnach

Fúamnach, or Fuamnach, is Midir's first wife and a witch of the Tuatha Dé Danann in the medieval Irish text Tochmarc Étaíne ("The Wooing of Étaín").

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Geoffrey Keating

Geoffrey Keating (Seathrún Céitinn; –) was an Irish historian.

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Gertrude Schoepperle

Gertrude Schoepperle (July 15, 1882 – December 11, 1921) was an American university professor and a scholar of medieval Celtic, French, and German literature.

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Glas Gaibhnenn

Glas Gaibhnenn (Glas Gaibhnenn, Glas Ghaibhleann; Hiberno-English: Glas Gaivlen; Gloss Gavlen: pronunciation guide:/glas-gav-e-lan/), in Irish folklore, is a prized fabulous cow of bounty (fertility) that yields profuse quantities of milk.

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Goídel Glas

In medieval Irish and Scottish legend, Goídel Glas (Old Irish: ˈɡoːi̯ðʲel ɡlas; Latinised as Gaithelus) is the creator of the Goidelic languages and eponymous ancestor of the Gaels.

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Gulf of Corryvreckan

The Gulf of Corryvreckan (from the Gaelic Coire Bhreacain, meaning 'cauldron of the speckled seas' or 'cauldron of the plaid'), also called the Strait of Corryvreckan, is a narrow strait between the islands of Jura and Scarba, in Argyll and Bute, off the west coast of mainland Scotland.

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Hesiod

Hesiod (or; Ἡσίοδος Hēsíodos) was an ancient Greek poet generally thought to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer.

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High King of Ireland

High King of Ireland (Ardrí na hÉireann) was a royal title in Gaelic Ireland held by those who had, or who are claimed to have had, lordship over all of Ireland. Mythological Cycle and High King of Ireland are Irish mythology.

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Irish mythology

Irish mythology is the body of myths indigenous to the island of Ireland.

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James MacKillop (born May 31, 1939, Pontiac, Michigan) is an American professor and scholar of Celtic and Irish studies and an arts journalist.

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John T. Koch

John Thomas Koch is an American academic, historian, and linguist who specializes in Celtic studies, especially prehistory, and the early Middle Ages.

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Lebor Gabála Érenn

Lebor Gabála Érenn (literally "The Book of the Taking of Ireland"; Modern Irish spelling: Leabhar Gabhála Éireann, known in English as The Book of Invasions) is a collection of poems and prose narratives in the Irish language intended to be a history of Ireland and the Irish from the creation of the world to the Middle Ages. Mythological Cycle and Lebor Gabála Érenn are early Irish literature.

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List of High Kings of Ireland

Medieval Irish historical tradition held that Ireland had a High King (Ard Rí) based at Tara since ancient times, and compilations like the 11th-century Lebor Gabála Érenn, followed by Early Modern works like the Annals of the Four Masters and Foras Feasa ar Éirinn, purported to trace the line of High Kings.

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Lugh

Lugh or Lug (Lú) is a figure in Irish mythology.

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Manuscript

A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand or typewritten, as opposed to mechanically printed or reproduced in some indirect or automated way.

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Marie Henri d'Arbois de Jubainville

Marie Henri d'Arbois de Jubainville (5 December 1827 – 26 February 1910) was a French historian, philologist and Celtic scholar.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Midir

In the Mythological Cycle of early Irish literature, Midir (Old Irish), Midhir (Modern Irish) or Mider was a son of the Dagda of the Tuatha Dé Danann.

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Milesians (Irish)

The Milesians or sons of Míl are the final race to settle in Ireland, according to the Lebor Gabála Érenn, a medieval Irish Christian history.

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Onomastics

Onomastics (or, in older texts, onomatology) is the study of the etymology, history, and use of proper names.

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Oral tradition

Oral tradition, or oral lore, is a form of human communication in which knowledge, art, ideas and culture are received, preserved, and transmitted orally from one generation to another.

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Paganism

Paganism (from classical Latin pāgānus "rural", "rustic", later "civilian") is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, or ethnic religions other than Judaism.

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Polytheism

Polytheism is the belief in or worship of more than one god.

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Pseudohistory

Pseudohistory is a form of pseudoscholarship that attempts to distort or misrepresent the historical record, often by employing methods resembling those used in scholarly historical research.

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Sanas Cormaic

Sanas Cormaic (or Sanas Chormaic, Irish for "Cormac's narrative"), also known as Cormac's Glossary, is an early Irish glossary containing etymologies and explanations of over 1,400 Irish words, many of which are difficult or outdated. Mythological Cycle and Sanas Cormaic are early Irish literature.

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Tailtiu

Tailtiu or Tailltiu (modern spelling: Tailte) is the name of a presumed goddess from Irish mythology.

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Táin Bó Cúailnge

Táin Bó Cúailnge (Modern; "the driving-off of the cows of Cooley"), commonly known as The Táin or less commonly as The Cattle Raid of Cooley, is an epic from Irish mythology. Mythological Cycle and Táin Bó Cúailnge are early Irish literature and Ireland in fiction.

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The Dagda

The Dagda (In Dagda, An Daghdha) is considered the great god of Irish mythology.

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The Morrígan

The Morrígan or Mórrígan or Danu, also known as Morrígu, is a figure from Irish mythology.

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Tochmarc Étaíne

Tochmarc Étaíne, meaning "The Wooing of Étaín/Éadaoin", is an early text of the Irish Mythological Cycle, and also features characters from the Ulster Cycle and the Cycles of the Kings. Mythological Cycle and Tochmarc Étaíne are early Irish literature.

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Triads of Ireland

The title Trecheng Breth Féne "A Triad of Judgments of the Irish", more widely known as "The Triads of Ireland", refers to a miscellaneous collection of about 256 Old Irish triads (and some numerical variants) on a variety of topics, such as nature, geography, law, custom and behaviour. Mythological Cycle and triads of Ireland are early Irish literature.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythological_Cycle

Also known as Irish Mythological Cycle.

, Onomastics, Oral tradition, Paganism, Polytheism, Pseudohistory, Sanas Cormaic, Tailtiu, Táin Bó Cúailnge, The Dagda, The Morrígan, Tochmarc Étaíne, Triads of Ireland, Tuan mac Cairill, Tuatha Dé Danann, Tuireann, Ulster Cycle, Vellum.

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