Celtic Myth Podshow - Character Biographies (A-E)

Character Biographies

Abhean	Lugh's Bard.
Aedh	One of the three sons of Miochaoin.
Aengaba of Norway	A Warrior and Nuada's ally, Aengaba of Norway, fought Sreng, sustaining a mortal wound, while the Dagda protected Nuada (who had lost his arm to Sreng) during the first battle of Magh Tuireadh
Aengus Mac Og	See Angus mac Og.
Aeonbharr	The steed of Manannan, that could alike over land or sea.
Aes Dara	See Eas Dara
Ai	Bard of the Tuatha De Danaann
Aidleo	The first Warrior of the Tuatha De Danaan to die at the first battle of Magh Tuiread
Ailel	King of Connachta, husband of Maedb.
Airmed	Daughter of the Diancecht, sister of the Miach, Guardian of the Well of Healing
Alla	Son of Elatha and Warrior of the Tuatha De Danaan Fought with his four brothers on the third day at First Battle of Magh Tuireadh
Angus mac Og	Son of the Dagda, and god of Love, poet of the Tuatha De Danaan. Also known as Aegus Mac Og.
Athluain	Ford on the River Shannon
Badb	One of the Three queens of the Tuatha De Danaan also known as The Crow Of Battle. She along with her two sisters Macha and Morrigu went to the Knoll of the Taking of the Hostages, and to the Hill of Summoning of Hosts at Temair, before the battle of Magh Tuireadh and sent forth showers of sorcery and clouds of mist and a furious rain of fire, with a downpour of red blood from the air on the Fir Bolg warrior's heads.
Balor	Balor of the Evil Eye, leader of the Fomori, father of Eithne
Bechulla	One of the Women of Power, of Art - sometimes called witches.
Beinn Edair	The land where the dun of Tuireann was located.
Beltraw Strand	Where the Dagda and Etain, Daughter of Indech, made love.
Birog of the Mountain	Druidess whose aid was sought by Cian in the meeting of Eithne.
Blai Sliabh	One of the sacred mountains of Erin.
Boanna	The goddess of the River Boyne.
Bodb Dearg	Bodb the Red, son of the Dagda of the Tuatha De Danann Fought in the first battle of Magh Tuiread.
Boinne, Boyne	Tthe River Boyne.
Bran the Blessed	A very famous character - more later.
Brath	Child of Mide.
Brefne	A district corresponding (roughly) to Roscommon, and Co. Leitrim, in modern Ireland
Bres (The beautiful)	Brother of the Dagda and Son of Elatha. A champion of the Tuatha De Danaan who fought in the first battle of Magh Tuiredh. He became High King of Ireland when Nuada lost his arm
Brian	One of the three sons of Tuireann, along with Ur and Urcar.
Bri Ruri	One of the sacred mountains of Erin.
Brighidh	The wife of Bres the Beautiful, daughter of Danu.
Brugh na Boinne	Site on the River Boyne with the famous megalithic Newgrange.
Caer	The swan-maiden that Angus mac Og falls in love with.
Cainte	The father of the brothers Cian, Ceithen and Cu.
Cairbre	Cairbre, son of Ogma, and Etain poet and satirist of the Tuatha De Danaan.
Cam Corslebe	Unknown place south of Magh Tuireadh.
Carynx	Sometimes spelled Carnyx, is a 'f'shaped horn. There were large ceremonial ones held up by many men and smaller man-portable ones that went into battle blaring.
Ce	The Druid of Nuada.
Ceithen	One of the brothers of Cian and Cu, sons of Cainte.
Ceithlenn	Wife of Balor.
Cesard	A Druid of Eochaid, son of Erc who interpreted a dream for Eochaid which foretold the coming of the Tuatha De Danaan
Cesarn	A Druid of Eochaid, son of Erc.
Cessair	A great magician and leader, she became the first queen of Ireland. She arrived in Ireland with fifty women and three men, one of whom was her Husband Fintan Mac Bochre.
Cian	Son of the Diancecht, Father of Lugh
Cirb	Warrior of Conchobar who fought in the Battle of Magh Tuireadh
Cirb son of Buan	A Warrior of the Fir Bolg who fought in the first battle of Magh Tuireadh
Coill Cuan	Royal rath in Connachta, home of Sreng & Tailltiu
Coir-cethar-chuin	One of the names of Uaitne. It means the Four-Angled Music.
Conchobar	A King of (Ulaid) Ulster son of Ness
Conchobar's province	The Province of the King of Ulster
Conmaicne Rein	Conmaicne Rein were a range of hills in eastern County Galway, where the Tuatha De Danaan arrived when they came to Ireland
Conn	One of the three sons of Miochaoin.
Conn of Temair	Conn Catchathach stood in the shadow of the Lia Fial and the heart of the stone flew out from it and landed in Tailltin. He became one of the legendary High Kings of Ireland.
Connachta	In modern times, Connaught, (land of the) descendants of Conn is the western province of Ireland, comprising Counties Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo.
Corann	Unknown - occurs in Episode 6 as "the place of the bright-faced Corann".
Corc	One of the three sons of Miochaoin.
Corr Slieve ma Seaghsa	The Round Mountain of the Poet's Spring
Craisech	Thick-handled fighting sticks belonging to Sreng & the Fir Bolg, they were sharp at the sides though they had no points.
Credne	The Brasier or Worker in Brass of the Tuatha De Danaan.
Cridenbel	Blind-man & spell-weaver who sought to trick the Dagda.
Cron	The mother of Fianlug.
Cruachan Aigle	One of the sacred mountains.
Cu	One of the brothers of Cian and Ceithen.
Cuan	The woods cleared by Duach at the wish of Tailltiu for her burial place.
Cuchulain	Irish legendary hero of Ulster, of prodigious strength and remarkable beauty. Cuchulain, in his wrath, smote the Lia Fial because it would not cry out for him or his foster-son, Lugaid. He is the central figure of the Ulster legends, the greatest work of which is the Tain Bo Cualnge [the cattle raid of Cooley]. The great feature of this is Cuchulain''s stand at a ford on the boundary of Ulster, where he defended single-handedly his province against the armies of the rest of Ireland.
Currach	A small boat covered in skins
Curoi	The King of the province of Curoi.
Dagda, the	The Dagda was a figure of immense power, armed with a magic club and associated with a cauldron. The club was able to kill nine men with one blow; but with the handle he could return the slain to life. The cauldron was known was said to be bottomless, from which no man left unsatisfied. He also possessed Daurdabla, also known as "the Four Angled Music", a richly ornamented magic harp made of oak which, when the Dagda played it, put the seasons in their correct order; other accounts tell of it being used to command the order of battle. He possessed two pigs, one of which was always growing whilst the other was always roasting, and ever-laden fruit trees.
Danu	Mother of the Gods, the Tuatha De Danaan.
Dena Ulad	One of the sacred mountains of Erin.
Delbaeth	Son of Elatha and Warrior of The Tuatha De Danaan Fought with his four brothers on the third day at First Battle of Magh Tuireadh.
Dianan	One of the Women of Power, of Art - sometimes called witches.
Diancecht, the	The Diancecht (healer) made King Nuada a silver arm which could move and function as a normal arm. Later, the Diancech''s son, the Miach, replaced the silver arm with an arm of flesh and blood, and the Diancecht killed him out of professional envy. The Miach's sister, Airmed, mourned over her brother''s grave. As her tears fell, all the healing herbs of the world grew from the grave. Airmed arranged and cataloged the herbs, but then the Diancecht again reacted with anger and jealousy and scattered the herbs, destroying his daughte''s work as well as his son's. For this reason, it is said that no human now knows the healing properties of all the herbs.
Dobar	King of Siogair, holder of the wondrous chariot & horses sought by the Sons of Tuireann.
Dolb	Smith of the Fomori.
Druim na Teine	The Ridge of Fire located to the north of Teamhair. So called as fire was used to break stones to be moved.
Duach the Dark	Husband of Tailltiu.
Dur-da-Bla	One of the names of Uaitne. It means The Oak of Two Blossoms.
Easal	King of the Golden Pillars, owner of the seven pigs sought by the Sons of Tuireann.
Eas Dara, Aes Dara	Where the Fomori landed when they invaded Erin.
Ech Dam	One of the nine foster-fathers of Lugh.
Econn	Warrior of Conchobar who fought in the Battle of Magh Tuireadh.
Edan	Bard of the Tuatha De Danaann.
Eithne, Eithlinn	Daughter of Balor, Mother of Lugh.
Elatha	Elatha (or Elathan) was a prince of the Fomorians and the father of Bres by Eriu of the Tuatha De Danann, He came to her over the sea in a vessel of silver, himself having the appearance of a young man with yellow hair, wearing clothes of gold and five gold torcs.
Enya, Ethne	Daughter of Tuireann and sister to the Sons of Tuireann, Brian, Ur and Urcar.
Eochaid	Eochaid son of Luchta, King of Meath.
Eochaid, son of Erc	Eochaid , son of Erc, son of Rinnal, of the Fir Bolg became High King of Ireland when he overthrew Fodbgen. He was the first king to establish a system of justice in Ireland. No rain fell during his reign, only dew, and there was a harvest every year. He led the Fir Bolg in the first battle of Magh Tuireadh.
Erc	Father of Eochaid of the Fir Bolg.
Erin	Ancient name of Ireland.
Eriu	Mother of Bres.
Ernmas	Another name for the Mother of the Morrigan.
Eru	One of the nine foster-fathers of Lugh.
Esca	Warrior of Conchobar who fought in the Battle of Magh Tuireadh.
Esras	Esras of the noble nature is a Druid of the Tuatha De Danaan who had charge over the mighty Spear of Lugh.and came from Gorias.
Etain	Mother Of Cairbre.
Etain	Daughter of Indech of the Fomori, lover of the Dagda.
Ethal Anubal	Prince of the Tuatha De Danaan, Father of Caer.
Ethne	See Eithne.

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