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The Irish-Celtic god of the earth and treaties, and ruler over life and death. Dagda, or The Dagda, ("the good god") is one of the most prominent gods and the leader of the Tuatha Dé Danann. He is a master of magic, a fearsome warrior and a skilled artisan. Dagda is a son of the goddess Danu, and father of the goddess Brigid and the god Aengus mac Oc. The Morrigan is his wife, with whom he mates on New Years Day
The Dagda is portrayed as possessing both super- human strength and appetite. His attributes are a cauldron with an inexhaustible supply of food, a magical harp with which he summons the seasons, and an enormous club, with one end of which he could kill nine men, but with the other restore them to life. He also possessed two marvellous swine---one always roasting, the other always growing---and ever-laden fruit trees.
One of his epithets is Ollathir, which means "All-father". He is identified with the Welsh Gwydion and the Gallic Sucellos.
The Dagda is portrayed as possessing both super- human strength and appetite. His attributes are a cauldron with an inexhaustible supply of food, a magical harp with which he summons the seasons, and an enormous club, with one end of which he could kill nine men, but with the other restore them to life. He also possessed two marvellous swine---one always roasting, the other always growing---and ever-laden fruit trees.
One of his epithets is Ollathir, which means "All-father". He is identified with the Welsh Gwydion and the Gallic Sucellos.
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Hey, PriaposLovs
If I recall my Irish Myth and Folklore class (not to mention my Gaelige classes), the Morrigan wasn't the Dagda's wife, just one of the few females he slept with. If you can find a copy of a translation of the Second Battle of Mag Tuired, it explains the "wife" idea.
Phyllis
If I recall my Irish Myth and Folklore class (not to mention my Gaelige classes), the Morrigan wasn't the Dagda's wife, just one of the few females he slept with. If you can find a copy of a translation of the Second Battle of Mag Tuired, it explains the "wife" idea.
Phyllis
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Thanks for the clarification Phyllis :)
PS You lucky person you! I had to languish through courses such as nonlinear math and econometrics :(
PS You lucky person you! I had to languish through courses such as nonlinear math and econometrics :(
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PriaposLovs
Not really. I am such a bookworm that I've tested out of Classical Mythology and Egyptian Mythology, and I ended up doing more teaching of the Norse Mythology class than the instructor. I did a report on Mag Tuired for my Irish Myth and Folklore class, trimming it down from about 50 pages (not including bibliography) to 10. Got knocked down a grade for too long a report, though. :P
I envy you, too, though. My math skills are abominable (although I can figure basic math but not algebra.) :{ I have to take college algebra again for the fifth time. AAAAAARGH. At least I got through logic without too many problems (except the questions about erotetic and entailment logics).
Phyllis
PS I'll see if I can find out if there are any of the classes I took in mythology and some of the others that are online (or perhaps a ballroom dance club somewhere around your area iyi).
Not really. I am such a bookworm that I've tested out of Classical Mythology and Egyptian Mythology, and I ended up doing more teaching of the Norse Mythology class than the instructor. I did a report on Mag Tuired for my Irish Myth and Folklore class, trimming it down from about 50 pages (not including bibliography) to 10. Got knocked down a grade for too long a report, though. :P
I envy you, too, though. My math skills are abominable (although I can figure basic math but not algebra.) :{ I have to take college algebra again for the fifth time. AAAAAARGH. At least I got through logic without too many problems (except the questions about erotetic and entailment logics).
Phyllis
PS I'll see if I can find out if there are any of the classes I took in mythology and some of the others that are online (or perhaps a ballroom dance club somewhere around your area iyi).
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