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Banba

deity earth Irish single tradition · 5

In Irish mythology, Banba is a matron goddess of Ireland and daughter of Delbáeth and Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann. She was married to Mac Cuill, a grandson of the Dagda. She was part of an important triumvirate of matron goddesses, with her sisters, Ériu and Fódla.

↻ synthesized from 5 sources

When

First attested
0 CE
Attested period
0 – 2020
Historical notes
Modern ship LÉ Banba (CM11) named after her.

Relationships

consort of
Mac Cuill
syncretized with
Macha
co occurs with
Mac Cecht, Delbáeth, Ernmas, Mac Gréine, Codal the Roundbreasted, The Dagda, Nemain, Neit, Dagda, Indech, Lug, Mórrígan, Macha, Brigit, Matronae, Bres, Elatha, Lugh, Anu, Brigid, Matres
sibling of
Badb, Macha, The Morrígan, Ériu, Fódla, Morrígu
child of
Ernmas, Delbáeth

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (5)
  1. Banba
  2. Fódla
  3. Ériu
  4. The Morrígan
  5. Triple goddesses

Source passages

“In Irish mythology, Banba (modern spelling: Banbha [ˈbˠanˠəwə]), daughter of Delbáeth and Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann, is a matron goddess of Ireland. She was married to Mac Cuill, a grandson of the Dagda.”

#9136 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“With her sisters, Banba and Ériu, she is part of an important triumvirate of goddesses. When the Milesians arrived from Spain, each of the three sisters asked the bard Amergin that her name be given to the country.”

#9432 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“With her sisters, Banba and Fódla, Ériu forms a triumvirate of goddesses. When the Milesians arrived from Galicia, each of the three sisters asked that her name be given to the country.”

#11037 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“The first three daughters of Ernmas are given as Ériu, Banba, and Fódla. Their names are synonyms for "Ireland", and they were respectively married to Mac Gréine, Mac Cuill, and Mac Cécht, the last three Tuatha Dé Danann kings of Ireland.”

#12911 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“The Morrígan also appears sometimes as one being, and at other times as three sisters, as do the three Irish goddesses of sovereignty, Ériu, Fódla and Banba. In the case of the Irish Brigid it can be ambiguous whether she is a single goddess or three sisters, all named Brigid.”

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