Éber Donn
ancestor Irish single tradition · 1
Éber Donn is one of the mythical Milesian ancestors of the Gaels, according to the Christian writers who recorded the Lebor Gabála Érenn. The Milesians invade Ireland and take it from the Tuatha Dé Danann. During their invasion, Donn slights Ériu, one of the eponymous goddesses of Ireland, and he drowns in a shipwreck off the southwest coast.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 1000
- Historical notes
- Appears in Lebor Gabála Érenn.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Diarmuid Ua Duibhne
- aspect of
- Donn
- enemy of
- Ériu
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The Christian writers who recorded the Lebor Gabála Érenn made Donn into Éber Donn one of the mythical Milesian ancestors of the Gaels. The Milesians invade Ireland and take it from the Tuatha Dé Danann.”
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