Bres
deity earth Irish single tradition · 5
Bres is the son of Ériu and Elatha, a prince of the Fomorians. He is portrayed as having an enemy in the hero Lugh.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Cethlenn, Ethniu, Tethra, Trow, Fangfeng, Kuafu, Pangu, Yeren, Druon Antigoon, Ellert and Brammert, Pier Gerlofs Donia, Fódla, Banba, Delbáeth, Ernmas, Mac Gréine, Dagda, Codal the Roundbreasted, The Dagda, Brigid the healer, Brigid the smith, Cúchulainn, Lugh, Nuada, Am Fear Liath Mòr, Bertram de Shotts, Fachan, Fionn mac Cumhaill, Fomorians, Balor
- enemy of
- Lugh
- parent of
- Ruadán
- consort of
- Brigid
- serves
- Tuatha Dé Danann
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (5)
Source passages
“Balor Bres Cethlenn”
#4517 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“she produces a son named Bres, and as the mistress of Bres's enemy - the hero Lugh”
#11031 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“After the victory Lugh finds Bres, the half-Fomorian former king of the Tuatha Dé Danann, alone and unprotected on the battlefield, and Bres begs for his life. If he is spared, he promises, he will ensure that the cows of Ireland always give milk.”
#16866 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“She appears in Irish mythology as a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the daughter of the Dagda and wife of Bres, with whom she had a son named Ruadán.”
#18177 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001