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Crom Dubh

deity single tradition · 3

Crom Dubh is a mythological and folkloric figure related to Crom Cruach.

↻ synthesized from 3 sources

When

First attested
0 CE
Attested period
0 – 2020
Historical notes
Attested in 18th century.

Relationships

syncretized with
The Dagda, Crom Cruach
co occurs with
Tailtiu, Nás, Bói, Saint Máel Ruba, The Morrígan, Brigit, Boann, Aengus, Bodb Derg, Cermait, Aed, Midir, Donn, Lugh, Balor, Eithne, Dagda

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (3)
  1. The Dagda
  2. Crom Cruach
  3. Lughnasadh

Source passages

“The death and ancestral god Donn may originally have been a form of the Dagda, and he also has similarities with the later harvest figure Crom Dubh.”

#13243 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“He is also referred to as Crom Cróich, Cenn Cruach/Cróich ([kʲen̪ː ˈkɾuːa̯x]) and Cenncroithi ([kʲen̪ː ˈkɾoθʲi]). He is related to the later mythological and folkloric figure Crom Dubh.”

#16512 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Bull sacrifices at Lughnasadh time were recorded as late as the 18th century at Cois Fharraige in Ireland, where they were offered to Crom Dubh”

#41717 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001