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Ernmas

deity earth Irish single tradition · 4

Ernmas is the parent of Banba in Irish mythology. Banba is a matron goddess of Ireland and a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann.

↻ synthesized from 4 sources

When

First attested
0 CE
Attested period
0 – 2020
Historical notes
Documented in medieval Irish sources as the mother of the war goddesses.

Relationships

co occurs with
Mac Cuill, Mac Cecht, Mac Gréine, Dagda, Codal the Roundbreasted, Macha, Bres, Elatha, Lugh, Balor
parent of
Macha, Fódla, Banba, Mórrígan, Ériu, Badb, Morrígu
consort of
Delbáeth

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (4)
  1. Banba
  2. Fódla
  3. Ériu
  4. Macha

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.”

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“Fódla or Fótla, daughter of Delbáeth and Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann, is one of the tutelary goddesses of Ireland.”

#9430 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“her mother is named as Ernmas”

#11034 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Macha, daughter of Ernmas, of the Tuatha Dé Danann, appears in many early sources.”

#15936 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5