Fódla

deity earth Irish single tradition · 6

Fódla is a sister of Banba and part of an important triumvirate of matron goddesses. Banba is a matron goddess of Ireland and daughter of Delbáeth and Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann.

↻ synthesized from 6 sources

When

First attested
0 CE
Attested period
0 – 2020

Relationships

consort of
Mac Cecht
child of
Ernmas, Delbáeth

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Sources

Source passages

“Ethniu Fódla Tethra”

#4522 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“She was part of an important triumvirate of matron goddesses, with her sisters, Ériu and Fódla.”

#9141 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Fódla or Fótla, daughter of Delbáeth and Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann, is one of the tutelary goddesses of Ireland. Her husband is Mac Cecht. Her name is believed to derive from Old Irish fót ('sod, land'), indicating her nature as a goddess of the land.”

#9429 · 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.”

#11038 · 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.”

#12912 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001