Fódla
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
- co occurs with
- Tethra, Trow, Fangfeng, Kuafu, Pangu, Yeren, Druon Antigoon, Ellert and Brammert, Pier Gerlofs Donia, Mac Cuill, Lugh, Delbáeth, Ernmas, Mac Gréine, Codal the Roundbreasted, Anu, The Dagda, Nemain, Neit, Dagda, Indech, Lug, Banba, Mórrígan, Matres, Macha, Brigit, Matronae, Cúchulainn, Am Fear Liath Mòr, Bertram de Shotts, Fachan, Fionn mac Cumhaill, Fomorians, Balor, Cethlenn, Ethniu, Bres, Elatha, Brigid
- consort of
- Mac Cecht
Mentioned by
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