Mórrígan

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The Mórrígan is a goddess in Irish mythology, daughter of Ernmas. According to Seathrún Céitinn, she was worshipped by Fódla. She is a sister to the tutelary goddesses of Ireland.

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When

First attested
500 BCE
Attested period
-500 – 2020
Historical notes
Mentioned in the Middle Irish period.

Relationships

sibling of
Ériu, Fódla, Banba, Badb, Macha
consort of
Dagda
enemy of
Cúchulainn, Indech
child of
Ernmas
syncretized with
Lilith

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Sources

Source passages

“According to Seathrún Céitinn she worshipped the Mórrígan, who is also named as a daughter of Ernmas.”

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“Fulacht na Mór Ríoghna ("cooking pit of the Mórrígan"). The fulachtaí sites are found in wild areas, and are usually associated with outsiders such as the fianna, as well as with the hunting of deer. There may be a link with the three mythical hags who cook the meal of dogflesh that brings the hero Cú Chulainn to his doom. The Dá Chích na Morrígna”

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