Macha
Macha is a goddess worshipped by Seathrún Céitinn, who also names her as a daughter of Ernmas. She may therefore be seen as equivalent to Banba.
↻ synthesized from 6 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Association documented by 17th-century Irish historian Geoffrey Keating.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Danu, Grian, The Dagda, Nemain, Neit, morrígna, Dagda, Indech, Lug, Anand, Fea, Morrígu, Cúchulainn, Agnoman, Laima, Kārta, Dēkla, Parcae, Norns, Hermes Trismegistus, the Holy Spirit, Brigit, Matronae, Delbáeth, Mac Cuill, Ainé, Anu, Lilith, Hecate, God the Father, the Son, Moirai, Brigid, Matres
- sibling of
- Fódla, Banba, Ériu, The Morrígan, the three Morrígna, Mórrígan, Badb
- aspect of
- the three Morrígna
- child of
- Ernmas, Midir, Aed the Red
- enemy of
- Balor
Mentioned by
- Rhiannon
- Delbáeth
- Mac Cuill
- Ainé
- Anu
- Lilith
- Hecate
- God the Father
- the Son
- Moirai
- Brigid
- Matres
- Crund
- Ernmas
- Midir
- Aed the Red
and 1 more
Sources
Source passages
“According to Seathrún Céitinn she worshipped Macha, who is also sometimes named as a daughter of Ernmas. The two goddesses may therefore be seen as equivalent.”
#9142 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Grian (literally, "sun") is believed to be either the sister of Áine, another of Áine's manifestations, or possibly "Macha in disguise".”
#10785 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“According to the 17th-century Irish historian Geoffrey Keating (Irish: Seathrún Céitinn), the three sovereignty goddesses associated with Éire, Banbha and Fódla were Badb, Macha and The Morrígan.”
#11040 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Sometimes she appears as one of three sisters, the daughters of Ernmas: Morrígan, Badb and Macha. Sometimes the trinity consists of Badb, Macha and Anand, collectively known as the Morrígna. Occasionally, Nemain or Fea appear in the various combinations.”
#12920 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Macha is named as the wife of Nemed, son of Agnoman, or alternately as the wife of Crund, son of Agnoman, which may indicate an identity of Nemed with Crund. Macha is also named as the daughter of Midir and Aed the Red.”
#15948 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5