Midir
deity Tuatha Dé Danann single tradition · 4
Midir of the Tuatha Dé Danann falls in love with and marries Étaín. He is a being of great power who plays fidchell, a board game, and is able to cast spells, turning himself and Étaín into swans.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in Medieval Irish texts.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Donn, Crom Dubh, Nemed, Crund, Aed the Red, Agnoman, Oengus, Abhean, The Morrígan, Boann, Lugh
- parent of
- Macha
- child of
- The Dagda
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“His children include Aengus, Brigit, Bodb Derg, Cermait, Aed, and Midir.”
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“Dobbs also notes the episode's possible relevance to Fúamnach's malevolent spells and Étaín's and Midir's transformation into the shape of swans.”
#15799 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Macha is also named as the daughter of Midir and Aed the Red.”
#15951 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“He was killed by Óengus in front of Midir, according to a poem by Fland Mainistreach in Lebor Gabála Érenn.”
#41628 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001