Tailtiu
Tailtiu, queen of the Fir Bolg, is the foster mother of Lugh. Lugh, the foster-son of Tailtiu, is described as the "son of the Dumb Champion".
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 1600 BCE
- Attested period
- -1600 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Practiced by Celtic Reconstructionist pagans.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Gavidathe smith, Nás, Bói, Mac Samthainn, Cu, Cethen, Balor, Ethniu, Biróg, Cian, Eithne, Dagda, Donn, Crom Dubh, Crom Cruach, Mac Cinnfhaelaidh, Gavida
- enemy of
- Cailleachan
- allied with
- Lugh Lámhfhada
- teacher of
- Lugh
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“In the Lebor Gabála Érenn, Cian gives the boy to Tailtiu, queen of the Fir Bolg, in fosterage. In the Dindsenchas, Lugh, the foster-son of Tailtiu, is described as the "son of the Dumb Champion".”
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“Many Celtic Reconstructionists also honour the goddess Tailtiu at Lughnasadh, and may seek to keep the Cailleachan from damaging the crops, much in the way appeals are made to Lugh.”
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“by Lugh Lámhfhada, the Ollamh Érenn (master craftsman or doctor of the sciences), as a mourning ceremony for the death of his foster-mother Tailtiu. Lugh buried Tailtiu underneath a mound in an area that took her name and was later called Tailteann in County Meath.”
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