List of Irish mythological figures
The following is a list of Irish mythological figures.
Mythological Cycle
Tuatha Dé Danann
Notable figures
- Aengus - a god possibly associated with love, youth and poetic inspiration
- Áine - goddess of love, summer, wealth and sovereignty
- Banba, Ériu and Fódla - patron goddesses of Ireland
- Bodb Derg - a king of the Tuatha Dé Danann
- Brigid - daughter of the Dagda; associated with healing, fertility, craft and poetry
- Clíodhna - queen of the Banshees
- The Dagda - the supreme god and king of the Tuatha Dé Danann
- Danu - the mother goddess of the Tuatha Dé Danann
- Dian Cecht - god of healing
- Étaín - the heroine of Tochmarc Étaíne
- Lir - god of the sea
- Lugh - legendary hero and High King of Ireland
- Manannán mac Lir - god of the sea, like his father Lir
- The Morrígna - a trio of war goddesses
- Badb - a war goddess who caused fear and confusion among soldiers, often taking the form of a crow
- Macha - a goddess associated with war, battle, horses and sovereignty
- The Morrígan - a goddess of battle, strife and fertility
- Nuada Airgetlám - first king of the Tuatha Dé Danann
- Ogma - a warrior-poet, said to have invented the Ogham alphabet
- Trí Dée Dána - the three gods of crafting
Lesser figures
Fir Bolg
Fomorians
Milesians
Ulster Cycle
Major characters
- Ailill mac Máta - king of Connacht and husband of Medb
- Conchobar mac Nessa - king of Ulster
- Cú Chulainn - mythological hero known for his terrible battle frenzy
- Deirdre - tragic heroine of the Ulster Cycle; when she was born it was prophesied that she would be beautiful, but that kings and lords would go to war over her
- Donn Cuailnge - the Brown Bull of Cooley, an extremely fertile stud bull over whom the [[Táin Bó Cúailnge]] was fought
- Fergus mac Róich - former king of Ulster, now in exile
- Medb - queen of Connacht, best known for starting the Táin Bó Cúailnge
Ulster characters
Connacht characters
Ulster exiles
Other characters
Fenian Cycle
The Fianna
- Fionn mac Cumhaill - legendary hunter-warrior and leader of the Fianna
- Caílte mac Rónáin - a warrior of the Fianna who could run at remarkable speed and communicate with animals, and was a great storyteller
- Conán mac Morna - a warrior of the Fianna, often portrayed as a troublemaker and a comic figure
- Cumhall - a leader of the Fianna and father of Fionn mac Cumhaill
- Diarmuid Ua Duibhne a warrior of the Fianna and lover of Fionn's betrothed, Gráinne
- Goll mac Morna - a warrior of the Fianna and uneasy ally of Fionn mac Cumhaill
- Liath Luachra - a tall, hideous warrior of the Fianna
- Oisín - son of Fionn mac Cumhaill, a warrior of the Fianna and a great poet
- Oscar - the warrior son of Oisín and Niamh
Other characters
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