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 Morrígan - 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
- Creidhne - the artificer of the Tuatha Dé Danann, working in bronze, brass and gold
- Goibniu - the smith of the Tuatha Dé Danann
- Luchtaine - the carpenter of the Tuatha Dé Danann
Lesser figures
- Abartach - also known as the Giolla Deacair ("the hard servant"), he was associated with Fionn mac Cumhaill
- Abcán - dwarf poet of the Tuatha Dé Danann
- Abhean - a poet of the Tuatha Dé Danann
- Aed - a god of the underworld
- Aoi Mac Ollamain - a god of poetry
- Airmed - daughter of Dian Cecht; associated with healing
- Anann - another name for the Morrígan
- Beag - a minor goddess, known for possessing a magic well
- Bé Chuille - a sorceress of the Tuatha Dé Danann
- Bébinn - a goddess associated with birth
- Boann - goddess of the River Boyne
- Brea - a minor god of the Tuatha Dé Danann
- Bres - an unpopular and treacherous king of the Tuatha Dé Danann
- Brian - a son of Tuireann and murderer of Cían
- Caer Ibormeith - a princess cursed to spend every second year in the form of a swan
- Cermait - a son of the Dagda, killed by Lugh
- Cían - the father of Lugh; able to turn into a pig at will
- Danand - daughter of Delbáeth
- Delbáeth - a king of the Tuatha Dé Danann
- Ecne - god of wisdom and knowledge
- Egobail - foster son of Manannan mac Lir and father of Aine
- Elcmar - chief steward to the Dagda
- Ernmas - a mother goddess
- Fand - a sea goddess and lover of Cú Chulainn
- Fiacha mac Delbaíth - a legendary High King of Ireland
- Fionnuala - a daughter of Lir, who was transformed into a swan and cursed by her stepmother
- Flidais - goddess of the forest, hunting and wild beasts
- Fuamnach a witch of the Tuatha Dé Danann
- Iuchar - a son of Tuireann and murderer of Cían
- Iucharba - a son of Tuireann and murderer of Cían
- Lí Ban - sister of Fand
- Mac Cuill, Mac Cecht and Mac Gréine - a trio of brothers who killed Lugh and shared the kingship of Ireland between each other
- Miach - a healer and son of Dian Cecht, killed by his father out of jealousy due to his superior healing talents
- Midir - a son of the Dagda
- Nechtan - father and/or husband of Boann
- Neit - a god of war
- Nemain - a goddess of war; possibly an alternative name for Badb
- Niamh - a queen of Tír na nÓg
- Tuireann - father of Creidhne, Luchtaine and Goibniu
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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