Ériu
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Ériu
In
Irish mythology
, Ériu , daughter of
Ernmas
of the
Tuatha Dé Danann
, was the eponymous patron
goddess
of
Ireland
. Her husband was
Mac Gréine
(‘Son of the Sun’). She was the mother of
Bres
by Prince
Elatha
of the
Fomorians
. The English name for Ireland comes from the name Ériu and the
Old Norse
or
Anglo-Saxon
word land.
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Eriu
[Celtic] An Irish/Celtic goddess, the personification of Ireland. She belongs to the Fomorians and is the mother of Bres, king of Ireland. The name Ireland comes from her name (Eyre, Eire, or Eiriu).
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