In
Irish mythology, Abartach or Abarta (performer of feats) was one of the
Tuatha Dé Danann. He was also known as the Giolla Deacair (the hard servant) and was associated with
Fionn mac Cumhaill.One tale has Abarta tricking a group of
Fianna into mounting a magical gray horse which took them to the
underworld until beng rescued by Fionn.Abarta may have been associated with a servant of
Apollo, who was said to have given him a golden arrow (i.e. a sunbeam) which could teleport him, cause him invisibility and give prophecies. In later, more purely Celtic myths, the golden arrow was changed to a magical horse. Some similarities can be noted between Abaris and
Paris), who slew
Achilles with an arrow and the help of Apollo (a
solar deity). Abaris' murder of
Diarmuid Ua Duibhne by stabbing his heel with a
boar's poisonous bristles has parallels with Achilles' story.
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