dagda

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An important god in Irish mythology

Irish mythology. An important god in Irish mythology

or Eochaid Ollathair In Irish mythology, a leader of the mythical Tuatha Dé Danann and father of the three Brigits and of Maponos. His name means "good god," referring to his many powers rather than to his moral character. The Dagda had an enormous appetite for food and sex and may have been associated with fertility. He possessed a cauldron that was never empty and a club that could kill men and restore them to life

chief Celtic god of the Tuatha De Danann; father of Angus Og and Brigit

Hyphenation

Dag·da

Etymology

() The Middle Irish name Dagda means "Good God" or "Shining God, from Old Irish Dagdae *Dago-deiwos *dhagho- (“shining”) + Proto-Indo-European *deiwos (“divinity”).