In Irish mythology, Aengus (Áengus, Óengus, Angus, Aonghus, Anghus) aka Aengus Óg ("Aengus the Young"), Mac ind Óg ("son of the young"), Maccan or Mac Óg ("young son") was a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann and probably a god of love, youth and poetic inspiration. He was said to have four birds symbolizing kisses flying about his head (whence, it is believed, the xxxx's symbolizing kisses at the end of lovers' letters come from^{[citation needed]}). His parents were the Dagda and Boann. He was said to have lived at Newgrange by the river Boyne. The mythology of pre-Christian Ireland did not entirely survive the conversion to Christianity, but much of it was preserved, shorn of its religious meanings, in medieval Irish literature, which represents the most extensive and best preserved of all the branches of Celtic mythology. ... The Tuatha Dé Danann (peoples of the goddess Danu or erroneously tribe of Dan) were the fifth group of inhabitants of Ireland according to the Lebor Gabála Érenn (Book of Invasions) tradition. ... The Dagda is an important god of Irish mythology. ... In Irish mythology, Boann or Boand (white cow) was the goddess of the river Boyne. ... Newgrange, located at , , is one of the passage tombs of the Brú na Bóinne complex in County Meath, is the most famous of all Irish prehistoric sites. ... The River Thames in London River running into Harrietville Trout Farm A river is a large natural waterway. ... The Boyne is a river in Leinster, Ireland, which course is about 70 mi (112 km) long. ...

The Dagda had an affair with Boann, wife of Nechtan. In order to hide their affair, the Dagda made the sun stand still for nine months; therefore, Aengus was conceived, gestated and born in one day. Elcmar was his foster-father.[1] In Irish mythology, Nechtan was the father and/or husband of Boann. ... In Irish mythology, Elcmar (also Ecmar, Elcmhaire) was the husband of Boann. ...

When he came of age Aengus dispossessed the Dagda of his home, the Brú na Bóinne (an area of the Boyne River Valley that contains the Passage tombs Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth). He arrived after the Dagda had shared out his land among his children, and there was nothing left for Aengus, so Aengus asked his father if he could live in the Brú for a day and a night, and the Dagda agreed. But Irish has no indefinite article, so "a day and a night" is the same as "day and night", which covers all time, and so Aengus took possession of the Brú permanently. In a different version of this story, appearing in "The Wooing of Étaín", Aengus uses the same ploy to trick Elcmar out of Brú na Bóinne, with the Dagda's connivance. In this version, Midir is Aengus's foster-father, while Elcmar is the husband of Boann cuckolded by the Dagda.[2] An article is a word that is put next to a noun to indicate the type of reference being made to the noun. ... In Irish mythology, Elcmar (also Ecmar, Elcmhaire) was the husband of Boann. ... In Irish mythology Midir (or Midhir) was a son of the Dagda of the Tuatha Dé Danann. ...

Aengus fell in love with a girl he had seen in his dreams. His mother, Boann, searched Ireland for an entire year. Then his father, the Dagda, did the same. Finally, King Bodb Dearg of Munster found her after a year.[3] In Irish mythology, Bodb Dearg mac an Daghda (Bodb the Red) was a son of the Dagda and succeeded him as King of the Tuatha De Danaan. ... Alternate uses: See Munster (disambiguation). ...

Aengus went to the lake of the Dragons's Mouth and found 150 girls chained up in pairs. He found his girl, Caer Ibormeith. On November 1, Caer and the other girls would turn into swans for one year, every second Samhain. Aengus was told he could marry Caer if he could identify her as a swan. Aengus succeeded. He turned himself into a swan and they flew away, singing beautiful music that put all its listeners asleep for three days and nights.[4] In Irish mythology, Caer Ibormeith was a daughter of Ethal and Prince Anubal of Connacht. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... Genera/Species Swans are large water birds of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and ducks. ... Samhain (IPA: ) is the word for November in the Irish Gaelic language. ...

Aengus was the foster-father and protector of Diarmuid Ua Duibhne of the Fianna. He rescued Diarmuid and Gráinne from one or two tight spots during their pursuit by the Fianna. In Irish mythology, Diarmuid Ua Duibhne (also known as Diarmuid of the love spot) was son of Donn and a warrior of the Fianna. ... In Irish mythology, the Fianna were Irish warrior-hunters who served the High King of Ireland in the 3rd century AD. Their adventures were recorded in the Fenian Cycle. ... In Irish mythology, Gráinne was the daughter of Cormac mac Airt. ... In Irish mythology, the Fianna were Irish warrior-hunters who served the High King of Ireland in the 3rd century AD. Their adventures were recorded in the Fenian Cycle. ...

Aengus is widely considered to be connected to the ancient Celtic god Maponos and his Welsh equivalent, Mabon ap Modron. A Celtic cross. ... In Celtic mythology, Maponos or Maponus (divine son) was a god of youth known mainly in northern Britain but also in Gaul. ... Welsh mythology, the remnants of the mythology of the pre-Christian Britons, has come down to us in much altered form in medieval Welsh manuscripts such as the Red Book of Hergest, the White Book of Rhydderch, the Book of Aneirin and the Book of Taliesin. ... In Welsh mythology, Mabon (divine son) was the son of Modron (divine mother). He was a hunter god who was stolen from his mother three days after his birth. ...

Etymology

The Old Irish name Óengus is attested in Adomnan's Life of St. Columba as Oinogus(s)ius, showing that its etymology is from the Proto-Celtic roots *oino- "one" and *guss- "choice". Etymology is the study of the origins of words. ... Old Irish is the name given to the oldest form of the Irish language which can be, more or less, fully reconstructed from extant sources. ... Saint Adamnan or Adomnan (625-704) was abbot of the monastery at Iona from 679 to 704. ... The Proto-Celtic language, also called Common Celtic, is the putative ancestor of all the known Celtic languages. ...

Texts

• Tochmarc Étaíne: The Wooing of Étaín
• De Gabáil in t-Sída: The Taking of the Fairy Mound
• Aisling Óenguso: The Dream of Óengus
• Toruigheacht Dhiarmada Agus Ghráinne: The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne
• The Hounds of the Morrigan: Pat O'Shea

Namesakes

Aengus was also a popular Irish and Scots Gaelic name, borne by a variety of historical and legendary figures, including: Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ...

• Aengus Olmucada, legendary High King of Ireland of the 15th century BC.
• Aengus Ollamh, legendary High King of Ireland of the 5th century BC.
• Aengus Tuirmech Temrach, legendary High King of Ireland of the 4th century BC.
• Aengus mac Nadfraoch, first Christian king of Munster, 5th century AD.
• Óengus of Dalriada, Scottish king of the 9th century AD.
• Óengus of Moray, last Mormaer of Moray.

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External links

• A mythological view of Aengus, the poet god of love, romance, and meaning