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In Dal-Riada and Irish mythology, Ériu (pronounced "Ey-riu"), or Éri, was the personification of Ireland and mother of Bres by Prince Elatha of the Fomorians. Her husband was Mac Gréine. She was one of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Éire, the modern Irish name for Ireland, comes from her name, as ultimately does the English "Ireland".


Along with her sisters (daughters of Ernmas by the Dagda or Delbáeth), Fodla and Banba, she was part of an important trio of goddesses. She was a Goddess of Sovereignty and the maiden/spiritual aspect of the triplicity Goddesses with her two sisters. She was the third of the three to be approached and challenged by the Milesians. She fought long and fiercely for Ireland, winning the battle but losing Ireland. In honour of her fight, the Milesians named Ireland for her.


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ERIS : Greek goddess of strife & discord ; mythology ; pictures : DISCORDIA (4087 words)
Because of Eris' disagreeable nature she was the only goddess not to be invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis.
Eris was closely identified with the war-goddess Enyo.
Eris was a goddess of the battlefield with an insatiable desire for bloodshed.
Eris - LoveToKnow 1911 (124 words)
ERIS, in Greek mythology, a sister of the war-god Ares (Homer, Iliad, iv.
In the later legends of the Trojan War, Eris, lot having been invited to the marriage festival of Peleus and Thetis, flings a golden apple (the "apple of discord") among the guests, to be given to the most beautiful.
and D. 24) a beneficent Eris, the personification of honourable rivalry.
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