Ernmas is an Irish mother goddess. Her daughters include the trinity of eponymous Irish goddesses Ériu, Banba and Fodla, and the trinity of war goddesses the Badb, Macha and the Mórrígan. Her son is Fiachna. A goddess is a female deity in contrast with a male deity known as a god. A great many cultures have goddesses, sometimes alone, but more often as part of a larger pantheon that includes both of the conventional genders and in some cases even hermaphroditic (or gender neutral) deities. ... In Irish mythology, Ériu, daughter of Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was one of the patron goddesses of Ireland. ... In Irish mythology, Banba, sometimes spelled Banbha, was the patron spirit of Ireland, wife of King MacCuill, and a goddess of war and fertility. ... In Irish mythology, Fodla, daughter of Ernmas, was one of the patron goddesses of Ireland. ... In Irish mythology, Badb (crow) or in modern spelling Badhbh was a goddess of war who took the form of a crow, thus known as Badb Catha (battle crow). ... This article is about the goddess in Celtic mythology. ... This article or section should include material from The Guises of The Morrigan. ... In Irish mythology, Fiachna of the Tuatha Dé Danann was the son of Delbáeth. ...