List of Irish mythological figures

The following is a list of Irish mythological figures.
==Mythological Cycle==
===Tuatha Dé Danann===
====Notable figures====
*Aengus - a god possibly associated with love, youth and poetic inspiration
*Áine - goddess of love, summer, wealth and sovereignty
*Banba, Ériu and Fódla - patron goddesses of Ireland
*Bodb Derg - a king of the Tuatha Dé Danann
*Brigid - daughter of the Dagda; associated with healing, fertility, craft and poetry
*Clíodhna - queen of the Banshees
*The Dagda - the supreme god and king of the Tuatha Dé Danann
*Danu - the mother goddess of the Tuatha Dé Danann
*Dian Cecht - god of healing
*Étaín - the heroine of Tochmarc Étaíne
*Lir - god of the sea
*Lugh - legendary hero and High King of Ireland
*Manannán mac Lir - god of the sea, like his father Lir
*The Morrígna - a trio of war goddesses
**Badb - a war goddess who caused fear and confusion among soldiers, often taking the form of a crow
**Macha - a goddess associated with war, battle, horses and sovereignty
**The Morrígan - a goddess of battle, strife and fertility
*Nuada Airgetlám - first king of the Tuatha Dé Danann
*Ogma - a warrior-poet, said to have invented the Ogham alphabet
*Trí Dée Dána - the three gods of crafting
**Creidhne - the artificer of the Tuatha Dé Danann, working in bronze, brass and gold
**Goibniu - the smith of the Tuatha Dé Danann
**Luchtaine - the carpenter of the Tuatha Dé Danann
====Lesser figures====
*Abartach - also known as the Giolla Deacair ("the hard servant"), he was associated with Fionn mac Cumhaill
*Abcán - dwarf poet of the Tuatha Dé Danann
*Abhean - a poet of the Tuatha Dé Danann
*Aed - a god of the underworld
*Aoi Mac Ollamain - a god of poetry
*Airmed - daughter of Dian Cecht; associated with healing
*Anann - another name for the Morrígan
*Beag - a minor goddess, known for possessing a magic well
*Bé Chuille - a sorceress of the Tuatha Dé Danann
*Bébinn - a goddess associated with birth
*Boann - goddess of the River Boyne
*Brea - a minor god of the Tuatha Dé Danann
*Bres - an unpopular and treacherous king of the Tuatha Dé Danann
*Brian - a son of Tuireann and murderer of Cían
*Caer Ibormeith - a princess cursed to spend every second year in the form of a swan
*Cermait - a son of the Dagda, killed by Lugh
*Cían - the father of Lugh; able to turn into a pig at will
*Danand - daughter of Delbáeth
*Delbáeth - a king of the Tuatha Dé Danann
*Ecne - god of wisdom and knowledge
*Egobail - foster son of Manannan mac Lir and father of Aine
*Elcmar - chief steward to the Dagda
*Ernmas - a mother goddess
*Fand - a sea goddess and lover of Cú Chulainn
*Fiacha mac Delbaíth - a legendary High King of Ireland
*Fionnuala - a daughter of Lir, who was transformed into a swan and cursed by her stepmother
*Flidais - goddess of the forest, hunting and wild beasts
*Fuamnach a witch of the Tuatha Dé Danann
*Iuchar - a son of Tuireann and murderer of Cían
*Iucharba - a son of Tuireann and murderer of Cían
*Lí Ban - sister of Fand
*Mac Cuill, Mac Cecht and Mac Gréine - a trio of brothers who killed Lugh and shared the kingship of Ireland between each other
*Miach - a healer and son of Dian Cecht, killed by his father out of jealousy due to his superior healing talents
*Midir - a son of the Dagda
*Nechtan - father and/or husband of Boann
*Neit - a god of war
*Nemain - a goddess of war; possibly an alternative name for Badb
*Niamh - a queen of Tír na nÓg
*Tuireann - father of Creidhne, Luchtaine and Goibniu
===Fir Bolg===
*Eochaid mac Eirc - a High King of Ireland, the last Fir Bolg king and the first king to establish a system of justice
*Fiacha Cennfinnán - a High King of Ireland
*Fodbgen - a High King of Ireland
*Gaillimh inion Breasail - the mythical woman from whom the river and city of Galway derive their name
*Gann and Genann - joint High Kings of Ireland
*Rinnal - a High King of Ireland and the first king to use spearheads
*Rudraige mac Dela - the second High King of Ireland
*Sengann mac Dela - a High King of Ireland
*Sláine mac Dela - the first High King of Ireland
*Sreng - champion of the Fir Bolg who cut off Nuada's arm
*Tailtiu - wife of Eochaid mac Eirc
===Fomorians===
*Balor - last king of the Fomorians, capable of killing with his deadly eye
*Buarainech - parent of Balor
*Cethlenn - prophetess and wife of Balor
*Cichol Gricenchos - an early leader of the Fomorians
*Conand - oppressive leader of the Fomorians
*Elatha - Fomorian prince
*Tethra - ruler of Mag Mell following his death during the Second Battle of Mag Tuired
*Ethniu - daughter of Balor and mother of Lugh
===Milesians===
*Amergin Glúingel - a druid, bard and judge
*Eber Finn - a High King of Ireland
*Érimón - a High King of Ireland
*Míl Espáine - Irish ancestral figure
==Ulster Cycle==
===Major characters===
*Ailill mac Máta - king of Connacht and husband of Medb
*Conchobar mac Nessa - king of Ulster
*Cú Chulainn - mythological hero known for his terrible battle frenzy
*Deirdre - tragic heroine of the Ulster Cycle; when she was born it was prophesied that she would be beautiful, but that kings and lords would go to war over her
*Donn Cuailnge - the Brown Bull of Cooley, an extremely fertile stud bull over whom the Táin Bó Cúailnge'' was fought
*Fergus mac Róich - former king of Ulster, now in exile
*Medb - queen of Connacht, best known for starting the Táin Bó Cúailnge
===Ulster characters===
*Amergin mac Eccit - poet and warrior in the court of Conchobar mac Nessa
*Athirne - poet and satirist in the court of Conchobar mac Nessa
*Blaí Briugu - an Ulster warrior with a geis which requires him to sleep with any woman who stays at his hostel unaccompanied
*Bricriu - a hospitaller, troublemaker and poet
*Cathbad - chief druid in the court of Conchobar mac Nessa
*Celtchar - hero of the Ulaid
*Cethern mac Fintain - an Ulster warrior who assists Cú Chulainn
*Conall Cernach - hero of the Ulaid
*Cruinniuc - a wealthy cattle owner who marries a mysterious woman, later revealed to be the goddess Macha
*Cúscraid - a son of Conchobar mac Nessa
*Dáire mac Fiachna - an Ulster cattle-lord and owner of Donn Cuailnge, the Brown Bull of Cooley
*Deichtine - mother of Cú Chulainn
*Éogan mac Durthacht - King of Fernmag
*Fedlimid mac Daill - harper and chief storyteller in the court of Conchobar mac Nessa
*Findchóem - the sister of Conchobar mac Nessa and wet nurse of Cú Chulainn
*Furbaide Ferbend - a son of Conchobar mac Nessa
*Láeg - charioteer of Cú Chulainn
*Lóegaire Búadach - a hapless Ulster warrior who functions largely as comic relief
*Mugain - wife of Conchobar mac Nessa
*Naoise - lover of Deidre
*Ness - mother of Conchobar mac Nessa
*Súaltam - mortal father of Cú Chulainn
===Connacht characters===
*Bélchú - warrior of Connacht
*Cet mac Mágach - warrior of Connacht
*Ferdiad - warrior of Connacht
*Findabair - daughter of Ailill and Medb
*Fráech - warrior of Connacht, who woos Findabair
*Nera - warrior of Connacht
===Ulster exiles===
*Cormac Cond Longas - eldest son of Conchobar mac Nessa
*Dubthach Dóeltenga - cynical ally of Fergus mac Róich
===Other characters===
*Achall - daughter of Cairbre Nia Fer
*Áed Rúad, Díthorba and Cimbáeth - three brothers who shared the kingship of Ireland
*Aífe - rival of Scáthach
*Bláthnat - wife of Cú Roí and lover of Cú Chulainn
*Connla - son of Cú Chulainn and Aife
*Cairbre Nia Fer - king of Tara
*Cú Roí - warrior king of Munster
*Emer wife of Cú Chulainn
*Erc mac Cairpri - son of Cairbre Nia Fer
*Fedelm - female prophet and poet
*Fedelm Noíchrothach - daughter of Conchobar mac Nessa, unfaithful wife of Cairbre Nia Fer and lover of both Cú Chulainn and Conall Cernach
*Flidais - lover of Fergus mac Róich
*Lugaid mac Con Roí - son of Cú Roí and killer of Cú Chulainn
*Mesgegra - king of Leinster
*Scáthach - legendary warrior woman who trains Cú Chulainn in the arts of combat
*Uathach - daughter of Scáthach
==Fenian Cycle==
===The Fianna===
*Fionn mac Cumhaill - legendary hunter-warrior and leader of the Fianna
*Caílte mac Rónáin - a warrior of the Fianna who could run at remarkable speed and communicate with animals, and was a great storyteller
*Conán mac Morna - a warrior of the Fianna, often portrayed as a troublemaker and a comic figure
*Cumhall - a leader of the Fianna and father of Fionn mac Cumhaill
*Diarmuid Ua Duibhne a warrior of the Fianna and lover of Fionn's betrothed, Gráinne
*Goll mac Morna - a warrior of the Fianna and uneasy ally of Fionn mac Cumhaill
*Liath Luachra - a tall, hideous warrior of the Fianna
*Oisín - son of Fionn mac Cumhaill, a warrior of the Fianna and a great poet
*Oscar - the warrior son of Oisín and Niamh
===Other characters===
*Aillen - a monstrous being killed by Fionn mac Cumhaill
*Bodhmall - a druidess, warrior woman and aunt of Fionn mac Cumhaill
*Cormac mac Airt - legendary High King of Ireland
*Finn Eces - poet, sage, and teacher of Fionn mac Cumhaill
*Gráinne - lover of Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, betrothed to Fionn mac Cumhaill
*Mug Ruith - a powerful blind druid
*Plor na mBan - daughter of Oisín and Niamh
*Sadhbh - mother of Oisín by Fionn mac Cumhaill
==Other==
*Aibell - the fairy queen of Thomond
*Amadan Dubh - a trickster fairy known as the "dark fool"
*Cailleach - a divine hag
*Canola - mythical inventor of the harp
*Crobh Dearg - a harvest goddess
*Medb Lethderg - goddess of sovereignty associated with Tara
*Tlachtga - a powerful druidess
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