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In some legends, Aengus possesses a white horse, which he rides from the Land of Promise during the Spring. In the Dindsenchas, a tale called "Tuag Inber" is relayed in which Aengus provides Eochu and Ablend a swift horse while they are encamped with their cattle. He tells them to unbridle the horse
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that compels him to search the land for her. Brigid was held in captivity by the Fairy Queen who envied her beauty and forced Brigid to complete impossible chores. Angus finally leaves Tír na nÓg on his white steed by borrowing three days from August in order to search for Brigid. After searching
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In another folktale, it is related that Beira's son Angus contradicts all of his mother's orders in an effort to become King of the Universe. Angus is "weak minded and light headed," and in punishment Beira traps her son in the rocks, where he is forced to repeat the words of others (i.e. echo).
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In another tale Aengus falls in love with a girl he sees in his dreams. His mother, Boann, goddess of the River Boyne, and a cow goddess whose milk formed the Milky Way (Bealach na BĂł Finne, or the White Cow's Way in Irish), searches Ireland for a year, then his father, the Dagda, does the same.
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in a meadow before it "sheds its water" and causes their deaths; Eochu and Ablend forget to unharness the horse, and it forms a well, around which Eochu builds confinement. The poem of Loch Ri is nearly identical to "Tuag Inber," except the character names differ and Aengus is replaced by
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In Scottish folklore Aengus possesses a golden harp with silver strings, and when he plays it maidens and youths follow the music through the woods. He also kisses lovers, and when the lovers part, the kisses become invisible
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for a year. Aengus is told he can marry Caer if he can identify her in swan form. Aengus turns himself into a swan and they fly away, singing beautiful music that puts all who listen to sleep for three days and nights.
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turns Étaín into a beautiful fly. Returning Étaín into her human form at night, Aengus makes her his lover until Fuamnach discovers the secret and drives Étaín away. Aengus kills his foster mother for her treachery.
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to mock him each day before sunrise. This mockery continues until Cairbre's druid enchants a tree from Fid Frosmuine with song, which causes the tree to grow high above all others and detain Aengus' birds.
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suggested the tale probably dramatizes the idea "that the blooming of youth denies the process of aging - at the youthful stage of life time passes slowly and vitality seems to be permanent".
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episode "Husbands and Fathers", Corcoran tells O'Brien to take Annie upstairs and tell her a story. O'Brien says to Annie, "I shall tell you about the Dream of Aengus and the Wooing of Etain."
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during their pursuit by the Fianna; after Diarmuid's death, Aengus takes his body back to the BrĂș na BĂłinne where he breathes life into it when he wishes to speak with Diarmuid. According to
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derives it from "one desire", explaining that Boann gave him the name because her union with the Dagda had been her only desire. In Middle Irish this became
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illumination of Newgrange at BrĂș na BĂłinne, during which the sunbeam (the Dagda) enters the inner chamber (the womb of Boann) when the
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everywhere, he eventually finds Brigid in Beira's underground palace just as Spring is beginning; when they meet on the
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that follow the lovers home singing love songs and whispering memories in their ears. Similarly, in the
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and probably originally a god associated with youth, love, summer and poetic inspiration. The son of
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Aengus visits the lake of the Dragon's Mouth and finds 150 girls chained in pairs, including
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In a late folktale recorded in Scotland, the following physical description is provided:
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In other legends Aengus is able to repair broken bodies and return them to life.
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Hensey, Robert. Re-discovering the winter solstice alignment at Newgrange, in
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Anthony Murphy and Richard Moore. "Chapter 8, Newgrange: Womb of the Moon",
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A mythological view of Aengus, the poet god of love, romance, and meaning
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Myth, Legend & Romance: An encyclopaedia of the Irish folk tradition
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In the folklore of Scotland, Angus is the fairest son of the Beira (the
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Myth, Legend & Romance: An encyclopedia of the Irish folk tradition
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Aengus owns a sword named Moralltach, the Great Fury, given to him by
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In Irish myths, Aengus is variously described in the following terms:
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Island of the Setting Sun: In Search of Ireland's Ancient Astronomers
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Similarities have been observed between Aengus and the Greek god
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Aengus makes a brief appearance leading his father's funeral in
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Aengus as Maccan appears as a villain in three novels in the
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Then a bard composed the following song about Angus:
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It has been suggested that this tale represents the
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of the battle squadrons (along with Aed and Cermait)
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Stokes Co 1292:"Celto-Hemlenica VI: HermĂšs et Aengus" 1220: 1167:"The Metrical Dindsenchas: Tuag Inber" 1114:. New York, NY: Frederick A. Stokes Co 590:, a similar story is related in which 377:, and his foster-father was variously 254: 2245: 1441: 1132: 1065: 945:. 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Index

Oengus
Angus (given name)
Tuatha DĂ© Danann

Beatrice Elvery
BrĂș na BĂłinne
Swan
Dagda
Boann
Midir
Oghma an Cermait
Étaín
Caer Ibormeith
Diarmuid Ua Duibhne
Irish mythology
Tuatha DĂ© Danann
The Dagda
Boann
Welsh
Mabon
Maponos
Old Irish
[ˈoiƋɡus]
AdomnĂĄn
Proto-Celtic
Modern Irish
[ˈeːnˠəsˠ]
[ˈnÌȘË iːsË ]
John T. Koch
Kenneth H. Jackson

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