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  Children of Lir on Celtic Wedding Rings.com
On the way to Bodb Dearg, Aoife stopped the chariot and ordered her servants to kill the children.
Using a Druids rod, Bodb Dearg turned her into a 'witch of the air ' who, the legend goes, still listens to the howling North Wind and her screams can be heard when a storm blows.
Bodb Dearg decreed that no one could kill swans in all of Ireland - the penalty at that time was death - a law that remains in Ireland to this day.
www.celtic-weddingrings.com /Children-Of-Lir.asp   (1500 words)

  
  Bodb article - Bodb Goidelic mythology Bodb Dearg Badb disambiguation - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In Goidelic mythology, Bodb refers to the god Bodb Dearg.
Bodb is sometimes confused with the goddess Badb.
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Bodb   (95 words)

  
 Gods and Fighting Men - Fate of the Children of Lir
And after they had keened her it is what Bodb Dearg said: "It is a fret to us our daughter to have died, for her own sake and for the sake of the good man we gave her to, for we are thankful for his friendship and his faithfulness.
And Bodb Dearg used often to be going to Lir's house for the sake of those children; and he used to bring them to his own place for a good length of time, and then he would let them go back to their own place again.
Bodb Dearg gave a great start when he heard that, and he knew what Lir said was true, and he gave a very sharp reproach to Aoife, and he said: "This treachery will be worse for yourself in the end, Aoife, than to the children of Lir.
www.celtic-twilight.com /ireland/gregory/gods_fightingmen/children_of_lir.htm   (4962 words)

  
 Gods and Fighting Men - Bodb Dearg
Then all the chief men but those five went into council together, and it is what they agreed, to give the kingship to Bodb Dearg, for the sake of his father, for his own sake, and because he was the eldest among the children of the Dagda.
It was Bodb's swineherd went to Da Derga's Inn, and his squealing pig along with him, the night Conaire, the High King of Ireland, met with his death; and it was said that whatever feast that swineherd would go to, there would blood be shed before it was over.
And Bodb Dearg was not always in his own place, but sometimes he was with Angus at Brugh na Boinne.
www.celtic-twilight.com /ireland/gregory/gods_fightingmen/bodb_dearg.htm   (1165 words)

  
 Irish Pantheon
Aobh: She is the eldest of the three daughters of Oilell, she is the foster-daughter of Bodb Dearg and the wife of Lir.
Aedh: He is one of the three sons of Bodb Dearg along with Artrach and Angus.
Bodb the Red: King of the Tuatha De Danaan and son of the Dagda.
mysite.verizon.net /vzeppqi7/shadows/pantheons/irish.html   (691 words)

  
 Angband.oook.cz - The Angband Ladder
(clevel: 24, dlevel:9) Bodb Dearg was a famous King of the Saiube Sidhe and son of the Dagda.
Bodb was level 20 at the time, so he hung out of level 8, clearing it over and over, looking for the third mage book (Sepher Yetzirah) which has fire storm and ice storm, which don't do a lot of damage, but can be cast out of LOS.
Bodb's offense, stats, hp, and AC are ready for prime-time, but his resists are still a little shaky.
angband.oook.cz /ladder-show.php?id=3996   (1736 words)

  
 Page AO-TO-AR. page of celtic mytholgy
The eldest daughter of Ailill of Aran and foster child to the Bodb Dearg.
She was foster daughter of the Bodb Dearg.
When the Bodb Dearg found out what Aoife had done, he changed her into a demon of the air and no more was heard of her.
www.celtic.mythology.50megs.com /ao---ar.html   (1862 words)

  
 LadySherlock's Xanga Site
Bodb was the ruler of the Tuatha De Danaan.
Bodb wanted to have his grandchildren visit him, and had sent a message to her to bring them to his castle.
When Bodb had heard the story, he turned on Aoife with the very druid wand that she had used in his grandchildren.
www.xanga.com /LadySherlock   (3835 words)

  
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Aoife - (Eefa) one of the three daughters of Oilell and a foster-child of Bodb Dearg (124), she became the wife of Lir after her sister Aobh had died in childbirth (125).
Birthplace of Cermait Honey-Mouth - in the house of the Dagda at the Brugh na Boinne (80) Blai-Slieve - one of the twelve chief mountains of Ireland (q.v.) (62) Boann - a water goddess, wife of Nechtan and mother, by the Dagda, of Angus, she is associated with the River Boyne (DIM).
Also see Dabilla (80) Bodb - (Bove) see Rudrach and Dergcroche (117) Bodb Dearg - (Bove Darrig) son of the Dagda, he was king of Connacht when Bres and his army landed in Ireland to battle Lugh (43).
www.angelfire.com /mo3/paganfiles/library/paganism/mike_nichols/an_irish_myth_concordance.txt   (3980 words)

  
 Leir
His wife, Penardun, reportedly died sometime later, and Bodb Dearg, hoping to prevent further tension, approached him and invited him to accept one of his mortal foster daughters, Aobh and Aoife, as a wife.
Bobh Dearg, however, sensed the truth and invited Leir to his domain to discern the truth.
Unable to undo the effects of the spells that transformed Leir’s children, Bobh Dearg revealed that that were bound to be swans for nine hundred years or until peace came by a princess of Munster married into the house of Connacht.
www.angelfire.com /planet/mythguide/leir.html   (2085 words)

  
 When the Wave Breaks, Ch.15-20   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Bodb Dearg was strolling through the new spring grass, Aobh trailing behind.
Bodb Dearg and Angus Og had arrived and the Gods of both Pantheons stood regarding each other.
Bodb Dearg waited on the other side, the mirth and gentle humour scoured from his face, leaving him looking haggard.
www.xenafan.com /fiction/content5/llachlan_waveb3.html   (12987 words)

  
 AN IRISH MYTH CONCORDANCE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Aedh (2) - along with Angus and Artrach, one of the three sons of Bodb Dearg, he was the comeliest of them.
Bodb Dearg - (Bove Darrig) son of the Dagda, he was king of Connacht when Bres and his army landed in Ireland to battle Lugh (43).
He lived at Sidhe Femen, was eldest among the children of the Dagda, and was given the kingship of the Tuatha de Danaan after their defeat (77).
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
After their defeat by the Gaels, the children of Danu retreated to the hollow hills, the sidhe mounds under the Earth.
It is said that Bodb was skilled in all mysteries and enchantments.
Some of the Gods objected to the kingship of Bodb, especially MIDIR, another son of the Dagda.
cerridwen.org /Celtic/Myth/intro.celt   (1162 words)

  
 CelticGods1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Bile - The Irish god of the dead and associated with Belenus and Bel.  The Irish word "bile" means "sacred tree" and is known as the "father of gods and men" and is husband to Dana.
Bodb Dearg - The Irish god who succeeded the Dagda as ruler of the gods.  He is Bodb the Red and the son of the Dagda.
Known as the "Good God" and "Lord of the Heavens." He is represented as the Angel of Death, and the father of the goddess Brighid.  He was one of the high kings of the Tuatha De Danann and had four great palaces under hollow hills.
www.whisperingwood.homestead.com /CelticGods1.html   (1214 words)

  
 ...:::Darken Dreams: Members of the Tuatha, and their offspring:::...
To hide their union from Nechtan, Boann and the Dagda caused the sun to stand still for nine months, so that Aengus was conceived and born on the same day.
*Bodb - prophesized the doom of the Tuatha after the battle at Mag Tuireadh.
*Bodb Dearg - 'Bodb the Red', a son of the Dagda who succeeded him as ruler of the gods.
www.darkendreams.com /tuatha.html   (964 words)

  
 The Gods and Goddesses of the Indo-Europeans
Aobh - Eldest daughter of Ailill of Aran and foster child to the Bodb Dearg.
Aoife - Another foster child of Bodb Dearg who married the Ocean God Lir and in a fit of jealousy over her sister's children she turned the children of Lir into swans for a duration of 900 years.
Bodb Dearg - Bodb the Red, son of the Dagda who succeeded him as a ruler of the Gods.
www.draeconin.com /database/gods.htm   (3760 words)

  
 Fate of the Children of Lir
And there was honour and affection with Aoife for her sister’s children; and indeed no person at all could see those four children without giving them the heart’s love.
And there was great sorrow on the sons of Lit when they heard that, for they thought it the same as to be living people again, to be talking with their friends and their companions on Loch Dairbhreach, in comparison with going on the cold, fretful sea of the Maoil in the north.
And they came on the morrow to speak with their father and with their foster-father, and they bade them farewell, and Fionnuala made this complaint: —‘Farewell to you, Bodb Dearg, the man with whom all knowledge is in pledge.
www.oakofrose.org /legend/GodsI/Fate.htm   (4967 words)

  
 All About Romance Novels - The Tuatha De Danaan: The Children of the Goddess Danu
And a new king was chosen from the candidates most eligible, who were Bodb Dearg, son of the Dagda, Ilbrech of Ess Ruadh, Lir of Sidhe Fionnachaidh (The Hill of the White Field on Slieve Faud), Midhir the Proud of Bri Leith, and Angus Og, son of the Dagda.
And when it was done, Bodb Dearg became King of The Tuatha De Danaan, and he ruled in his seat in Sidhe Femen, which he enchanted greatly, and he had three sons, Angus, Artrach, and Aedh.
Bodb Dearg was the last king of the combined Tuatha De Danaan.
www.likesbooks.com /tuatha.html   (2603 words)

  
 The Fate of the Children of Lir | ACO MYTHOLOGY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
And there was honor and affection with Aoife for her sister's children; and indeed no person at all could see those four children without giving them the heart's love.
And there was great sorrow on the sons of Lir when they heard that, for they thought it the same as to be living people again, to be talking with their friends and their companions on Loch Dairbhreach, in comparison with going on the cold, fretful sea of the Maoil in the north.
The teaching of Manannan without deceit, the talk of Bodb Dearg on the pleasant ridge; the voice of Angus, his sweet kisses; it is by their side I used to be without grief."
www.ancuairt.org /tumulus/llyr1.htm   (4334 words)

  
 The Celtic Gods   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
BODB DEARG (Bodb the Red) was chosen to be their king, as he was the Dagda's eldest son.
It is said that Bodb was skilled in all mysteries and enchantments.
In these tales there are frequent contacts with the Gods themselves, especially with Angus Og, Midir and Bodb Dearg.
user.sezampro.yu /~babbage/Celtic.html   (4643 words)

  
 An Irish Myth Concordance
Aedh (1) - killed by Brian, he was one of the three sons of Miochaoin (q.v.), the others being Corc and Conn (59) Aedh (2) - along with Angus and Artrach, one of the three sons of Bodb Dearg, he was the comeliest of them.
Angus - along with Artrach and Aedh, one of the three sons of Bodb Dearg (78) Angus Og - son of the Dagda, he advised his father how to kill Cridenbel and what reward to ask of Bres (33).
Also see Dabilla (80) Bodb - (Bove) see Rudrach and Dergcroche (117) Bodb Dearg - (Bove Darrig) son of the Dagda, he was king of Connacht when Bres and his army landed in Ireland to battle Lugh (43).
www.witchscauldron.net /cauldron/irishcon.htm   (3807 words)

  
 Celtic Gods A
AOBH: Daughter of AILILL of ARAN and foster-daughter of BODB DEARG, she was the older sister to AOIFE and ARBHA.
AOIFE: Sister of AOBH and ARBHA, she was the daughter of AILILL of ARAN and the foster-daughter of BODB DEARG.
Her father was AILILL of ARAN and her foster-father was BODB DEARG.
www.geocities.com /walkermystic/godsa.html   (1288 words)

  
 Christine’s Faery List: Bodb Dearg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Bodb Dearg (Dangerous Red) King of the Waterfalls
His underground palace at Loch Dearg : Lake of the Red Eye an entrance to Tír fo Thuinn: The Land Under Wave.
He changed the goddess Aífe into an air demon as punishment for turning her niece and nephews into swans.
www.tartanplace.com /faery/gods/bodb.html   (214 words)

  
 Help of the Men of Dea
And they rose up in the morning and put on their shirts of the dearest silk and their embroidered coats of rejoicing, and they took their green shields and their swords and their spears.
And their leaders at that time besides Bodb Dearg were Midhir of Bri Leith, and Lir of Sidhe Finnachaidh, and Abarthach, son of Ildatbach, and Ilbrec, son of Manannan, and Fionnbhar of Magh Suil, and Argat Lamh, the Silver Hand, from the Sionnan, and the Man of Sweet Speech from the Boinn.
"It is a pity the way Lir is," said Bodb Dearg; "and let some of you rise up and help him," he said.
www.oakofrose.org /legend/GodsII/Help.htm   (799 words)

  
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 The Gods and Goddesses of the Indo-Europeans
Aobh - Eldest daughter of Ailill of Aran and foster child to the Bodb Dearg.
Aoife - Another foster child of Bodb Dearg who married the Ocean God Lir and in a fit of jealousy over her sister's children she turned the children of Lir into swans for a duration of 900 years.
Daireann - Daughter of the Bodb Dearg and sister of Sadb.
draeconin.com /database/gods.htm   (3760 words)

  
 Bodb Dearg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
It was Bodb's swineherd went to Da Derga's Inn, and his squealing pig along with him, the night Conaim, the High King of Ireland, met with his death; and it was said that whatever feast that swineherd would go to, there would blood be shed before it was over.
So they agreed to that, and Midhies three daughters, Dairenn, and Aife, and Aillbhe, were given to them.
And she came to him out of the cave of Cruachan, and asked him for the bride-price he had promised her, and that she was never able to come and ask for till then.
www.mc.maricopa.edu /~tomshoemaker/celtic/BodbDearg.html   (1154 words)

  
 The Druids Utterance - The Fate of the Children of Turenn
And Bodb Dearg, son of the Dagda, came with twenty-nine hundred men, and he said: "What is the cause of your delay in giving battle?" "Waiting for you I was," said Lugh.
Then the kings and chief men of the men of Ireland took their armour on them, and they raised the points of their spears over their heads, and they made close fences of their shields.
So then the sons of Turenn bound themselves by the King of Ireland, and by Bodb Dearg, son of the Dagda, and by the chief men of the Tuatha de Danaan, that they would pay that fine to Lugh.
druidsutterance.net /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=64&Itemid=260   (3573 words)

  
 Children of Lir   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
And Bodb Dearg used often to be going to Lir's house for the sake of those children;
Bodb Dearg gave a great start when he heard that, and he knew what Lir said was
Dairbhreach, and they made their camp there to be listening to the music of the swans.
www.shee-eire.com /Magic&Mythology/Myths/Tuatha-De-Danann/Children-of-Lir/Page1.htm   (5377 words)

  
 Information on the Glass Temple
Dagda, the - father of Eire, Fodla, Banba (27), Angus Og (33), Bodb Dearg (43), Brigit (64), Cermait (72), Ainge and Diancecht (81)..
Fergus Fithchiollach - of the chess, a son of Bodb Dearg, he was sent in search of the children of Lir (132)
Fertuinne - son of Trogain, he was a magician given by Bodb Dearg to the sons of Lugaidh Menn (79)
members.tripod.com /earthsong1/info/eirish.htm   (12437 words)

  
 Gods and Fighting Men: Part II: Part II Book III: Help of the Men of Dea
And they rose up in the morning and put on their shirts of the dearest silk and their embroidered coats of rejoicing, and they took their green shields and their swords and their spears.
And their leaders at that time besides Bodb Dearg were Midhir of Bri Leith, and Lir of Sidhe Finnachaidh, and Abarthach, son of Ildatbach, and Ilbrec, son of Manannan, and Fionnbhar of Magh Suil, and Argat Lamh, the Silver Hand, from the Sionnan, and the Man of Sweet Speech from the Boinn.
"It is a pity the way Lir is," said Bodb Dearg; "and let some of you rise up and help him," he said.
www.btinternet.com /~tony.singleton/gafm/gafm40.htm   (823 words)

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