Ériu
Sign in to saveAlso known as Eriu, Éri, Eri of the Golden Hair, Eriú, Eri, Erin
thumb|″The Harp of Erin″ painting by Thomas Buchanan Read In Irish mythology, Ériu (; ), daughter of Delbáeth and Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was the eponymous matron goddess of Ireland.
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- Name and etymology
- Epithets
- Family
- Role and mythical portrayal
- References
- Bibliography
thumb|″The Harp of Erin″ painting by Thomas Buchanan Read In Irish mythology, Ériu (; ), daughter of Delbáeth and Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was the eponymous matron goddess of Ireland.
The English name for Ireland comes from the name Ériu and the Germanic (Old Norse or Old English) word land.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ériu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.