Dagda

American  

[dahg-duh] / ˈdɑg də /

Or Daghda

noun

Irish Mythology.

1. a god, the chief of the Tuatha De Danann, the father of Angus Og and Brigit, and the leader of the battle against the Fomorians.

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Example Sentences

The Dagda, whose name some interpret to mean "the great good fire," so called from his military ardour, who reigned as king of Ireland from a.m.

From Old Celtic Romances by Unknown

Colmán Ela, 35.Corbmac mac Fáeláin, 62.in Dagda 120, 237.Dil,

From The Triads of Ireland by Meyer, Kuno

Dagda possessed such a cauldron and it was inexhaustible, and a vat of inexhaustible mead is described in the story of Cúchulain's Sickness.

From The Religion of the Ancient Celts by MacCulloch, J. A.

Len of Killarney Of Bōv the Red, brother of the Dagda, we have already heard.

From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)

Dagda, the Irish corn god, had for wife Boann, the goddess of the river Boyne.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander