Midir
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Midir, Midhir, Mider, Midar. Chieftain of the
Tuatha Dé Danann, conventionally portrayed as proud and haughty, ruler of the
otherworldly dwelling of
Brí Léith, husband of
Fuamnach, and lover of
Étaín Óg in
Tochmarc Étaíne [The Wooing of Étaín]. A certain pride in his possessions brings Midir much grief. His magic
cauldron, one of the treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann, is stolen by
Cúchulainn. And his three
cranes, symbols of stinginess and unpleasantness, were thought to have been stolen by the satirist
Athairne Ailgesach. The place-name story of
Lough Ree has Midir giving a magical but mischievous horse, whose urine forms the lake, to
Eochu mac Maireda and his brother
Ríb. In an extraordinary number of variant texts he is given roles played elsewhere by other figures. He is sometimes cited as the foster-father of
Angus Óg, instead of
Elcmar, advising his charge on the taking of
Brug na Bóinne [Newgrange]. He is sometimes the father or brother of the
Dagda, and sometimes the father of
Macha and
Bláithíne. Daughters unquestionably his include
Ailbe (1) and
Doirind.
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