- For the legendary Irish High King, see Bres Rí; for the Marvel Comics character, see Bres (comics)
In Irish mythology, Bres, aka Eochaid Bres, Eochu Bres ("Eochaid/Eochu the Beautiful"), was a king of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Bres Rí (Bres the King son of Art Imlech, was according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition a High King of Ireland, who took power after killing Bres is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. Publication history Bres first appeared in Avengers #225-226 (November-December The Mythology of pre-Christian Ireland did not entirely survive the conversion to Christianity, but much of it was preserved shorn of its religious meanings The Tuatha Dé Danann ("peoples of the Goddess Danu " Modern Irish pronunciation /t̪ˠuːəhə dʲeː d̪ˠan̪ˠən̪ˠ/ Old Irish /tuːaθa ðʲeː His parents were Prince Elatha of the Fomorians and Ériu. In Irish mythology, Elatha (or Elathan) was a prince of the Fomorians and the father of Bres by Ériu of the Tuatha Dé In Irish mythology, the Fomorians, Fomors, or Fomori ( Irish Fomóiri, Fomóraig) were a semi-divine race who inhabited In Irish mythology, Ériu (/ˈeːrʲu/ daughter of Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was the eponymous matron Goddess of Ireland He was an unpopular king, and favoured his Fomorian kin. He grew so quickly that by the age of seven he was the size of a 14-year-old.
In the First Battle of Magh Tuiredh, King Nuada of the Tuatha Dé Danann lost his hand; because he was imperfect, he could not be king. Cath Maige Tuired ("The Battle of Mag Tuired" is the name of two saga texts of the Mythological Cycle of Irish Mythology. The Tuatha Dé Danann ("peoples of the Goddess Danu " Modern Irish pronunciation /t̪ˠuːəhə dʲeː d̪ˠan̪ˠən̪ˠ/ Old Irish /tuːaθa ðʲeː Hoping to reconcile relations between the Fomorians and the Tuatha Dé Danann, Bres was named king and Brigid of the Tuatha de Danann married him. This article refers to the Pagan Goddess Brigid For the Catholic/Orthodox Saint of that name see Saint Brigid.
Bres made the Tuatha Dé Danann pay tribute to the Fomorians and work as slaves: Ogma was forced to carry firewood, and the Dagda had to dig trenches around forts. Ogma or Oghma is a character from Irish mythology. A member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, he is often considered a Deity and may be related to the He neglected his duties of hospitality: the Tuatha Dé complained that after visiting his house their knives were never greased and their breaths did not smell of ale. Ale is a type of Beer brewed from Malted Barley using a top-fermenting Brewers' yeast. Cairbre, poet of the Tuatha Dé, composed a scathing poem against him, which was the first satire in Ireland, and everything went wrong for Bres after that. Cairbre ( Cairpre, Coirpre) is a popular Medieval Irish name borne by several historical and mythological figures including Cairbre son
After Bres had ruled for seven years, Nuada had his hand, which had formerly been replaced with a silver one by Dian Cecht and Creidhne, replaced with one of flesh and blood by Dian Cecht's son Miach, with the help of his sister Airmed; following the successful replacement, Nuada was restored to kingship and Bres was exiled. Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen In Irish mythology, Dian Cécht ( Old Irish pronunciation /dʲiːən kʲeːxt/ also known as Cainte, Canta, was a healing god In Irish mythology, Creidhne (or Credne) was a son of Brigid and Tuireann and the artificer of the Tuatha Dé Danann, working in In Irish mythology, Miach (/mʲiːəx/ was a son of Dian Cecht of the Tuatha Dé Danann. In Irish mythology, the goddess Airmed was one of the Tuatha Dé Danann. He went to his father for help to recover his throne, but Elatha would not help him gain by foul means what he had been unable to keep. Bres was guided by his father to Balor, another leader of the Fomorians, for the help he sought. For the locality in Mangalore. see Bolar (Location. In Irish mythology, Balor ( Balar, Bolar) of the
He led the Fomorians in the Second Battle of Magh Tuireadh but lost. Cath Maige Tuired ("The Battle of Mag Tuired" is the name of two saga texts of the Mythological Cycle of Irish Mythology. He was found unprotected on the battlefield by Lugh and pleaded for his life. Lugh (ˈluː modern Irish Lú, earlier Lug) is an Irish Deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant Lugh spared him because he promised to teach the Tuatha Dé agriculture. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture
In the Lebor Gabála and Cath Maige Tuired, Bres is portrayed as beautiful to behold, yet harsh and inhospitable. However, a poem of the dindsenchas praises Bres' "kindly" and "noble" character and calls him the "flower" of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Dindsenchas (also dindshenchas, dinnsheanchas, other spellings Old / Middle Irish "tradition or lore of places" the It also tells of his death at the hands of Lugh. Lugh made 300 wooden cows, and filled them with a bitter, poisonous red liquid which was then "milked" into pails and offered to Bres to drink. Bres, who was under an obligation not to refuse hospitality, drank it down without flinching, and it killed him. [1]
Etymology
The name may be derived from Proto-Celtic *bregso-s ‘the glittering one,’ an extended form of the Proto-Indo-European root *bhreg- ‘to shine white, to glitter’ [1], whence comes the English words bright, birch and frigid via Latin.
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| Preceded by Eochaid mac Eirc |
High King of Ireland AFM 1897-1890 BC FFE 1477-1470 BC |
Succeeded by Nuada |
References
- ^ E. For other characters of the same name see Eochaid. In Irish mythology Eochaid, son of Erc son of Rinnal, of the Medieval Irish historical tradition held that Ireland had been ruled by an Ard Rí or High King since ancient times and compilations like the Lebor Gabála Érenn Annals of the Four Masters AD432 entryjpg|thumb|right|Entry for A Seathrún Céitinn, known in English as Geoffrey Keating, was a 17th century Irish Roman Catholic priest Poet and Historian J. Gwynn, The Metrical Dindshenchas Vol 3, Poem 40: Carn Hui Neit
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