#Newgrange was the palace (Brú) of #Bóand, goddess of the river beneath the mound. It was Bóand (sometimes called #Eithne) who first lived here with #Elcmar (sometimes #Nechtan). When she decided to take the #Dagda as her lover, she asked him to hold the sun steady in the sky for 9 months, so that her pregnancy could pass in what seemed to be a single day. This subterfuge worked, and #AonghusÓg was safely born.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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RT @MitologiaCelta
Las historias de Daghda son abundantes! Una de ellas cuenta cómo Dagda tuvo una aventura con Boand, la esposa de Elcmar. Para ocultar…
https://twitter.com/MitologiaCelta/status/1287673787408887808
#Newgrange #boand #Eithne #elcmar #nechtan #Dagda #aonghusog #celtic #mythology #folklore