Boann – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Boann
Boann or
Boand (modern spelling:
Bóinn) is the
Irish goddess of the
River Boyne, a river in
Leinster,
Ireland. According to the
Lebor Gabála Érenn she was the daughter of
Delbáeth, son of
Elada, of the
Tuatha Dé Danann. Her husband is variously
Nechtan,
Elcmar or
Nuada Airgetlám. Her lover is
the Dagda, by whom she had her son,
Aengus. In order to hide their affair, the Dagda made the
sun stand still for nine months; therefore, Aengus was conceived, gestated and born in one day.
Boann
Noun
1. Celtic goddess; mother of Angus Og
(hypernym) Celtic deity
(classification) Ireland, Hibernia, Emerald Isle
Boann
[Celtic] "She of the white cattle". Irish goddess goddess of bounty and fertility, whose totem is the sacred white cow. Also goddess of the River Boyne. She is the wife of the water god Nechtan or of Elcmar, and consort of the Dagda, by whom she was the mother of the god Aengus. To hide their union from Nechtan, Boann and the Dagda caused the sun to stand still for nine months, so that Aengus was conceived and born on the same day.
