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Étaín
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For the given name, see Étaín (Irish name). For the printer's error, see etaoin shrdlu. For the Leaves' Eyes song, see Meredead.
Étaín or Édaín (Modern Irish spelling: Éadaoin) is a figure of Irish mythology, best known as the heroine of Tochmarc Étaíne (The Wooing Of Étaín), one of the oldest and richest stories of the Mythological Cycle. She also figures in the Middle Irish Togail Bruidne Dá Derga (The Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel). T. F. O'Rahilly identified her as a sun goddess.
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Étaín | |
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Mythological Cycle character | |
![]() Étaín and Midir, illustration by Stephen Reid in T. W. Rolleston's The High Deeds of Finn (1910) | |
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Alias | Édaín |
Gender | female |
Family | Ailill |
Spouse | Eochaid Feidlech, Aengus |
Children | Étaín Óg |
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