Mac Gréine

Irish mythological figure
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroIrish mythological figure
PlacesIreland
Gender
Male
Family
Spouse:Ériu
The details

Biography

In Irish mythology, Mac Gréine of the Tuatha Dé Danann was a son of Cermait, son of the Dagda. Mac Gréine's given name was Céthur and was named Mac Gréine after his god, Grian, the sun. Mac Gréine is Irish for "Son of the Sun". His wife was Ériu.

He and his brothers Mac Cuill and Mac Cecht killed Lug in revenge for their father. The three brothers became joint High Kings of Ireland, rotating the sovereignty between them a year at a time, covering twenty-nine or thirty years depending on the source consulted. They were the last kings of the Tuatha Dé Danann before the coming of the Milesians.

Preceded by
Fiacha
High King of Ireland
(with Mac Cuill and Mac Cecht)

AFM 1730–1700 BC
FFE 1317–1287 BC
Succeeded by
Eber Finn and Érimón


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