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Abartach
In Irish mythology, Abarta (also Ábartach, possibly meaning "doer of deeds"Cotterell, Arthur: ''The Encyclopedia of Mythology'', page 96. Hermes House, 2007. ), was in some accounts one of the Tuatha Dé Danann and in others a Fomorian, and is associated with Fionn mac Cumhaill.Matson, Gienna: ''Celtic Mythology A to Z'', page 1. Chelsea House, 2004. One tale of Abarta's trickery is where he offered himself as a servant to Fionn mac Cumhaill, shortly after Mac Cumhaill had succeeded his father as leader of the Fianna, a band of mighty Milesian warriors. In a gesture of goodwill, Abarta then gave them a wild grey horse, which fourteen Fianna had to mount onto its back before it would even move. After Abarta had mounted behind the Fianna on the horse, it galloped off taking the warriors to the Otherworld where the Tuatha Dé Danann had been driven underground by the Milesians. The Fianna, led by Fionn mac Cumhaill's assistant Foltor, had to acquire a magical ship to hunt down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abhartach
Abhartach (; Irish for 'dwarf'), also Avartagh, is an early Irish legend, which was first collected in Patrick Weston Joyce's ''The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places'' (1870). Abhartach should not be confused with the similarly named Abartach, a figure associated with Fionn mac Cumhaill. Legend Alternate Version In some modern versions of the story Abhartach rises from his grave to drink the blood of his subjects, while the chieftain who slays the revenant is named as Cathain. The hero variously consults an early Christian saint instead of a druid, and is told that Abhartach is one of the ''neamh-mairbh'', or walking dead, and that he can only be restrained by killing him with a sword made of yew wood, burying him upside down, surrounding his grave with thorns, and placing a large stone on top of the grave. Alternative origin of Dracula Since 1958, it has been frequently claimed that the vampiric antagonist of Bram Stoker's novel ''Dracula'' was extensively based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |