Míl Espáine
In Irish origin myths, Míl Espáine or Míl Espáne (later Latinization of names, Latinized as Milesius) is the mythical ancestor of the final inhabitants of Ireland, the "sons of Míl" or Milesians (Irish), Milesians, who represent the vast majority of the Irish Gaels. His father was Bile (Irish legend), Bile, son of Breogan. Modern historians believe he is a creation of medieval Irish Christian writers. Name and origin Mark Williams characterises the name ''Míl Espáine'' as an "etymological figment" translated from the Latin ''mīles Hispaniae'', meaning "soldier of Hispania (Spain)", attested in a passage (§ 13) in the 9th-century work ''Historia Brittonum'' (''"The History of the Britons"'') by Nennius. As A.G. van Hamel has suggested, the status of Iberia as the land of origin can be traced back to Isidore of Seville, who in the introduction to his Historia de regibus Gothorum, Vandalorum et Suevorum, history of the Goths, Vandals and Suebi had elevated Iberia/Hispania ...
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