qartheens:celtic mythology alphabet: AONGHUSAonghus (orÁengus) is the Celtic god of love, youth, and
qartheens:celtic mythology alphabet: AONGHUSAonghus (orÁengus) is the Celtic god of love, youth, and poetic inspiration. He is the result of an affair between the Dagda and Boann, the goddess of the River Boyne. In order to hide their affair, the Dagda made the sun stand still for nine months, so that the duration of Boann’s pregnancy lasted one day. Being the god of love, Aonghus partook in many romances with both mortal and immortal. According to legend, he lifted a spell off his brother’s wife, Etain, which had turned her into a butterfly. He was able to turn her back into a woman for one night, in which they became lovers.Aonghus was also the foster-father of the legendary Celtic hero Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, and helped Diarmuid and his lover Grainne escape the pursuit of her warrior husband-to-be.LISTEN -- source link
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