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FIGURES OF LORE | áine, irish mythology

Áine (Irish pronunciation: [ˈaːnʲə]) is an Irish goddess of summer, wealth and sovereignty. She is associated with midsummer and the sun, and is sometimes represented by a red mare. She is the daughter of Egobail, the sister of Aillen and/or Fennen, and is claimed as an ancestor by multiple Irish families. As the goddess of love and fertility, she had command over crops and animals and is also associated with agriculture.
Áine is strongly associated with County Limerick. The hill of Knockainy (Irish: Cnoc Áine) is named after her, and was site of rites in her honor, involving fire and the blessing of the land, recorded as recently as 1879. She is also associated with sites such as Toberanna (Irish: Tobar Áine), County Tyrone; Dunany (Irish: Dun Áine), County Louth; Lissan (Irish: Lios Áine), County Londonderry; and Cnoc Áine near Teelin, County Donegal.

skeletal:

FIGURES OF LORE | áine, irish mythology

Áine (Irish pronunciation: [ˈaːnʲə]) is an Irish goddess of summer, wealth and sovereignty. She is associated with midsummer and the sun, and is sometimes represented by a red mare. She is the daughter of Egobail, the sister of Aillen and/or Fennen, and is claimed as an ancestor by multiple Irish families. As the goddess of love and fertility, she had command over crops and animals and is also associated with agriculture.

Áine is strongly associated with County Limerick. The hill of Knockainy (Irish: Cnoc Áine) is named after her, and was site of rites in her honor, involving fire and the blessing of the land, recorded as recently as 1879. She is also associated with sites such as Toberanna (Irish: Tobar Áine), County Tyrone; Dunany (Irish: Dun Áine), County Louth; Lissan (Irish: Lios Áine), County Londonderry; and Cnoc Áine near Teelin, County Donegal.

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Lord of the Rings | Greek Mythology AU (requested by warmcupsofcoffee)

Aragorn | Apollo (God of healing, music, and poetry)
Arwen | Artemis (Goddess of the hunt)
Boromir | Ares (God of war)
Legolas | Aletheia (Spirit of truth and sincerity)
Éomer | Poseidon (Tamer of horses)
Éowyn | Athena (Goddess of wisdom and warfare)
The Hobbits | Hermes (God of travelers and border crossings)
Gimli | Hephaestus (God of fire and metalworking)
Gandalf | Coeus (Titan of the north, wisdom, and farsight)
Faramir | Hyperion (Titan of watchfulness, wisdom, and light)

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