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:''This article refers to the Pagan Goddess Brigid. For the Catholic/Orthodox Saint of that name, see Saint Brigid.'' In Celtic polytheism and Irish mythology, Brigit, Brigid or Brighid (''exalted one''〔Campbell, Mike (Behind the Name. ) See also Xavier Delamarre, ''brigantion / brigant-'', in ''Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise'' (Éditions Errance, 2003) pp. 87–88: "Le nom de la sainte irlandaise ''Brigit'' est un adjectif de forme *''brigenti''… 'l'Eminente'." Delamarre cites E. Campanile, in ''Langues indo-européennes'' ("The name of the Irish Saint Brigid is an adjective of the form *''brigenti''… 'the Eminent'"), edited by Françoise Bader (Paris, 1994), pp. 34–40, that Brigid is a continuation of the Indo-European goddess of the dawn like Aurora.〕) is the daughter of the Dagda and one of the Tuatha Dé Danann. She was the wife of Bres of the Fomorians, with whom she had a son, Ruadán. As is often the case with Celtic deities who are described as threefold, she is seen as three sisters, all named Brigid, who perform various functions in society, such as healing, poetry and smithcraft.〔 〕 ==Familial relations== She is identified in ''Lebor Gabála Érenn'' as a daughter of the Dagda and a poet. The same passage mentions that she has two oxen, Fe and Men, that graze on a plain named after them, Femen. She also possessed the ''king of boars'', Torc Triath, and Cirb, king of wethers (sheep), from whom Mag Cirb is named.〔Macalister, R. A. Stewart. ''Lebor Gabála Érenn''. Part IV. Irish Texts Society, Dublin, 1941. § VII, First Redaction, ¶ 317.〕 As the daughter of Dagda, she is also the half sister of Cermait, Aengus, Midir and Bodb Derg. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brigid」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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