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Áine ((:ˈaːnʲə)) is an Irish goddess of summer, wealth and sovereignty. She is associated with midsummer and the sun,〔MacKillop, James (1998) ''Dictionary of Celtic Mythology'' Oxford: Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-280120-1 pp.10, 16, 128〕 and is sometimes represented by a red mare.〔 She is the daughter of Egobail,〔Cotterell, Arthur: ''The Encyclopedia of Mythology'', page 96. Hermes House, 2007. ISBN 1-84038-894-3〕 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 Knockainey ((アイルランド語:Cnoc Áine)) is named after her,〔 and was site of rites in her honour, involving fire and the blessing of the land, recorded as recently as 1879.〔Meehan, Cary, (Sacred Ireland )〕 She is also associated with sites such as Toberanna ((アイルランド語:Tobar Áine)), County Tyrone;〔)(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-09-22 )〕 Dunany ((アイルランド語:Dun Áine)), County Louth; Lissan ((アイルランド語:Lios Áine)), County Londonderry; and ''Cnoc Áine'' near Teelin, County Donegal. ==In Irish mythology== In early tales she is associated with the semi-mythological King of Munster, Ailill Aulom, who is said to have raped her, an assault ending in Áine biting off his ear, hence the name ''Aulom'' "one-eared". By Old Irish law, only an "unblemished" person can rule; by maiming him this way, Áine rendered him unfit to be king. As an embodiment of sovereignty, she can both grant and remove a man's power to rule.〔 The descendants of Aulom, the Eóganachta, claim Áine as an ancestor.〔Byrne, Francis John (2001) ''Irish Kings and High-Kings''. Four Courts Press. 2nd revised edition〕 In other tales Áine is the wife of Gerald FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond, known popularly as "Iarl Gearóid". Rather than having a consensual marriage, he rapes her (thought to be based on the story of Ailill Aulom), and she exacts her revenge by either changing him into a goose, killing him or both.〔 The FitzGeralds thus claim an association with Áine; despite the Norman origins of the clan, the FitzGeralds would become known for being "More Irish than the Irish themselves." In yet other versions of her myth, she is the wife or daughter of the sea god, Manannán mac Lir. The feast of Midsummer Night was held in her honor. In County Limerick, she is remembered in more recent times as Queen of the Fairies. 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「Áine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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