{"id":719,"date":"2012-03-07T02:26:43","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T02:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/science\/?p=719"},"modified":"2012-03-07T02:26:43","modified_gmt":"2012-03-07T02:26:43","slug":"irelands-first-mythical-inhabitants-the-fomorians-faerie-lore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/technotink.net\/science\/irelands-first-mythical-inhabitants-the-fomorians-faerie-lore\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland\u2019s First Mythical Inhabitants: The Fomorians | Faerie Lore"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"font-family: arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: #ffffff; background-color: #000000; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\"><a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"Ireland\u2019s First Mythical Inhabitants: The Fomorians\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?p=222\" rel=\"bookmark\">Ireland\u2019s First Mythical Inhabitants: The Fomorians<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"meat\" style=\"margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 10px; color: #d7eefd; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 23px; background-color: #000000; padding: 0px;\"><a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"View all posts in Faeries\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?cat=2\" rel=\"category\">Faeries<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"View all posts in God\/desses\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?cat=10\" rel=\"category\">God\/desses<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"View all posts in Monsters\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?cat=184\" rel=\"category\">Monsters<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"View all posts in Mythology\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?cat=4\" rel=\"category\">Mythology<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"View all posts in Selchies\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?cat=11\" rel=\"category\">Selchies<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"View all posts in The Fomorians\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?cat=255\" rel=\"category\">The Fomorians<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"View all posts in The Undead\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?cat=18\" rel=\"category\">The Undead<\/a>\u00a0| Tags:<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?tag=battles\" rel=\"tag\">battles<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?tag=eire\" rel=\"tag\">Eire<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?tag=fae\" rel=\"tag\">fae<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?tag=faerie-races\" rel=\"tag\">faerie races<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?tag=faeries-fae-fairies-fairy\" rel=\"tag\">Faeries<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?tag=fir-bolg\" rel=\"tag\">Fir Bolg<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?tag=fomorians\" rel=\"tag\">Fomorians<\/a>,<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?tag=ghouls\" rel=\"tag\">ghouls<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?tag=goddesses-2\" rel=\"tag\">Goddesses<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?tag=gods\" rel=\"tag\">Gods<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?tag=invasions-of-ireland\" rel=\"tag\">Invasions of Ireland<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?tag=ireland\" rel=\"tag\">Ireland<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?tag=mermaids-2\" rel=\"tag\">mermaids<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?tag=nemeds\" rel=\"tag\">Nemeds<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?tag=partholons\" rel=\"tag\">Partholons<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?tag=pirates\" rel=\"tag\">pirates<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?tag=sea-pirates\" rel=\"tag\">sea pirates<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?tag=titans\" rel=\"tag\">Titans<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?tag=tuatha-de-danann\" rel=\"tag\">Tuatha de Danann<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"loaf\" style=\"color: #d7eefd; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; background-color: #000000;\">\n<p><strong><em><a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/freerange2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-230\" style=\"border-width: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 7px; display: inline; border-style: none; padding: 4px;\" title=\"freerange2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/freerange2-285x300.jpg?resize=285%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>4500 B.C.E. to ca. 500 B.C.E.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Mythological Cycle:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The understanding of the folktales, folklore, myths, and legends of \u201cOtherworldly\u201d creatures who landed in Ireland in prehistoric times is known as \u201cThe Mythological Cycle.\u201d A notable work exists called the\u00a0<strong><em>Lebor Gab\u00e1la \u00c9renn<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<em>(The Book of the Taking of Ireland)<\/em>\u00a0or otherwise known as the \u201cBook of Invasions\u201d which is a Middle Irish title of a loose collection of poems and prose narratives recounting the history, mythology, and origins of the Irish race from the creation of the world down to the Middle Ages.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Fomorians:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the myths and legends of early Ireland, the very first human-like inhabitants of the Green Island of Eire were the Fomorians. The Fomorians are believed to be beings who preceded the Gods, similar to the Greek Titans representing Gods of Chaos and wild nature. They were also depicted as the supernatural undead and magical beings of the Underworld or Otherworld.\u00a0 They were seen as a giant demonic race of beings who lived in boats off the coast of Ireland, often coming ashore to plunder and pillage all that existed on this grand Green Isle.\u00a0 According to medieval scholars, the name \u201cFomorians\u201d, \u201cFomhoire\u201d, \u201cFormorian\u201d, \u201cFomoraig\u201d, and \u201cFaoi-Mhuir\u201d came from \u201c<em>Fomoire\u201d<\/em>\u00a0a word combination of \u201c<em>fom\u00f3\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0meaning \u201cgiant\u201d or \u201cpirate\u201d, the Gaelic \u201c<em>Faoi-mhuir\u201d\u00a0<\/em>meaning \u201cbeneath the sea\u201d, with the elements\u00a0<em>\u2018muire\u2019<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0<em>\u2018sea\u2019<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0or \u201cmor\u201d as \u201cspirit\u201d or \u201cphantom\u201d giving them the reputation as\u00a0<em>\u2018sea pirates or under-sea phantoms.\u2019\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Mythological-Creature-094.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-231\" style=\"border-width: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 7px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; border-style: none; padding: 4px;\" title=\"Mythological-Creature-094\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Mythological-Creature-094-282x300.jpg?resize=282%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Some legends suggest that the Fomorians originally came from Asia or Northern Africa having been birthed by Noah\u2019s son Ham after he was cursed by Noah. They left Africa as seafarers who were often depicted as having black skin, black haired with the body of a man and the head of a goat according to the Eleventh century text called the\u00a0<em>\u201cBook of the Dun Cow\u201d\u00a0<\/em>or the\u00a0<strong><em>Lebor na hUidre<\/em><\/strong>. In some manners, they have similarities to the descriptions of Ancient Egyptian and Nubian Gods, Goddesses, and half-human\/half-animal creatures. \u00a0Some of them have also been described as having one eye, one arm, and one leg; while others were fancied as elegant beauties as with \u201cElatha\u201d the father of \u201cBres\u201d. They were also notorious for their powers over the forces of nature, such as being able to bring forth fog, storms, diseases, blights, and plagues with their so-accused \u201cevil\u201d magic. \u00a0Through history, they claimed several famous royalties, especially in guise as \u201ckings\u201d by various names, the most remembered as King Conaing, King Morc, King Indech, King Tethra, King Balor, King Elatha, the Warrior Cichol, the Smith Dolb, the Steward Liagh, the Poet Oghma, and Queen Ceithlenn. Throughout the lands of present day Ireland and the United Kingdom, are their mythical tromping grounds of Conaing\u2019s Tower, Tory Island, The Hebrides, Rathlin, Islay, Lochlann (Norway), and Dun Aengus. By the period of history when they participated in the Second Battle of Magh Tuiredh, the rumor was that their fleet stretched far and wide from the Northeastern coast of Ireland all the way to Norway.<br \/>\n<A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.technogypsie.com\/faerie\/?p=222\">Read the Rest of the Story<\/A> &#8230;\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ireland\u2019s First Mythical Inhabitants: The Fomorians Faeries,\u00a0God\/desses,\u00a0Monsters,\u00a0Mythology,\u00a0Selchies,\u00a0The Fomorians,\u00a0The Undead\u00a0| Tags:battles,\u00a0Eire,\u00a0fae,\u00a0faerie races,\u00a0Faeries,\u00a0Fir Bolg,\u00a0Fomorians,ghouls,\u00a0Goddesses,\u00a0Gods,\u00a0Invasions of Ireland,\u00a0Ireland,\u00a0mermaids,\u00a0Nemeds,\u00a0Partholons,\u00a0pirates,\u00a0sea pirates,\u00a0Titans,\u00a0Tuatha de Danann 4500 B.C.E. to ca. 500 B.C.E. 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