Editing Badb (section)

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[[File:Corvus cornix in Locarno.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Badb would commonly take the form of the [[hooded crow]].]]
In [[Irish mythology]], the '''Badb''' ([[Old Irish]], {{IPA|sga|baðβ|pron}}), or in [[Irish language|modern Irish]] '''Badhbh'''<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Dinneen|editor-first=Patrick S.|editor-link=Patrick S. Dinneen|year=1927|entry=Maċa|title=Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla: an Irish–English dictionary, being a thesaurus of the words, phrases and idioms of the modern Irish language|edition=New edition, revised and greatly enlarged|location=Dublin|publisher=Irish Texts Society|page=692}}</ref> ({{IPA|ga|bˠəu}}, {{IPA|ga-IE-M|bˠəiw|lang}})—also meaning "[[crow]]"—is a [[war goddess]] who takes the form of a crow, and is thus sometimes known as '''Badb Catha''' ("battle crow").<ref name="eDILbadb">http://www.dil.ie/5114 ''badb'', Author: [[Royal Irish Academy]]</ref> She is known to cause fear and confusion among soldiers to move the tide of battle to her favoured side. Badb may also appear prior to a battle to foreshadow the extent of the carnage to come, or to predict the death of a notable person.  She would sometimes do this through wailing cries, leading to comparisons with the [[Banshee|bean-sídhe]] (banshee).

With her sisters, [[Macha (Irish mythology)|Macha]] and [[the Morrigan]] or [[Anu (Irish goddess)| Anand]], Badb is part of a [[Triple deity|trio]] of war goddesses known as ''the three Morrígna''.<ref name="Invasions">{{cite book | author=Macalister, R.A.S. (trans.) | title =Lebor Gabála Érenn: Book of the Taking of Ireland Part 1-5 | publisher = Irish Texts Society  | year =1941 | location =Dublin}}</ref><ref name="CMT166-CELT">[http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/G300010/text167.html ''Cath Maige Tuired'': The Second Battle of Mag Tuired], Text 166, Author: Unknown</ref><ref name="CMT167">Elizabeth A. Gray (ed. & trans.), ''[http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T300010/index.html Cath Maige Tuired: The Second Battle of Mag Tuired]'', section 167, 1982</ref>