Editing Badb (section)

==Kinship==
Badb is often identified as one of [[The Morrígan|the Morrígna]], a trio of Irish war goddesses, although there exist a number of conflicting accounts on this subject.  In ''[[Lebor Gabála Érenn]]'', Badb, Macha and Morrígan make up the Morrígna trinity and are named as daughters of the farming goddess [[Ernmas]].<ref name="Invasions"/> According to this version, she is also the sister of [[Ériu]], [[Banba]] and [[Fódla]], the three matron goddesses of Ireland, who give their names to the land.<ref name="Invasions"/> Other accounts identify the trio as daughters of the druid Cailitin and his wife.

''Lebor Gabála Érenn'' also states that Badb is one of the two wives of the war god [[Neit]].<ref name="Invasions" /> Less commonly, she has been described as the wife of the Fomorian king [[Tethra]].<ref name="Dictionary" />

===Similar deities===
In her role as a terrifying battlefield goddess and harbinger of doom, Badb closely resembles [[Nemain]].  Like Badb, Nemain is identified as a wife of Neit.  Writers have sometimes used their names interchangeably, suggesting that they may in fact be a single goddess.<ref name="Dictionary" /> On the other hand, [[W. M. Hennessy]] notes that Badb and Nemain were said to have different sets of parents, suggesting that they may not be entirely identical figures.<ref name="Ancient" />

Badb also appears to be closely related to the [[Gaulish]] goddess [[Catubodua]], or Bodua.<ref name="Dictionary" />