Editing Midir (section)

==Family==

Midir is traditionally the son of [[The Dagda]]. In the First Recension of the ''[[Lebor Gabála]]'' and in the Metrical ''Dindsenchas'', Midir of Brí Léith is made the "son of Induí son of Échtach son of Etarlam".<ref>''Lebor Gabála Érenn'' § 77</ref><ref>[https://celt.ucc.ie//published/T106500D/text062.html ''The Metrical Dindsenchas''] BRÍ LÉITH Poem 62</ref> As a son of Induí, called "king of the north country, lord of horse breeding peoples," Midir would be brother or half-brother to the war-god [[Neit]] and nephew of [[Nuada Airgetlám|Nuada]], who is called the son of Échtach son of Etarlam.<ref>[https://celt.ucc.ie//published/T106500D/text024.html ''The Metrical Dindsenchas''] poem 24 "Ailech III"</ref>

Midir's wife is [[Fuamnach]], who is either beheaded by Midir's foster-son [[Aengus]] or otherwise killed by Manannan Mac Lir.<ref name=Lecan /> Midir's daughters included Bri Bruachbrecc and Ogniad (or Oicnis), who was the mother of Sigmall Cael.<ref name=Lecan /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/revueceltique16pari#page/78/mode/1up|title = Revue celtique|year = 1870|publisher = Paris}}</ref><ref>https://celt.ucc.ie//published/T106500B/text001.html ''The Metrical Dindsenchas'' "Rath Esa"</ref> Midir's sons include [[Lir]], the father of Manannan, and his foster-son is [[Aengus]], who elsewhere is called the foster-son of Elcmar.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Skene |first1=William Forbes |title=Celtic Scotland: Land and People |date=1890 |page=415 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tDsUAAAAYAAJ&q=Baile+Suthain+Sith+Eamhna+translation&pg=PR15 |access-date=2 August 2019}}</ref><ref name=Lecan /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T106500D/index.html|title = The Metrical Dindshenchas}}</ref> According to the Dindsenchas (Cnogba), Midir abducts Elcmar's daughter Englec, to the dismay of Aengus, who is in love with her.<ref name="Cnogba">{{cite web |last1=Gwynn |first1=Edward |title=The Metrical Dindshenchas |url=https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T106500C.html |website=Corpus of Electronic Texts |publisher=University College, Cork |access-date=4 August 2019}}</ref>