Irish · Mythic/divine figure - deity status uncertain · Certain
Ériu
Ériu is the specifically Irish daughter of Delbáeth and eponymic land-name figure preserved in Cath Maige Tuired and the Book of Leinster. She remains separate from Banba, Fódla, modern national allegory, and generic earth-mother imagery.
Profile research status
This stable record is still in evidence review. Its current identity, cultural scope, image, and direct source records are available here; a complete history, myth, worship, iconography, relationship, and reception profile is not yet claimed.
Culture, tradition, period, and place
- Figure classification
- Mythic/divine figure - deity status uncertain · ambiguous
- Pantheon or tradition shelf
- Irish
- Cultures
- Irish
- Traditions
- Pre-Christian Irish religion
- Periods
- Unspecified
- Places
- Unspecified
Identity and a conservative image prompt are grounded in accession-level historical comparanda; textual, cultic, and relational extraction remains incomplete.
Direct connections and evidence
No direct correspondence relationship has completed the evidence gate for this record yet.