Elcmar

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Elcmar is a figure in Irish mythology, known as a lord of the Brú na Bóinne and the husband of the river goddess Boann.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Elcmar canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf character in Irish mythology ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Elcmar of the Brú ⓘ
associatedWith Aengus ⓘ
Boann ⓘ
Brú na Bóinne ⓘ
Dagda ⓘ
linked to: The Dagda

Newgrange ⓘ
Otherworld ⓘ
River Boyne ⓘ
Tuatha Dé Danann ⓘ
sacred landscape of Boyne Valley ⓘ
síd (fairy mound) ⓘ
linked to: sí (fairy mounds)
culture Irish mythology ⓘ
domain Brú na Bóinne ⓘ
fate dispossessed of Brú na Bóinne by Aengus in some versions ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
languageOfName Old Irish ⓘ
mentionedIn Cath Maige Tuired tradition ⓘ
linked to: Cath Maige Tuired

Mythological Cycle of Irish literature ⓘ
linked to: Mythological Cycle
mythicFunction guardian of a sacred site ⓘ
narrativeRole husband deceived by Dagda ⓘ
original possessor of Brú na Bóinne ⓘ
relatedEvent Dagda’s seduction of Boann ⓘ
conception of Aengus ⓘ
residence Brú na Bóinne ⓘ
role lord ⓘ
spouse Boann ⓘ
title lord of Brú na Bóinne ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Boann → spouse → Elcmar ⓘ
Boand → spouse → Elcmar ⓘ
Bóand → spouse → Elcmar ⓘ