Motif
place-name etiology
place_name_etiology
A motif of the Cosmic Origin and Creation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
celtic (1) · jewish christian (1)
celtic
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER IV. THE MORRIGU / CHAPTER V. AINE / CHAPTER VI. AOIBHELL / CHAPTER VII. MIDHIR AND ETAIN; lines 3700-3784 confidence: high
Midhir and Etain go first to the Brugh of Angus on the Boinn, then to a Sidhe hill in Connacht; Cruachan Croderg asks about the place, and Midhir says the hill will bear her name.
The passage explains the Hill of Cruachan through Cruachan Croderg and Rath Esa through Esa’s chosen place.
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jewish christian
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Genesis Footnotes / Chapter 32 / Footnotes / Chapter 33; lines 2166-2211 confidence: high
“Mahanaim” means “two camps”; Peniel means “face of God.”
The supplied footnotes gloss Mahanaim and Peniel, and the narrative connects Jacob’s shelters for livestock with the name Succoth.
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