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Tuatha-De-Danann King
Mac Gréine |
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Name: Gréne / Mac Gréine / Cethor /'Son of the Sun'
Race: Tuatha De Danann
Father: Cermait
Foster Father: The Sun
Grandfather: Dagda
Wife: Eriu
Profession: King /Warrior
Associated
Sites: Tara 
Uisnech
Associated Deities: Lugh
Mac Gréine ruled Ireland at the time of the coming of the Milesians with his brothers Mac Cuill and Mac Cecht.
They always appear as a trio and were married to the queens Eriu, Banba and Fotla respectively.
The brothers tried to stop the Milesian Invasion by asking the poet Amergin for a respite in order to ready themselves for battle. Amergin agrees and duly goes beyond the ninth wave from shore, as soon as he does that the brothers cause a mighty wind to encircle Ireland and so hinder the Milesians from entry.
Lugh Lámhfada killed their father Cermait and so the three brothers killed Lugh in revenge. Mac Gréine was killed by Amergin at the Battle of Tailltin.
Stories, Myths and Legends associated with Mac Gréine
The Landing of the Milesians in Ireland
The Story of the Tuatha De Danann
Death Tales of the Tuatha De Danann
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