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Name: Ogma / Oghma / Ogham
Race: Formorian
Titles: 'Grianainech' ( 'Sunny' or 'Of the Sun')/ Cermait ( Honey-mouth)
Properties: God of Writing, God of Eloquence
Profession: Champion, Warrior
Invention: Ogham
Wife: Etan daughter of Dian Cécht
Father: Elatha
Grandfather: Delbaeth Mac Net
Great-Grandfather: Net
Mother: Eithlinn
Half-Brothers: Dagda : Bres Mac Elatha : Lugh
Niece: Brigit
Sons: Cairpre : Turenn (Delbaeth)
Grandsons: Brian : Iuchar : Iucharba - sons of Turenn
Granddaughter: Donann
Great-Grandson: Ecne
Oghma is credited with creating the system of writing known as 'Ogham' which the Bards and Aos Dana (the intelligentsia) used to communicate in written form and also in signs - a series of strokes against a straight object such as a nose, arm, leg and they could converse with each other without the knowledge of the uninitiated.
Oghma was killed by Indech the Fomorian at the Battle of Magh Tuiredh.
Oghma by his lineage is Fomorian but he allies himself with the Tuatha De Danann, as does his father Elatha.
Stories, Myths and Legends associated with Oghma:
The First Battle of Magh Tuiredh
The Second Battle of Magh Tuiredh
The Fate of the Sons of Turenn
The Awakening of the Men of Ulster
The Story of the Tuatha De Danann lebor gabala
Deathtales of the Tuatha De Danann lebor gabala
Last Updated - August 3, 2023
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