- Bith and Birren
- The Adam and Eve of a Deluge story told in Celtic Creation Legends.
Who’s Who in non-classical mythology . John Keegan. 2014.
Bith and Birren
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Birren — See Bith and Birren … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
Bith — See Bith and Birren … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
Birren — In Irish mythology, Birren was the wife of Bith, a son of the biblical Noah, and with him the mother of Cessair. When her husband was denied a place on the ark, Cessair led Birren, Bith, two other men and fifty women to Ireland, where they landed … Wikipedia
Bith (mythology) — In Irish mythology, Bith was a son of the Biblical Noah. His wife was Birren. Their daughter, Cessair, was denied a place in Noah s Ark, so she and her followers sailed to Ireland, landing only forty days before the Deluge.References … Wikipedia
Cessair — In Celtic myth the daughter of Bith and Birren, who escaped with her husband Fintan in a ship to Inisfail (Ireland) at the time of the Deluge. The story, which is detailed in Celtic Creation Legends, shows traces of the matriarchy, the worship … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
Cessair — In Irish mythology, Cessair (also spelt Cesair and Ceasair; anglicized Kesair) was, according to the Book of Invasions, leader of the first inhabitants of Ireland before the Biblical Flood.[1]. The story is an attempt at the Christianisation of a … Wikipedia
Celtic Creation Legends — 1. An Irish myth tells how Bith, his wife Birren, their daughter Cesara with her husband Fintan, their son Lara with his wife Balma, escaped to Inisfail in a ship, at the time of the Deluge. Later there was a large red moon, with bright… … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
