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'''[[Áine#Related goddesses|Grian]]''' (literally, "Sun") is also the name of an Irish figure, presumed to be a pre-Christian goddess, associated with [[County Limerick]] and ''Cnoc Greine'' ("Hill of Grian, Hill of the sun"), located seven miles from Knockainy.<ref>MacKillop, James (1998) Dictionary of Celtic Mythology Oxford: Oxford University Press {{ISBN|0-19-280120-1}} p. 92</ref> |
'''[[Áine#Related goddesses|Grian]]''' (literally, "Sun") is also the name of an Irish figure, presumed to be a pre-Christian goddess, associated with [[County Limerick]] and ''Cnoc Greine'' ("Hill of Grian, Hill of the sun"), located seven miles from Knockainy.<ref>MacKillop, James (1998) Dictionary of Celtic Mythology Oxford: Oxford University Press {{ISBN|0-19-280120-1}} p. 92</ref> |
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While Grian's name literally means "the sun" in [[modern Irish]], her name is derived from the Proto-Indo European *''g<sup>wh</sup>er-'', meaning "to be hot" or "to burn" rather than the derivations for sun in other Indo-European languages.<ref>{{cite journal | last=Nikolaev | first=A. | title=The Germanic word for 'sword' and delocatival derivation in Proto-Indo-European | journal=Journal of Indo-European Studies | volume=37 | issue=3/4 | year=2009 | issn=0092-2323 | oclc=505892611 | pages=462–488}}</ref> |
While Grian's name literally means "the sun" in [[modern Irish]], her name is derived from the [[Proto-Indo-European language|Proto-Indo European]] *''g<sup>wh</sup>er-'', meaning "to be hot" or "to burn" rather than the derivations for sun in other Indo-European languages.<ref>{{cite journal | last=Nikolaev | first=A. | title=The Germanic word for 'sword' and delocatival derivation in Proto-Indo-European | journal=Journal of Indo-European Studies | volume=37 | issue=3/4 | year=2009 | issn=0092-2323 | oclc=505892611 | pages=462–488}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:44, 26 August 2022
Grian or Greaney is the name of a river, a lake, and region in the portion of the Sliabh Aughty mountains in County Clare. It formed part of the boundary of the kingdom of Síol Anmchadha.
Grian (literally, "Sun") is also the name of an Irish figure, presumed to be a pre-Christian goddess, associated with County Limerick and Cnoc Greine ("Hill of Grian, Hill of the sun"), located seven miles from Knockainy.[1]
While Grian's name literally means "the sun" in modern Irish, her name is derived from the Proto-Indo European *gwher-, meaning "to be hot" or "to burn" rather than the derivations for sun in other Indo-European languages.[2]
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References
- ^ MacKillop, James (1998) Dictionary of Celtic Mythology Oxford: Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-280120-1 p. 92
- ^ Nikolaev, A. (2009). "The Germanic word for 'sword' and delocatival derivation in Proto-Indo-European". Journal of Indo-European Studies. 37 (3/4): 462–488. ISSN 0092-2323. OCLC 505892611.
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