#tailitiu

[child-of-avalon]

Honouring Tailitu. Part One: Who is She?

Ophelia by John William Waterhouse

During the time of Lughnasadh a lot of focus is placed on the golden boy, Lugh. Which is fair enough, I mean the festival is named for him after all!

Unfortunately, by lavishing Him with all the attention it's easy to neglect the *reason* for the festival- Tailitiu.

Not much is known about Her, but the basic story is more or less agreed upon.

According to the Book of Invasions, Tailitu was the wife of the last Fir Bolg king, Eochaid mac Eirc. Like many others of the time, this marriage was a short lived on. The Tuatha Dé Dannan invaded and his life was lost in the ensuing struggle. However, She was allowed to keep Her land. How nice of them! One good thing did came out of the invasion, the relationship between Lugh and Tailitu. The latter becoming a surrogate mother to the young sun god.

So why is She the reason for the festival?

In order to feed more people, She took it upon herself to clear an area in order to create working arable land. Being an overachiever, She decided to take this on all Herself. Naturally this was all too much. With the tilling of the last field completed She collapsed with exhaustion and sadly passed away.

Once buried, Lugh created a mound over Her grave and ordered fires be lit. In Her honour, He also established the Tailteann Games. A time for honouring the dead, proclaiming new laws and celebrating the harvest. This would commence in the latter part of July and conclude on the 1st or 2nd of August. This became 'Lughnasadh' - the 'assembly of Lugh'. Naturally, She is associated with the land, particularly the area Teltown and the Plain of Brega. Where Her burial mound is said to be and where She is said of plowed the land, respectively.

Stay tuned for Part 2: How to Honour Her!

[irelandseyeonmythology]

Sreng watching as Tailitiu gets commemorated forever for clearing a forest and dying while he fought off an army of gods for three days without resting, taking the hand off of their leader and driving the Tuatha Dé to a stalemate in a move that will change their political landscape for centuries

[mit-riko]

My full piece for the Fire Emblem Legacy and the Postcard I did for them!

[of-invisible-ties]

[ Muse list updated! Sigurd, Lewyn, Tailtiu, and Veronica have all been added to the roster! ]

[achaosfilledworld]

Hello!!

I'm Mod Blue. My main blog is @melochy, and I tend to go by, well.. Blue, but I also go by Tune! I doodle, I swear more than necessary, and I cannot bad guy to save my soul!

I also have all my characters;

Earth Chat;

Earth!Eliot; An introverted technician/mechanic combo that has two robots in place of friends and who fuels conflicts by making weapons.

Earth!Tone; tinie sir with a fear of dogs

Earth!Willow; just a toddler with littol barn owl wings!

Earth!Salem and Earth!Trilogy; Dragon brothers, once exact opposites to each other. One is cautious and introverted, while the other was reckless and extroverted.

Earth!Eint; A shapeshifter who lives for the thrill! They enjoy angering people.

Cineál; An angered nature spirit, who wishes to wipe the world of all human life.

Earth!Axis; A librarian with some magic, who goes over fake spellbooks as a hobby.

DnD Chat;

DnD!Axis; A tabaxi bard who can, has and will murder. Mess with his friend or his kid and find out how.

DnD!Willow; just a toddler with littol barn owl wings and a small issue with seperation!

Oli; a pacifist healer with a bit of a wild magic issue who glows. She's wholesome,

Therai; A Tiefling with only one horn and a huge issue with reasoning. He'll hunt someone down if they take his knives.

Tiurru; the brother of Therai/ He isn’t.. Exactly alive anymore.

DnD!Salem and DnD!Trilogy; the younger counterparts to Earth!Salem and Earth!Trilogy, but instead of being chaotic teenagers, they're orphaned toddlers.

The Faedrynn; faerie dragons that exist only to be assholes. They sound like windchimes from afar.

Xin; A Kobold with black and grey scales! She's very lonely, but very stabby.

Odysseus; . . . . Demon with a job.

Tailitiu; . . . . . .

Space Chat;

Space!Eliot; more distanced than Earth!Eliot, and without the advanced skills with tech. He counts as a tech guy and a fill-in captain for thw MIRA crew!

Space!Eint; A Shapeshifter with murderous intent.

Fauna; Eliot's extroverted cousin. She takes on whatever tasks nobody wants, and overall is wholesome abd oblivious.

Space!Tone; an imposter who stands at 3'5, who makes up for size in the amount of knives he steals to stab people with.