Abhean

In Irish mythology, Abhean son of Bec-Felmas was a poet of the Tuatha Dé Danann, and in particular of Lugh. He was killed by Óengus in front of Midir, according to a poem by Fland Mainistreach in "Lebor Gabála Érenn". [http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/celtic/ctexts/lebor4.html] [http://members.aol.com/lochlan2/lebor.htm]

Etymology

The reconstructed Proto-Celtic lexica at the universities of Leiden [http://www.indo-european.nl/] and Wales [http://www.wales.ac.uk/documents/external/cawcs/pcl-moe.pdf] suggest that this name may be derived from Proto-Celtic *"Ad-bej-ānos", literally meaning "at-striking-related-one" and possibly denoting the concept of " harp-strumming". The Romano-British form of this name, if it existed, might plausibly have been *"Abeianos".

Bibliography

*Ellis, Peter Berresford, "Dictionary of Celtic Mythology" (Oxford Paperback Reference), Oxford University Press, (1994): ISBN 0-19-508961-8
*Wood, Juliette, "The Celts: Life, Myth, and Art", Thorsons Publishers (2002): ISBN 0-00-764059-5

External links

* [http://www.mythome.org/celtic.html Celtic Gods and their Assiciates]
* [http://www.wales.ac.uk/documents/external/cawcs/pcl-moe.pdf Proto-Celtic – English lexicon]