Goibniu

In Irish mythology Goibniu or Goibhniu (pronounced /ˈgovʲnʲu/ or 'Goive-nu') was a son of Brigid and Tuireann and the smith of the Tuatha Dé Danann.^{[citation needed]} He and his brothers Creidhne and Luchtaine were known as the Trí Dée Dána, the three gods of art, who forged the weapons which the Tuatha Dé used to battle the Fomorians. His weapons were always lethal, and his mead gave the drinker invulnerability. He may also have been a thunder god.^{[citation needed]} The stars were considered the sparks from his anvil.^{[citation needed]}

His Welsh equivalent was Govannon.

[edit] References

James MacKillop (1998). Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. London: Oxford. ISBN 0-19-860967-1.

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