Giftware & Lifestyle - Aine Irish Goddess - Veronese Design
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Giftware & Lifestyle
Aine Irish Goddess - Veronese Design
Áine is an Irish goddess of summer, wealth, beauty and sovereignty. She is associated with midsummer and the sun. She is also often seen as an elf queen. She is the daughter of Egobail, the sister of Aillen and/or Fennen, and is claimed as an ancestor by multiple Irish families. As the goddess associated with fertility, she has command over crops and animals and is also associated with agriculture.
Áine is associated with County Limerick, where the hill of Knockainey (Irish: Cnoc Áine) is named after her.This hill was the site of rites in her honour, involving fire and the blessing of the land, recorded as recently as 1879. She is also associated with sites such as Toberanna (Irish: Tobar Áine), County Tyrone; Dunany (Irish: Dun Áine), County Louth; Lissan (Irish: Lios Áine), County Londonderry; and Cnoc Áine near Teelin, County Donegal.
- Aine Irish Goddess statue
- Dimensions (hxwxd): approx. 23cm x 18cm x 12cm
- Bronzed
- Very detailed
- Veronese Design
