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The first letter of the modern English alphabet was known as ailm [pine] in the ogham alphabet of early Ireland.

Aaron was the older brother and sometimes spokesman for the Hebrew hero Moses in the Hebrew Bible (Torah).

Irish for Afanc.

An important stage of the universal hero myth or monomyth is that of the abandonment of the infant hero to

One of the legendary ‘People beyond the North Wind’ in Greek traditions; by historical record he once disputed with Pythagoras.

[Ir., feat-performing one].

In the Fenian Cycle he is the son of the King of the Tír Tairngire [Land of

Abasi, the supreme being, the god of the sky and earth, the creator and governor of all, lives above the

The Efik, who originally lived with other Ibibio groups at Idua, a town near the Oron area, migrated during the

The supreme god, all knowing, all-seeing, and all-powerful, Abasi moves at times from his place in the sky to the

Abasi Onyong, the god above, the only deity in the universe, dwells in the sky. He created the world, both

The zealous god of the Efik. Although on the advice of his wife Atai, the sky god Abassi let a

A unique calendar custom which takes place in Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, on the Monday following the first Sunday after 4

(13 May).

Abbotsbury in Dorset has been famous for its garland day customs for many years, and they still continue,

[Ir. abcán, abhcán, little dwarf].

Dwarf poet of the Tuatha Dé Danann who owns a bronze boat with

The abduction motif in myth usually involves the malicious capture of a girl or young woman by an evil force

Welsh, Cornish, and Breton word for mouth of a river or estuary, the first element in countless place-names. See also

Aberewa, the primordial woman, is a name given to the earth spirit, Asase Yaa.

She pounds her mortar with a

[W aber, estuary].

Chief seat of the kings of Gwynedd in Welsh narrative; south Anglesey, 12 miles SE

Name for the sea between Wales and Cornwall, i.e. the Bristol Channel, in Welsh narrative.

The estuary or strait that separates Anglesey from the mainland of Wales.