Texts

Imthechta Moga Ruith ‘The adventures of Mog Ruith’

  • Irish
  • prose
  • Medieval Irish literature
First words (prose)
  • Cacht ingen Catmaind do Brreathaib Manann a mathair dobreth a mbroid tairis
Language
  • Irish
Form
prose (primary)

Classification

Medieval Irish literatureMedieval Irish literature
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Subjects

Legends of Mog Ruith, Simon Magus and John the Baptistapocryphal and pseudepigraphical literature
Legends of Mog Ruith, Simon Magus and John the Baptist
id. 61081
Mog Ruith
Mog Ruith
Legendary Irish magician from Munster, who was linked in Ireland to biblical and apocryphal traditions, notably as a pupil under Simon Magus and as one responsible for the beheading of John the Baptist. He appears in Irish genealogies as a descendant of Medb and her lover Fergus mac Roích and as an ancestor for Fir Maige Féine, in the area about present-day Fermoy.

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Simon Magus
Simon Magus
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Sources

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[ed.] [tr.] Müller-Lisowski, Käte, “Texte zur Mog Ruith Sage 2. Imtheachta Moighi Ruith andso”, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 14 (1923): 154–156.
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March 2014, last updated: January 2024