Aine

Published: July 28, 2007, 6:01 am

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She chose a life of landlocked love. She killed a king who tried to rape her, then branched out into Irish Agriculture. She had her own Aine’s Hill in County Kerry, where Midsummer Revels were held when she took on a new identity as a Fairy Queen. If the theory is correct that ine is in fact a personification of radiant light', this allows one to draw parallels with such beings as Rosmerta and Aoibhell. ine is also said to have a sister, Grian (literally, “sun”), though some believe Grian is another manifestation of ine. The hill of Grian, Cnoc Gr ine, is about seven miles from ine's hill, Cnoc ine, both in County Limerick. Due to ine’s connection with midsummer rites, some have postulated that ine and Grian may share a dual-goddess, seasonal function (such as seen in the Gaelic myths of The Cailleach Bheur and Brighid) with ine reperesenting the light half of the year and the bright summer sun, and Grian the dark half of the year and

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