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Érimón
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Érimón,[1] (modern spelling: Éiremhón) son of Míl Espáine (and great-grandson of Breoghan, king of Celtic Galicia), according to medieval Irish legends and historical traditions, was one of the chieftains who took part in the Milesian invasion of
Ireland, which conquered the island from the Tuatha Dé Danann, and one of the first Milesian High Kings.

Before coming to Ireland, he and his older brother Éber Donn were joint rulers
of Spain. His great-uncle Ãth made a peaceful expedition to Ireland, which he had seen from the top of a tower built by his father Breogan, but was killed by
the three kings
of the Tuatha Dé Danann, Mac Cuill, Mac Cecht and Mac Gréine, and in revenge the Milesians invaded in force, with Érimón and Éber Donn in command. They defeated the Tuatha Dé Danann in the Battle of Tailtiu. Éber Donn had been killed, and the High
Kingship was divided between Érimón in the north and his younger brother Éber Finn in the south.

Érimón had two wives, Odba, mother of Muimne, Luigne and Laigne, whom he left
behind in Spain, and Tea, mother of Ãriel Fáid, who accompanied him to Ireland, and died there. Tea was a daughter of Lugaid[2] and gave her name to Tara, where she was
buried - the Lebor Gabála Érenn explains its Old Irish tame Temair as "Tea mur", "Tea's Wall". Flann Da Congall was a descendant of Érimón, who had the son Cineth, who had the son Raighan leading to the noble O'Regan family.

A year after the Battle of Tailtiu, Éber Finn became unhappy with his half, fought a battle his brother at Airgetros, lost and was killed. Érimón became sole ruler of Ireland. He appointed kings of the four provinces. He gave Leinster to Crimthann
Sciathbél of the Fir Domnann; Munster to the four sons of Eber Finn, Ér, Orba, Ferón and Fergna; Connacht to Ún and Étan, sons of Uicce; and Ulster to Eber mac Ãr. During this time the Cruithne settled in Ireland. He ruled for fourteen, fifteen or
seventeen further years, after which he died at Airgetros, and was succeeded by
his sons Muimne, Luigne and Laigne, ruling jointly.[3]

Geoffrey Keating dates his reign from 1287-1272 BC,[4] the Annals of the Four Masters from 1700 to 1684 BC.[5]

In the tradition of comparative mythologist Georges Dumézil, the name of 'Érimón' is ostensibly related to the name of a Gaulish god 'Ario-manus',[6] who is only known of from 1st-century BC Roman reports in Austria. This assumption derives from now-
defunct 18th-century theories related to the etymology of 'Éire'.

References[edit]
Jump up ^ Also spelled Éremón and Héremón
Jump up ^ http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T106500A/text002.html
Jump up ^ R. A. Stewart Macalister (ed. & trans.), Lebor Gabála Érenn: The Book of the Taking of Ireland Part V, Irish Texts Society, 1956, pp. 11-185 Jump up ^ D. Comyn & P. S. Dinneen (ed .& trans.), The History of Ireland by Geoffrey Keating, Irish Texts Society, 1902-1914, Book 1 Chapters 21, 22, 23, 24
Jump up ^ John O'Donovan (ed. & trans.), Annala Rioghachta Éireann: Annals of the kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters, Dublin, 1848-1851, Vol. 1 pp. 25-35 Jump up ^ Puhvel, Jaan. Mitra as an Indo-European Divinity. Etudes Mithraiques.
Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1978.
See also[edit]
Rathbeagh
Royal titles
Preceded by
Mac Cuill, Mac Cecht
and Mac Gréine High King of Ireland
(jointly with Eber Finn for the first year)
AFM 1700–1684 BC
FFE 1287–1272 BC Succeeded by
Muimne, Luigne and Laigne

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