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Match the God to the Myth

12 questions. Each one describes a myth, deed, or object from Irish mythology. Your job is to match it to the right god or goddess.

1. This god arrived at the gates of Tara and was turned away — until he could prove he had a skill that nobody inside already possessed.

A) Ogma

B) Nuada

C) Lugh

D) The Dagda

None

2. This goddess transformed into an eel, a wolf, and a heifer to attack a hero during his single combats — after he rejected her love.

A) Brigid

B) The Morrígan

C) Áine

D) Fand

None

3. This god's magical cauldron was one of the Four Treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann — and no one who came to it ever left hungry.

A) Manannán mac Lir

B) Lugh

C) The Dagda

D) Dian Cécht

None

4. This god replaced a fallen king's severed arm with a fully functioning silver one, restoring his ability to rule.

A) Ogma

B) The Dagda

C) Dian Cécht

D) Lugh

None

5. This god tricked his own father out of Newgrange by asking to stay for "a day and a night" — then arguing that this phrase means all time.

A) Lugh

B) Manannán mac Lir

C) Aengus Óg

D) Ogma

None

6. This god is credited in medieval Irish tradition with inventing Ogham — the earliest form of writing in Ireland.

A) The Dagda

B) Lugh

C) Manannán mac Lir

D) Ogma

None

7. This deity was the lord of the sea and the Otherworld — he rode the waves in a chariot and guarded the passage between this world and the next.

A) The Morrígan

B) The Dagda

C) Manannán mac Lir

D) Brigid

None

8. This goddess was so beloved that when Christianity came to Ireland, she was transformed into a saint rather than forgotten.

A) Áine

B) The Morrígan

C) Fand

D) Brigid

None

9. Fionn mac Cumhaill gained his gift of knowledge from this source — by accidentally burning his thumb while cooking it.

A) A golden apple from the Otherworld

B) The Cauldron of the Dagda

C) A hazel nut from the Well of Segais

D) The Salmon of Knowledge

None

10. This god lost his kingship because Irish law required a physically whole king — but was later restored after a new arm was made for him.

A) Ogma

B) The Dagda

C) Lugh

D) Nuada

None

11. This goddess is associated with the sacred fire of Kildare, poetry, and healing — and her feast day on February 1st marks the beginning of spring.

A) Áine

B) The Morrígan

C) Brigid

D) Fand

None

12. This goddess of summer and sovereignty held annual festivals at Knockainey hill in Limerick and was associated with the sun, love, and abundance.

A) Brigid

B) Fand

C) The Morrígan

D) Áine

None

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