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In Irish mythology Goibniu (Old Irish, pronounced ) or Gaibhne (Modern Irish) was the smith of the Tuatha Dé Danann. He is believed to have been a smithing god and is also associated with hospitality. The name of his father appears as Esarg or Tuirbe Trágmar, the 'thrower of axes'.〔Part I Book IV: The Dagda of ‘Gods and Fighting Men,’ by Lady Gregory, (1904), available at http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/gafm/gafm12.htm 〕 Goibniu is often grouped together with Credne the silversmith and Luchta the carpenter as the ''Trí Dée Dána'' (three gods of art), who forged the weapons which the Tuath Dé used to battle the Fomorians. Alternatively, he is grouped with Credne and Dian Cecht the physician.〔Section 62 of the Lebor Gabála Érenn, available in translation at http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/lebor4.html#55〕 When Nuada's arm is cut off in battle, Goibniu crafts him a new one of silver. He also makes weapons for the gods. In the ''Lebor Gabála Érenn'', he is described as "not impotent in smelting",〔Section 64 of the Lebor Gabála Érenn, available in translation at http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/lebor4.html#55〕 and is said to have died, along with Dian Cecht, of a "painful plague".〔 Goibniu also acts as a hospitaller who furnishes feasts for the gods. According to ''Altram Tige Dá Medar'', the feast of Goibniu protected the Tuatha Dé from sickness and old age. He is said to be owner of the Glas Gaibhnenn, the magical cow of abundance. In the St Gall incantations,〔The St. Gall Incantations. ''Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus'' edited and translated by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan. Cambridge: University Press, 1903.〕 he is invoked against thorns, alongside Dian Cecht. Goibniu may be the same figure as Culann. His name can be compared with the Old Irish ''gobae'' ~ ''gobann'' ‘smith,’ Middle Welsh ''gof'' ~ ''gofein'' ‘smith,’ Gallic ''gobedbi'' ‘with the smiths,’ Latin ''faber'' ‘smith’ and with the Lithuanian ''gabija'' ‘sacred home fire’ and Lithuanian ''gabus'' ‘gifted, clever’.〔Blažek, Václav 2008, Celtic ‘smith’ and his colleagues, in Alexander Lubotsky, Jos Schaeken and Jeroen Wiedenhof (eds.) Evidence and counter-evidence: Festschrift for F. Kortlandt 1, Amsterdam–New York: Rodopi, 35-53.〕 __NOTOC__ ==See also== *Gubbaun Saor *Gobannus 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Goibniu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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