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Ogma

American  
[og-muh] / ˈɒg mə /

noun

Irish Mythology.
  1. a god of poetry and eloquence and the inventor of the ogham letters: one of the Tuatha De Danann.


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Lugh, the Dagda, and the warrior Ogma followed them, and came unknown into the banqueting-hall of the Fomorian camp.

From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)

Cotterill's hexameter version, quotation from, 79, 80 Ogma.

From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)

"That is no use to us; we have a champion before, Ogma, brother to the king."

From Gods and Fighting Men by Gregory, Lady

And Lugh and the Dagda and Ogma followed after the Fomor, for they had brought away the Dagda's harp with them, that was called Uaitne.

From Gods and Fighting Men by Gregory, Lady

Ogma appears as the champion of the gods,256 a position given him perhaps from the primitive custom of rousing the warriors' emotions by eloquent speeches before a battle.

From The Religion of the Ancient Celts by MacCulloch, J. A.

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