Aengus
Aengus is the son of the Dagda and Boann, conceived and born within one lengthened day and fostered by Midir at Brí Léith; he wins Brú na Bóinne from his father by asking for it as a day's and a night's dwelling.
Aengus is a literary figure of the Mythological Cycle with no attested cult; the conception story and the dream tale come from medieval sagas (Aislinge Óenguso is eighth to tenth century), and the modern 'god of love' framing is much later than the texts. Venus, Mercury and the Moon, the elements, zodiac, tarot, Friday and the sabbats are modern Hermetic and Wiccan overlays.
Correspondences
- Planetary Correspondence
- Venus
Offerings
- Offerings
- ApplesWhite flowersHoneySweet musicPoems of loveTime kept at a river source
Sacred timing
- Sacred Timing
Symbols and forms
- Alternate Names
- Aengus ÓgOengusMac ind ÓcThe Young Son
- Gender Expression
- Masculine
- Titles
- The Young SonLord of Brú na BóinneThe DreamerLover of the Swan
- Symbols
- SwanFour white birdsBru na boinneRiver boyne
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneYoung and hopefulAddressAengusÓengus ÓgYoung SonRelationshipThe lover who comes in a dreamWarningHe offers desire and does not manage its consequencesResonanceLovers poets dreamers those seeking a sign
- Modern Practice
Called on for love, for dream-work, and for the courage to follow a desire that has been shown rather than argued. Beltane and the Boyne at Newgrange are the usual anchors, and the practice is attention to dreams and honesty about what one wants.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- LoveYouthDreamsPoetryBeautyThe sídDesire
- Mythology Summary
Aengus is the son of the Dagda and Boann, conceived and born within one lengthened day and fostered by Midir at Brí Léith; he wins Brú na Bóinne from his father by asking for it as a day's and a night's dwelling. Aislinge Óenguso, 'The Dream of Aengus', tells of his love for Caer Ibormeith, whom he finds as a swan and joins as a swan. He is Mac ind Óc, 'the young son', the persuasive and beautiful figure of the Mythological Cycle.
Details
- Correspondences
- ColorsWhitePinkGreenGoldScentsRoseJasmineApple blossomMetalsSilverGoldAnimalsSwanHareCrane
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