Mag Mell
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In
echtrae" as defined by Myles Dillon in his book Early Irish Literature. This otherworld is a place where sickness and death do not exist. It is a place of eternal youth and beauty. Here, music, strength, life and all pleasurable pursuits come together in a single place. Here happiness lasts forever, no one wants for food or drink. It is the Irish equivalent of the Greek Elysium or the Valhalla
of the Norse.
Legends say its ruler is the
Bran mac Febal (see The Voyage of Bran), and The Voyage of Máel Dúin
.
In popular media
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- The German Metal band SuidAkrA's album Book of Dowth includes a song titled 'Mag Mell'.
- Deep Sea Aquarium Magmell (Japanese:マグメル深海水族館, Hepburn: Magumeru Shinkai Suizokukan) is a manga by Kiyomi Sugishita that references the original legend of Mag Mell as inspiration for the series' main setting.
See also
- Tír na nÓg
- Fortunate Isles
- Valhalla
- Avalon
- Vyraj
- Aaru
- Heaven
- Aericura
- Aillen
- Sídhe
- Brasil
References
- ^ Ó hÓgáin, Dáithí (1991). Myth, Legend & Romance: An encyclopaedia of the Irish folk tradition. Prentice Hall Press. p. 409.
- MacKillop, James (1998). Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. Oxford. ISBN 0-19-860967-1.