Ogma

Ogma
Speech and language, as well as eloquence and learning
Lee Lawrie, sculpted bronze figure of Ogma (1939). Library of Congress John Adams Building
WeaponsClub
BattlesMagh Tuiredh
Genealogy
ParentsElatha and Ethniu (or Etain)
SiblingsDagda, Fiacha, Delbáeth, Allód, Bres
ChildrenDelbáeth, Tuireann

Ogma /ˈɒɡmə/ (Modern Irish: Oghma) is a god from Irish and Scottish mythology. A member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, he is often considered a deity and may be related to the Gallic god Ogmios. According to the Ogam Tract, he is the inventor of Ogham, the script in which Irish Gaelic was first written.

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