(‘ireland’ –> ‘land of ériu’)
(goddess of ‘ireland’)
(goddess of ‘sovereignty’)
(goddess of ‘the land’)
(in ‘irish mythology’, ‘ériu’ (Irish pronunciation: [ˈeːrʲu]; modern Irish Éire), daughter of ‘Ernmas’ of the ‘Tuatha Dé Danann’, was the eponymous matron goddess of ‘ireland’)
(the english name for ‘ireland’ comes from the name Ériu and the Germanic (Old Norse or Old English) word ‘land’)
(since ‘ériu’ is represented as goddess of ‘ireland’, she is often interpreted as a modern-day personification of ‘ireland’, although since the name “Ériu” is the older Irish form of the word Ireland, her modern name is often modified to “Éire” or “Erin” to suit a modern form)