Editing Elatha (section)

==Overview==

Elatha is described as being the "beautiful Miltonic prince of darkness with golden hair".  He was the son of [[Delbaeth]] and a king of the [[Fomorians|Fomor]], and he was the father of [[Bres]] by [[Ériu|Eriu]], a woman of the [[Tuatha Dé Danann]].<ref>{{cite web| last=Rees | first=Alwyn D. | author-link=Alwyn D. Rees | last2=Rees | first2=Brinley | author2-link=Brinley Rees | url = https://archive.org/stream/celticheritagean00rees#page/32/mode/2up| title = Celtic heritage : ancient tradition in Ireland and Wales}}</ref> He came to her over the sea in a vessel of silver, himself having the appearance of a young man with yellow hair, wearing clothes of gold and five gold [[torc]]s.  He was one of the [[Formorians|Fomor]] who took part in the [[Cath Maige Tuired|Second Battle of Magh Tuireadh]].

During the [[Cath Maige Tuired|Second Battle of Magh Tuireadh]], Elatha watched over his son [[the Dagda]]'s magic harp, [[Uaithne]], sometimes called Dur-da-Bla, "the Oak of Two Blossoms," and sometimes Coir-cethar-chuin, "the Four-Angled Music." He is said to have a sense of humor and a sense of nobility.

Though considered to be the [[Fomorian]] father of [[Bres|Eochu Bres]], Elatha (Elada) was also the father of [[the Dagda]], [[Ogma]], a son named [[Delbaeth]], and Elloth, elsewhere known as [[Lir]] (the father of [[Manannan mac Lir]]) according to the ''[[Lebor Gabála Érenn]].''  The mother of these [[Tuatha Dé Danann]] chiefs may have been [[Ethniu|Ethne]], the mother of [[Lugh|Lug]], based on [[Ogma|Ogma']] often cited matronymic "mac Ethliu."  Since Ethne was Fomorian, this means they are all Fomorians.  This is rather confusing, but may portray the battle between the two groups as actually being about the new generation of gods displacing the older generation.