Editing Elatha (section)

==Names==
These are the names that Elatha has gone by and where that name stems from.

* '''Elatha''' - [[T. W. Rolleston]]: ''Myths and Legends of Celtic Race''
* '''Elathan''' - [[Charles Squire]]: ''Mythology of the Celtic People''
* '''Elathan''' - [[Lady Gregory]]: ''Gods and Fighting Men''

''Elathan'' is used incorrectly by Squire and Lady Gregory, as ''Elathan'' is the genitive case of Elatha and means 'of Elatha'.

According to Lady Gregory the etymology of ''Elatha''  is "art" or "knowledge" in the bardic sense.<ref>Lady Gregory, ''Gods and Fighting Men''</ref> The name Elathan could also mean "(he) of the art" the '''''n''''' is justified in this case. This could explain why Ogma (inventor of the ogham script) is son of Elatha(n) (bardic knowledge). Elatha is called "glory of weapons" and "a wolf of division against men of plunder" in the [[Lebor Gabála Érenn]].<ref>''[[Lebor Gabála Érenn]]'' [http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/lebor4.html#55 §64] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715225248/http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/lebor4.html#55#55 |date=2010-07-15 }}</ref>