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Definition of Oengus
1. Noun. Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women.
Geographical relationships: Emerald Isle, Hibernia, Ireland
Generic synonyms: Celtic Deity
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oengus
Literary usage of Oengus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mythology of All Races by Louis Herbert Gray, George Foot Moore, John Arnott MacCulloch (1918)
"10 Oengus freely helped Diarmaid when he and Grainne were pursued by Fionn.
Oengus learned that they were surrounded in a wood, and passing through the foe, ..."
2. Celtic Mythology by John Arnott MacCulloch, Jan Máchal, Louis Herbert Gray (1918)
"10 Oengus freely helped Diarmaid when he and Grainne were pursued by Fionn.
Oengus learned that they were surrounded in a wood, and passing through the foe, ..."
3. Works by Irish Archaeological and Celtic Society (1869)
"Thus did Oengus deliver himself; and he showed his Hymn, ... Are we to infer from
this that Oengus was one of those against whom some accusation bad been ..."
4. Annals of Ulster: Otherwise, ... Annals of Senat by Cathal Mac Maghnusa Maguire, Rory O'Cassidy, William Maunsell Hennessy, Royal Irish Academy (1893)
"... upon circuit of Connacht the first time, so that he [líos] took away his full
demand.—Oengus Ua ... eminent bishop of the North of Ireland; Oengus Ua ..."
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