Bodb Derg

Bodb Derg was the god of poetry and wisdom. Bodb Derg was the son of Dagda.

Bodb Derg seemed to have ruled several different sidhes, depending on which tales you are reading. Bodb was king of the Sid ar Femen and Sid na mRen (Sileveramon).

In the story of Aislinge Oenguso (Dream of Angus), he was the king of the Sid Mumu, while in the Togail Bruidne Da Derga (Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel) his domain was in Sid ar Femuin (well at least Bodb's swineherd lived there). In the Acallam na Senórach, Bodb Derg was the king of Bruig of the Boyne (Newgrange), an Otherworld domain. Bodb lived with 150 sons of kings. Though Bruig was usually said to be his father (Dagda) or his brother Angus's domain.

In the Battle of Ventry, Bodb Derg was the king of the Danann who aided the Fianna in the war against the invaders, who were led by Dáiri Donn, the King of the World.

In the Acallam na Senórach, he was described as a handsome young man with long, golden hair and a brown, two-forked beard. Bodb wore sandals of silver and his feet did not disturb the dewdrops on the blades of grass. This tale also mentioned that he had a son named Ferdoman.