Airmed- Celtic GodDeity
Also known as: Airmid
Description
Three hundred and sixty-five herbs grew from Miach's grave, one for each joint and sinew, and Airmed sorted them on her cloak by their healing properties. Her father Dian Cécht overturned the cloak and scattered them. That is why no one knows the cure for every ailment.
Mythology & Lore
The Healing of Nuada
Airmed was a daughter of Dian Cécht, physician of the Tuatha Dé Danann, and she learned healing alongside her brother Miach. When Nuada, king of the Tuatha Dé Danann, lost his arm in the First Battle of Mag Tuired against the Fir Bolg, Dian Cécht crafted him a silver replacement. But Miach, working with Airmed, surpassed their father by restoring Nuada's arm to living flesh over three days and nights, chanting joint to joint, sinew to sinew until the limb was whole.
The Murder of Miach
Dian Cécht's response to being surpassed was not pride but fury. He struck Miach on the head with his sword four times. Miach healed himself after the first three blows, but the fourth cleaved through his brain and killed him. Airmed buried her brother on a hillside and mourned him. From his grave 365 herbs grew, one for each of his joints and sinews, each capable of healing a different affliction. Airmed studied these plants and arranged them on her cloak according to their properties. But Dian Cécht found her work and overturned the cloak, scattering the herbs beyond recovery.
The Well of Healing
At the Second Battle of Mag Tuired, Airmed worked alongside Dian Cécht at the Well of Sláine, where wounded Tuatha Dé Danann warriors were placed in the water and emerged whole. She stood beside the man who had killed her brother and destroyed her work, and she healed.
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