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The Road to Moytura continues: 2

When Chief Eochaid Mac Eirc of the Fir Bolg ignores Sreng's advice to compromise with the Tuath Dé, Chief Nuada calls on three powerful goddesses with a passion for pandemonium to give them some supernatural encouragement. 
Meet the Morrigan in her threefold form - Badbh, Macha, and Nemhain. 

https://anchor.fm/irishmythology/episodes/Dawning-of-the-D-Part-2-Maids-of-Mayhem-ee9mdn

Journey to the Second Battle of Moytura 3:

The Culmination of the saga, The First Battle of Moytura. A bloody battle that will decide the future of Ireland. Can the mighty Fir Bolg repel the almighty power of the gods?

https://anchor.fm/irishmythology/episodes/Dawning-of-the-D-Part-3-Fate-of-the-Fir-Bolg-egg4mf

The journey to the second battle of Moytura continues 4:

Ogma suffers under the reign of Bres, but from this suffering comes a great revelation.  We talk about Ogma, ogham script, attitudes to work in myth, and the Irish language.

https://anchor.fm/irishmythology/episodes/The-Passion-of-the-Ogma-ejvd35

Recapping the road to Moutura (5):

Dian Cecht receives Ogma’s message and sets out to find a way of fighting back against Bres’s tyranny. He recruits the blacksmith Gobniu and the silversmith Credne to help him create a new arm for the former High Chief of the Gods, Nuada.

https://anchor.fm/irishmythology/episodes/Dian-Cecht-and-Nuadas-Silver-Arm-elcs2d

Step six on our journey to Moytura and our first proper encounter with The Dagda:

The Dagda has had enough of Bres's demands of his labour and Cridenbel's demands of his hospitality. Now, with the help of a magical child and a satirist, The Dagda Strikes Back.

https://anchor.fm/irishmythology/episodes/The-Dagda-Strikes-Back-emt80h/a-a3ubq2d

Recapping the Moytura Saga 7:

Bres has lost the kingship of the Tuath Dé and now he's throwing a strop, but he has a plan. Maybe his estranged father and his people the Fomorian's can help him. He already knows one of them, a sinister figure known as Balor.

Before anything can happen, he has to find his dad and the only one who can help is his mother, the Goddess Éire (EIriu).

https://anchor.fm/irishmythology/episodes/Son-of-Fomir-Bres--ire-and-the-Fomorians-e14erj9

Marching to Moytura 8:

Bres and the Fomorians are raiding Ireland but Nuada doesn't want to drag the Tuath Dé into another war. Lugh and Bodbh Dearg take matters into their own hands and organise the riders of the sidhe into a resistance militia.

https://anchor.fm/irishmythology/episodes/Lugh-Lmhfada-and-his-Resistance-Militia-e150nfb

Journey to the second battle of Moytura 9:

Lugh goes to Tara to claim his place in the hall of the gods but first he will have to prove his value to them. To do this he must win at an ancient Irish version of chess called fidchell and undergo a test of strength from Ogma.

https://anchor.fm/irishmythology/episodes/The-Rise-of-Lugh-e158dma

Journey to Moytura 10

Meet BALOR!

Balor, a giant who lives in an invisible tower, commands one of the most fearsome armies that has ever been. He is prosperous, respected and feared, but there is something in his past that torments him.
When Bres and the druid Lobais return to Balor's island stronghold from mainland Ireland  reporting the rise of a new hero, the skeletons in his closet grow new flesh.

https://anchor.fm/irishmythology/episodes/The-Tragedy-of-Balor-and-his-Piercing-Eye-e15n5rl

The Road to Moytura continues 11:

Lugh is about to lead the Tuath Dé to war, but first he wants to bring his father's killers to justice. 

We talk Lugh's epithets, ridiculous fines and reading the fine print. 

https://anchor.fm/irishmythology/episodes/The-Judgement-of-Lugh-e18390r

To the business end of this journey to Moytura 13:
The Fomorians are ready to march to meet the Tuath Dé in Battle but their battle plans omitted a plan to ask the land spirits for permission to cross their territory. Will their lack of respect come back to bite them?
Starring: Balor, Bres, Elatha, Indech Mac Dé Domhnan, and his unnamed daughter.
Co-Starring various Fomorians, the forest, a river.
https://anchor.fm/irishmythology/episodes/Road-to-Moytura-Episode-I-March-of-the-Fomire-e1jci3c

The eve of Moytura 14:

The Fomorians are on their way and Lugh wants to fight, but the other gods are keeping him from the battle. Convinced his destiny is to defeat the sinister Balor, he bides his time and prepares his fellow deities for the coming confrontation. 
We talk about the concept of destiny and ask "what would a Fomorian victory mean for Ireland?"

https://anchor.fm/irishmythology/episodes/Road-to-Moytura-Episode-II-War-Cry-of-the-Gods-e1mjbs7

The last step on the Road to Moytura 15:

The Fomorians are under attack! The invaders' plan to conquer Ireland has been severely disrupted by none other than the daughter of their king, Indech Mac Dé Domhnainn. Just when they think they think they are through the worst, they face a new foe, The Morrígan, the deadliest goddess of them all. 

https://anchor.fm/irishmythology/episodes/Road-to-Moytura-Episode-III-Wrath-of-the-Morrgan-e1pogk9