Fénius Farsaid, King of Scythia (Lebor Gabála Érenn)

brief biography

legendary Prince (or King) of Scythia

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Given name has also been reported to be:

• Phoeniusa Farsaidh
• Phenius Farsaid/Farsaidh/Farsa/Forsa
• Féinius Farsaid/Farsaidh/Farsa/Forsa
• Fóenius Farsaid/Farsaidh/Farsa/Forsa
• Feniusa Farsaid/Farsaidh/Farsa/Forsa
• Feaniosa Fearsuidhe

notes

His father, Baath of Phoenix (Bath) ben Magog of Scythia first to style the name Feinius Farsaidh.

He sent out men to learn languages of the world. Had schools to teach the people some of the new languages. Descendants were called Phoenicians. Scythia ~ area north of the Black Sea between the Carpathian Mts. & the Don River, in what is now Moldova, the Ukraine & east Russia.

According to Keating, Feinius Farsaidh, the grandson of Magog, and his second cousin Gaedeal (grandson of Gomer) went to the plain of Shinar to study languages because they were interested in the variety of languages that existed after the dispersion from the Tower of Babel. They were especially interested in Hebrew and they learned it from Eber, the great-grandson of Shem. This might explain the apparent existence of Hebraisms in the Irish language, for example Heber, the brother of Heremon, might be named after the Semitic Eber. Also we find Heber Scott and Heber Glunfionn among the descendants of Feinius.

Some sources call him a son of Eogani

sources

• History of Ireland by Gaelic scholar Seatrun Ceitinn, D.D. sometime prior to 1640 A.D.

links

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9nius_Farsaid
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milesians_(Irish)#Myth
• http://www.ucc.ie/academic/smg/CDI/PDFs_articles/Carey_AncestryofFe...
• http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100054/index.html
• https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/ancient/ae/adam1.php#link1 (membership required to view without interruption)
• https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/ancient/ae/adam2.php#top (membership required to view without interruption)