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Angus Og

Angus Og

9.9
A Celtic god of love and beauty who cares for young people
  • proper noun
  • Literature
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  • The story of Angus Og is central to many Irish myths about love and youth.

Examples

  • Legends say that Angus Og could make lovers invisible to all but each other.

  • Art depicting Angus Og often shows him playing a harp surrounded by birds.

  • In Celtic mythology, Angus Og is known for his beauty.

  • Many young lovers pray to Angus Og for guidance.

  • Art depicting Angus Og often shows him playing a harp surrounded by birds.

  • Legends say that Angus Og could make lovers invisible to all but each other.

  • The story of Angus Og is central to many Irish myths about love and youth.

Synonyms

Angus
vsAngus Og
  • Literature
80 9.9

A Celtic god of love who helps young people find romance

is the identical figure but expressed with another name form
Aengus
vsAngus Og
  • Literature
1 9.9

A god in old Irish stories of love and beauty who protects young people

is the identical figure but written with a different name form

Surface Forms

Angus Og main

Morphology

Angus + Og

This is a culture-specific proper name for a Celtic deity, not a compositional English phrase; a B1 learner who knows 'Angus' as a name and sees 'Og' (which is not an English dictionary item here) would not be able to infer 'god of love and beauty' from the parts. Even though 'óg' in Gaelic means 'young', that cross-linguistic knowledge is not expected of typical learners, so the meaning is unpredictable from the constituents.

Etymology

Angus Og comes from old Gaelic words Angus and Og, where Og means 'young'. In stories he is a young god who plays a harp and brings lovers together, so that's why his name stands for 'love and youth'.