{"id":110989,"date":"2026-06-12T14:36:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/amergin-first-druid-and-wondrously-born-son-of-mil-founder-of-poetry-was-judge-in-irish-mythology\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T14:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:36:17","slug":"amergin-first-druid-and-wondrously-born-son-of-mil-founder-of-poetry-was-judge-in-irish-mythology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/amergin-first-druid-and-wondrously-born-son-of-mil-founder-of-poetry-was-judge-in-irish-mythology\/","title":{"rendered":"Amergin: First Druid And &#8216;Wondrously Born&#8217; Son Of Mil, Founder Of Poetry, Was Judge In Irish Mythology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>A. Sutherland \u00a0&#8211; AncientPages.com &#8211; <\/strong>Among the shape-shifting magicians of the\u00a0Celts\u00a0in Irish mythology, there was once Amergin (Amairgin or\u00a0<em>Amergin Gl\u00faingel<\/em>), the son of Prince Mil (M\u00edl Esp\u00e1ine), whose name later, in Latin, was\u00a0<em>Milesius<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/amergin.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-133585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/amergin.jpg\" alt=\"Amergin: First Druid And 'Wondrously Born' Son Of Mil, Founder Of Poetry, Was Judge In Irish Mythology\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/amergin.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/amergin-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These ancient people are known as the\u00a0 &#8220;sons of M\u00edl&#8221; or Milesians. 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