Mac Cecht

For the warrior(s) of the same name in the Ulster Cycle, see Mac Cécht (warrior).

In Irish mythology, Mac Cecht (lit. 'son of the ploughshare'; Irish: Mac Ceacht, [ˌmˠak ˈcaxt̪ˠ], mok cokht) of the Tuatha Dé Danann was a son of Cermait, son of the Dagda. Mac Cecht's given name was Téthur and he was named Mac Cecht after his god, Cecht, the ploughshare. His wife was Fódla, one of the three eponymous sister-goddesses of Ireland.

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