What is "milesians"

In the Lebor Gabála Érenn, a medieval Irish Christian pseudo-history, the Milesians are the final race to settle in Ireland. They represent the Irish people. The Milesians are Gaels who sail to Ireland from Iberia after spending hundreds of years travelling the earth. When they land in Ireland they contend with the Tuatha Dé Danann, who represent the pagan gods. The two groups agree to divide Ireland between them: the Milesians take the world above, while the Tuath Dé take the world below (i.e. the Otherworld). They are named after the character Míl Espáine, which is the Irish form of the Latin Miles Hispaniae ("Soldier of Hispania"). Scholars believe that the tale is mostly an invention of medieval Christian writers.

Milesia, Milesian, Milesians, or Miletans may refer to:

• Milesians (Irish), a people figuring in Irish mythology
• Milesians (Greek), the inhabitants of Miletus, a city in the Anatolia province of modern-day Turkey
• Milesian school, a school of thought founded in the 6th century BC and exemplified by three philosophers from Miletus
• Milesia (fly), a genus of very large hoverflies

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