Son of God Dagda and Goddess BoAnn, and the father of Diarmuid, and Maga, Grania.
The name Mac Og was given to BoAnn in which it means �young son�, or �young is the son�. Apparently Angus remains close to his mother, the Goddess of the river Boyne, because he is traditionally honored on its banks. There he is said to have a �Brugh� or a fairy palace. How he acquired the stronghold is typical of his shrewdness, he was away a the time that his father the Dagda allotted each of the underground Sidhe to member of the tribe of the goddess Danu. Coming back from his trip Angus demands a dwelling of his own, but his father had given all away. Angus protested and was soon able to stay one day and one night in the Dagda�s own Sidh of Brugh-Na_Boyne. The Morning comes and Angus refuses to leave, he protests that time and eternity are composed of days and nights, and therefore he has been granted Brugh-Na-Boyne. The Dagda seems to be ok with this farfetched argument, and the Dagda leaves Brugh-Na-Boyne to his son and relocates to another domain.
Angus being the god of love, youth time warrior and sage, His preoccupation is love and beauty though, it was once said that his kisses are transformed into birds which fly invisibly into the youths and maidens of Ireland, to whisper words of love into their ears, and to help direct them to their one true love.
Like his father, Angus has a harp, in which is made of gold, and like Orpheus, Angus plays music that no one can resist.
Angus plays a very crucial part in the defeat of the Fomors, he is the one that derived the plan to secure all the cattle in Ireland from Fomor domination.
During Bress reign over the Tuatha De Danann, he comes to his father the Dagda who is working hard building a castle for his Fomor masters. Angus inquires what the Dagda will demand in payment once the castle is built.
Dagda expresses he has not yet thought about that, and that is when Angus offers the plan. The plan is this, Ask Bress to assemble all the cattle in Ireland on the plain so that you may choose one animal as payment. When you do, choose the Black-mained Heifer whose name is ocean.
When the Dagda finishes the castle and secures payment as Angus advises, and much later when the Fomors are completely defeated, ownership of Ocean becomes significant. It is she the cattle of the Tuatha De Danann habitually follow, whenever she lows, and at the end of the battle hearing the call of Ocean, all of the stolen cattle of the Tuatha De Danann return home.
It is said that Angus is buried in New Grange, along side of his mother BoAnn.
