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| Name |
Gender |
Nation |
Domain |
Key Facts |
| Afagddu |
M |
Welsh |
"ugly" |
son of Ceridwen |
| Ailill |
M |
Irish |
Mortal hero from Connaught |
hero from Ireland who helped lead the rest of Ireland against Connaught with the help of Queen Maeve/Medb |
| Andraste |
F |
Celtic |
War Goddess |
Boudicca, before taking on the Romans, performed a rite to invoke Andraste which included releasing a live hare. After the sack of London, Boudicca took her female prisoners to Andraste's grove for a sacrifice. However, the torture and mutilation Boudicca inflicted may have had more to do with retribution for the rape of her daughters than rite. |
| Anu |
F |
Irish |
ancestral mother goddess |
|
| Arianrhod |
F |
Welsh |
"Silver Wheel", both Virgin and Mother |
descendant of Don, failed virginity test to become foot holder and gave birth to Dylan and Llew Llaw Gyffes |
| Bel |
M |
Celtic |
God of Fire |
celebrated at Beltaine |
| Blodeuwedd |
F |
Welsh |
unfaithful wife fashioned for Llew out of flowers |
|
| Boudicca |
F |
Celtic |
Historical Queen of the Iceni |
led the Iceni of Eastern Britain in a revolt against the Romans. Her story is too great for just a paragraph in a table. I recommend you read further about her. |
| Braciaca |
M |
Romano-ce lt |
God of Malt |
part of tradition which leader gives alcohol to warriors on the eve of battle |
| Bran |
M |
Welsh |
"the blessed" |
extremely large and extremely moral, from Harlech (a town in North Wales), head was cut off and lived for years beyond his body |
| Branwen |
F |
Welsh |
sister of Manawydan and Bran, dies of broken heart over death of her son |
|
| Brigantia |
3 F |
Scottish |
Her domain was the Northern Federation of the Brigantes |
War Goddess |
| Brigit |
F |
Irish |
fertility, healing, wisdom |
daughter of the Dagda |
| Boann |
F |
Irish |
deity of the river Boyne, fertility and sovereignty, "white cow" |
mother of Oenghus (by Dagda), husband of Nechtan. Gave birth to 3 sons whose names are the same as the names of music played by a harpist: sleep, sorrow, laughter. |
| Caer |
F |
Irish |
semi-divine love of Oenghus |
forced to spend every Samhain as a swan until saved by Oenghus. |
| Cathbadh |
M |
Irish |
Mortal Druid |
advisor to King Conchobar |
| Ceridwen |
F |
Welsh |
witch, sorceress, area is Bala/ Lake of Tegid |
mother of Crearwy and Afagddu. To compensate for Afagddu creates potion for all knowledge which brewed for 1 year. Gwion accidentally licked 3 drops and received all the knowledge meant for Afagddu |
| Cernunnos |
M |
Celtic |
"Horned God" |
usually depicted with stag antlers. |
| Clota |
F |
Scottish |
the divine washer |
associated with the river Clyde |
| Cigfa |
F |
Welsh |
wife of Pryderi |
|
| Codicius |
M |
Romano-ce lt |
Northern British war god |
root of name may be coch, which is Welsh for red |
| Conall Cernach |
M |
Irish |
mortal hero |
hero under King Conchobar. Conchobar's treachery drove him to the court of Connacht |
| King Conchobar |
M |
Irish |
King of Ulster |
lusted for Deirdre |
| Cormac |
M |
Irish |
son of King Conchobar. Mortal Hero |
hero under King Conchobar. Conchobar's treachery drove him to the court of Connacht |
| Crearwy |
F |
Welsh |
"Beautiful" |
|
| Cu Chulainn |
M |
Irish |
Mortal hero of Ulster |
|
| Cumhaill |
M |
Irish |
Mortal King of Fianna until overthrown by Goll mac Morna |
father of Finn |
| Dagda |
M |
Irish |
Irish version of Esus, Symbolic union with Morrigan on Samhain to ensure future fertility and prosperity |
|
| Danu |
F |
Irish |
ancestral mother goddess |
coincidence that her name is very similar to Anu's? probably not... also related to Don |
| Deirdre |
F |
Irish |
father was Fedlimid |
|
| Diarmid |
M |
Irish |
mortal |
in love with Grainne, hunted by Finn, helped by Oenghus. Eventually had 5 children with Grainne but was killed by treachery of Finn. |
| Don |
F |
Welsh |
very early mother goddess |
mother of Math ap Mathonwy and much of the Welsh pantheon |
| Donn |
M |
Celtic |
"the brown or dark one" |
He is the first to have been born and then to die, there fore he rules the underworld since he got there first. All are descended from him. |
| Dylan |
M |
Welsh |
the sea |
son of Arianrhod |
| Efnisien |
M |
Welsh |
angered by betrothal of Branwen to Matholwch and castrated the horses of the Irish in retaliation |
|
| King Eochaidh |
M |
Irish |
mortal King of Ireland |
tricked into sleeping with his daughter when tried to get back Etain. By this time incest was taboo. |
| Epona |
F |
Celtic |
Horse Goddess |
the Great Queen, protector of soldiers and their horses in war and of fertility outside of battle |
| Eriu (can be triple goddess with Banbha and Fodla) |
F |
Irish |
Ireland |
offers a red liquor to her consort, showing his right to kingship |
| Esus |
M |
Celtic |
Good/All-Competent |
Human sacrifices performed in honor of him through hanging |
| Etain |
F |
Irish |
mortal |
love interest of Midhir. Punishment from jealousy of Fuamnach was to be reborn 1000 years later and married to King Eochaidh |
| Fedlimid |
M |
Celtic |
mortal |
father of Deirdre, chief bard at court of King Conchobar |
| Ferghus |
M |
Irish |
Mortal Hero |
hero under King Conchobar. Conchobar's treachery drove him to the court of Connacht |
| Finn |
M |
Irish |
gained knowledge after touching the roasted flesh of the Salmon of Knowledge, father of Oisinn, in love with Diarmaid. He is the son of Muirna and Cumhaill. |
|
| Fuamnach |
F |
Irish |
goddess |
wife of Midhir who hated Etain out of jealously |
| Gilfaethwy |
M |
Welsh |
brother of Gwydion, raper of Goewin. Punishment for him and Gwydion was to be changed into 3 different animals, each for a year, mate and produce a child. |
|
| Goibniu/Govannon |
M |
Irish/Welsh |
smith god |
considered the child of Brigid in the Irish mythology and Danu in the Welsh. |
| Goewin |
F |
Welsh |
virgin foot bearer for Math until raped, Math married her after rape. |
|
| Grainne |
F |
Irish |
mortal |
in love with Diarmaid, pursued by Finn |
| Gwawl |
M |
Welsh |
original suitor of Rhiannon |
|
| Gwern |
M |
Welsh from Ireland |
son of Branwen and Matholwch, murdered by his Uncle Efnisien |
|
| Gwion |
M |
Welsh |
eaten by Ceridwen and reborn as Taliesin |
|
| Gwydion |
M |
Welsh |
nephew and student of Math |
|
| Llew Llaw Gyffes |
M |
Welsh |
son of Arianrhod |
|
| Llwyd |
M |
Welsh |
Magician |
from Annwn, punished house of Rhiannon for trickery agfainst Gwawl |
| Lugh |
M |
Irish |
"skilled in many arts" |
conquered the evil creatures of the other world |
| Mabon |
M |
Welsh |
hunter god |
son of Modron |
| Mac Da Tho |
M |
Irish |
god of communal feasts, especially connected with otherworld feasts |
hosted reconciliatory feast between Ulster and Connaught |
| Queen Maeve, Medb |
F |
Irish |
some consider her the same as Morrigan. Queen who helps to overthrow the Ulster Connaughts. |
|
| Manannan |
M |
Irish |
"King of the Land of Promise", he was associated with rebirth and other magical powers |
God of the Sea, shapeshifter, chief dwelling is the Isle of Man, has 3 legs |
| Manawydan |
M |
Welsh |
craftsman, magician |
|
| Math ap Mathonwy |
M |
Welsh |
magician and King of Gwynedd |
|
| Matholwch |
M |
Welsh from Ireland |
mate of Branwen, King of Ireland |
|
| Matronae |
3 F |
Latin for Celtic |
triple mother goddesses representing: strength, power and fertility |
|
| Midhir |
M |
Irish |
in love with Etain, married to Fuamnach |
|
| Modron |
F |
Welsh |
creation |
the ultimate mother goddess, the first |
| Morrigan, (Badbh, Nemain and Macha are the triple goddess form) |
F |
Irish |
"queen of the demons", fertility and destruction, from Connacht, Nemain represents fury, Badbh represents rage or violence and has the symbol of the raven. Macha is a territory and fertility goddess, and predicts the destruction by the Tain Bo Cuailnge |
consort of Dagda, symbolized by the horse, as a sovereignty goddess she was the consort of the mortal kings through a ritual union which was a prosperity rite |
| Muirna |
F |
Irish |
Mother of Finn, wife of Cumhaill, ensured safety of her son during overthrow of husband by given him to Druidesses |
|
| Nantosuelta |
F |
Latin for Celtic |
She is seen in a long robe with long, flowing hair pulled up with a diadem. Her symbols are a house, a pot, sometimes a raven or honeycombs. She is a domestic goddess. |
Her mate is Sucellus. |
| Nechtan |
M |
Irish |
guardian of a well which overflowed and became the river Boyne |
husband of Boann |
| Ness |
F |
Irish |
mother of King Conchobar |
|
| Niamh |
F |
Irish |
enchantress, of Golden Hair |
she lures Oisinn, son of Finn, to the land of Forever Young (Tir na n'Og) |
| Nuadu |
M |
Celtic |
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| Oenghus |
M |
Irish |
nicknames mac Og or young son, god of love, "of the birds" |
son of Dagda and Boann's affair. Helped Grainne and Diarmaid escape Finn. Foster father to Diarmaid. Through enchantment was conceived and born on the same day. Loved Caer. Home said to be Newgrange. |
| Oisinn |
M |
Irish |
son of Finn |
|
| Pryderi |
M |
Welsh |
associated with horse |
|
| Pwyll |
M |
Welsh |
associated with horses |
won, lost and won Rhiannon from the otherworld (Annwn) with Rhiannon's help. |
| Rhiannon |
F |
Welsh |
represented by birds or horses, name means "Great Queen" |
wife of Pwyll, mother of Pryderi, wife of Manawydan |
| Rosemerta |
F |
Celtic |
"Great Provider", prosperity, regenerative powers. Her symbols are an offering plate and a cornucopia. Sometimes she is shown with a bucket...possibly relating to butter churning or cheese making. |
Her mate was given the latin name Mercury. |
| Saluviae |
3 F |
Latin for Celtic |
triple goddesses over springs |
|
| Sharvan the Surly |
M |
Irish |
Monster |
One Eyed giant in the Forest of Duvnos |
| Sheela-na-gig |
F |
Celtic |
goddess of both creation and destruction |
Her images are used though the medieval period. |
| Silvanus |
M |
romano - celtic |
god of wild things |
|
| Sinann |
F |
Irish |
patron goddess of the river Shannon |
|
| Sirona |
F |
Celtic |
also Sabrina? |
goddess of hot springs and healing |
| Sucellus |
M |
Latin for Celtic |
He is a hammer god and is shown with a long-shafted hammer. |
He is the consort of Nantosuelta. |
| Taliesin |
M |
Welsh |
"Radiant Brow" |
beautiful, greatest satirist and bard. Had gift of prophecy. |
| Taranis |
M |
Celtic |
Sky/Thunder |
Human sacrifices performed in honor of him through burning |
| Teutates |
M |
Celtic |
Tribal God |
Human sacrifices performed in honor of him through drowning |