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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| Aedh | (Fire
- Irish) Son of Ler. He is a Lord of Fire, and may thus be
considered as a male aspect of the Brigit. He is one of the
children of Ler transformed into a swan by a wicked stepmother, see Con
for fuller details. |
| Aengus | (Unique
Strength - Irish) Son of the Daghda. Associated with birds,
particularly songbirds. An accomplished Musician. He is
considered a God of Beauty and Perfection of Form. |
| Aeron | (Slaughtering
- Welsh) A war-gad, a male aspect of the Irish Morrigan. He
is a later period male counterpart to Agrona of earlier British belief. |
| Afagddu | (Utter
Darkness - Welsh) The Ill-favoured child of Ceridwen, whose name means
"dark" or "ugly" for whom the potion of knowledge is
intended. This archetype reappears in the Arthurain cycle as a
mortal warrior whose unsurpassed ugliness prevents him from ever being
struck at by an opponent, for fear that he might be the Devil. |
| Agrona | (Salughtering
- British) A warrior Goddess, seemingly a version of the Irish Morrigan,
in that she is associated with rivers as well. Later this archetype
became masculinized among the Cymri as Aeron, which see, above. |
| Aife I | (Pleasant,
Beautiful - Irish) Third wife of Ler, the evil stepmother of Aedh,
Conn, Fiachra, and Finnguala, who transforms them into swans in a heat
of jealous spite (she being childless). Her deed discovered, she
herself is transformed into a vulture, and made to stay eternally in the
winds. |
| Aife II | (Pleasant,
Beautiful - Irish) Irish lover of Ilbrech, she is transformed into
a crane by a jealous rival. In such form, and as a water-bird, she
becomes a part of Manannan's Realm, when at length she dies, he makes of
her remains the fabulous Crane Bag, in which he stores his chief
treasures. |
| Aine | (Brightness,
Glow, Splendor, Glory - Irish) A faery goddess of love and
desire. Se is also the tutelary goddess of Knockany,
Munster. In that her name derives from the root for
"fire". She may also be considered and aspect of the
Brigit. |
| Ancamna | (Gaulish)
A goddess known from inscriptions in the Moselle Valley, near Trier.
Apparently recognized as a Consort to a divinity identified by the
Romans as Mars. |
| Andarta | (Bear
- Gaulish) An obscure continental goddess know from inscriptions
in Berne and in the south of France. Apparently a patroness of the
Vocontii tribe, and perhaps a counterpart or aspect of Artio. She
may also have a connection with Andrasta (see below). |
| Andrasta | (British)
A warrior goddess of the Ideni tribe, who accepted sacrifices of hares
and perhaps humans. She is perhaps best known as the deity invoked
by the Iceni warrior queen Boudicca in her rebellion against Rome.
See also, Andarta above for a possible continental connection. |
| Arawn | (Welsh)
Lord of Annwn, the underworld and realm of departed spirits. He
makes a pact with Pwyll, to exchange places with him for one year, in
order that Pwyll might defeat an enemy, King Hafgan. Though Arawn
set no conditions upon the exchange, when the pact was successfully
concluded and each had returned to his own heritage, Arawn discovered
that Pwyll had denied himself of his own accord the rights of a husband
to Arawn's Lady. Thus Arawn swore an eternal vow of friendship and
support toward Pwyll. |
| Arduinna | (Gaulish)
An Artemis/Diana-like figure, the tutelary goddess of the Ardennes
Forest region. She seems to be a particular protectoress of wild
boors, and is imaged as riding upon one at least once. Often
conflated with the Roman Diana. |
| Arecurius | (One
who stands before the assembly, Lawgiver - British) A tutelary god
of northern Britannia during the Roman occupation. |
| Arianhod | (Silverwheel
- Welsh) The mother of Llew, the tale of how she needed to be beguiled
into granting him a name and arms is a mainstay of the Mabinogion.
She is associated with Night, with the star Polaris, and her hall is
said to be the aurora borealis. As her name clearly implies, she
may very well be a late version of a Moon goddess. |
| Artio | (She
Bear - Gaulish) A goddess of bears, a protector and nurturer of
ursine virtues. Closely associated with the Helvetican city of
Berne. Also see, Andarta. |
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| Badb | (Raven -
Irish) One of the three Valkyrie aspects of the Morrigan. |
| Banbha | (Pig,
Sow - Irish) One of the triplicity of the goddesses who are the
patronesses of all Ireland (see Eriu and Fotla). Her name derives
from the same root as "sow" or "pig". Banbha is
the wife of the Tuatha King MacCuill. |
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