Celtic Gods, Goddesses, and Mythology

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Mabon:: Welsh. The God associated with youthfulness, he is often confused with Pryderi. His full name is "Mabon Ap Modron", which simply means "Son of Mother". Also known as the Son of Light (akin to the Roman Apollo). He was the god of liberation, harmony, music and unity.
Macha:: Irish. The third of the three war goddesses known as the Morrigan. Macha feeds on the heads of slain enemies.
Manannan:: Irish. (Manannan Mac Lir) A sea-God and master of magic, his Name is the root for the Isle of Man, and for the district of Manannan in Scotland. Son of Ler. He was believed to have been Cannonized with the name of Michael by Christian Mythology. He has several titles: Lord of Mists, Lord of the Land of Women, and as Lord of the Land beneaththe Waves.
Manawydan:: Welsh. The Cymric equivalent to Manannan.
Math:: Welsh. Uncle to Llew. Tutelary to Gwynedd in North Wales. He is considered the premier sage of Britain. Old beyond reckoning, most skilled in Magick, and knowledgeable beyond measure. It was said that he could hear anything uttered in the presence of the slightest breeze; the wind would carry the words to him. Requires a virgin to rest his feet upon, apparently to prevent him from touching the earth and therby loosing his powers.
Mathonwy:: Welsh. Also known as Math ap Mathonwy. God of sorcery. Father to Math.
Matrona:: Irish and Gualish. The Mother Goddess. The Earth Mother. Same as the Welsh, Modron.
Medb:: Irish. One of the triple Goddesses of Morrigan. She is the Queen of Connacht, her name means "she who intoxicates". A goddess of war. Medb wields a weapon herself and the sight of Medb blinds enemies, and she is said to run faster than the fastest horse.
Mider:: Irish. His Name derives from the root for "middle", and implies judgement or negotiation.
Modron:: Welsh. Same as Irish and Gualish counterpart, Matrona.
Morrigan:: Irish. Also known as Morrigu. (Macha, Badb, and Neman are her triad all said to be blood thirsty.) She was the High Queen and goddess of the Tuatha Dé Danann. As (Macha) she was goddess of war and fertility who could take the shape of a crow. As Badb (Nechtan) she was the water-god whose sacred well was a source of knowledge. As Neman (Nemhain) she was the goddess of war and battle. A triple Goddess of the Valkyries, exalting in battle frenzy, chaos, and the gore of slaughter. She/they have a particular role of choosing who will be slain in battle; selecting, severing from the body, and guiding to the afterworld the spirits of fallen warriors. She has, however, many and diverse aspects and functions. She has been closely associated with water in general, and rivers in particular. She seems in this latter aspect to be a chooser of the slain as well, in that she is seen by those whose fate it is to die in an upcoming battle as a crone, washing their clothing beside a river.
Nantosuelta:: Gualish. She is the consort to Sucellos, the controller of the other world. Her name can be translated to be, sun warmed valley, or who make the valley bloom. She is Goddess of nature.
Nechtain:: Irish. Another water-spirit, He is associated with a sacred Well within which live the Salmon of Knowledge. He is closely associated with the Daghda, and has been conflated with him.
Nehalennia:: Gaulish. Primarily associated with protection of travelers over the sea. Her known temple locations are always on the coast, and surviving inscriptions often praise her for successfully completed voyages, or implore her for similar journeys to come. She is invariably associated with a large dog as a companion. She has occasionally been conflated with the Roman Goddess Fortuna.
Noudens:: Gaulish. A derivation from Nuada. This name has the somewhat unenviable distinction of being borrowed by H.P. Lovecraft to play a part in his famous Cthulhu Cycle.
Nuada:: Irish. Also known as Nuada Arga-lamh (silver hand), Nudd, Lludd, and Lludd Llaw Ereint. Nuada lost his hand in the battle of Moytura and had a metal hand made to replace it. A warrior God, whose best identifying attribute is his silver hand. He was king over the Tuatha De Danaan.
Nudd:: Welsh. Also known as Lludd or Noden. Another form of Nuada.
Odin:: Germanic. "Alfodr" He is the head chief of the pantheon. The sky father and the progenitor of all other Gods along with his companion, the Earth Mother.
Oenghus:: Irish. Also known as Angus Og, his name means the "ever young", Lord of Tir-Nan-Og, the Land of Youth, is perhaps one of the most ancient deities in Eire and Alba. He is the son of Daghdha and Boann, Brother of Danu. Angus tricked his father, the Dagda, out of ownership of his home "Brugh-Na-Boyne" (Newgrange) in Ireland, thus taking on the principles of the Dagda's role as a deity. He is the god of fatal love (a kin to Cupid). Angus' kisses turn into singing birds, and the music he plays draws all who hear it to his side.
Oghma:: Irish. A warrior God who is closely connected to knowledge, magick, and eloquence. He is the inventor of Ogham script, the Celtic variety of runes; and he is said to have designed the letters as a way of encoding knowledge, they were not granted to him by mystical vision. Also known as (Ogma mac Elathan) the champion God of the Tuatha de Dannan in Cath Maige Tuired. He is a cognate of the Roman Hercules.
Ogmios:: Gualish. The warrior God who is equated with the Roman Hercules and Irish Ogma mac Elathan. He was the god of poetry, charm and incantation. He is shown as an old man with wrinkles, carrying a club and a bow. From his tongue hang fine gold chains attached to the ears of his eager followers.
Oisin:: Irish. Son of Finn. "Have'nt found anything notable."
Pryderi:: Welsh. The son of Pwyll, whom he succeeds in his lands. He is stolen away as a newborn infant by a nameless Fiend who, on a horse-thieving expedition, drops him once more into the world when it is struck a blow by the guardian of the horses. Note the equine connection with his mother, Rhiannon. His Name equates with "care" or "thought".
Pwyll:: Welsh. Lord of Arberth. Father of Pryderi, Husband of Rhiannon, and trusted associate of Arawn. His Name has the meaning of "sense".
Rhiannon:: Welsh. Wife of Pwyll, mother of Pryderi. Unjustly accused of destroying her newborn son (Who had been kidnapped by a nameless Fiend), she is compelled to take on the role of a horse, until her son is returned to her. She is considered as an aspect of the Gaulish Epona, and the Irish Morrigan.
Rosmerta:: Gaulish. Goddess who was the native consort of the Roman Mercury; her name means "great provider".
Scáthach:: Anglo-Saxon. She was a female warrior known as "the shadowy one". She was famous as a teacher of warriors, and many Celtic heroes were initially trained by her.
Sequanna:: Gaulish. Patron Goddess of the River Seine.
Sirona:: Gaulish. Another patron goddess of healing.
Sucellos:: Gaulish. Is the controller of the other world. The name means,"the good striker". Same as the Welsh/Irish Arawn. God of agriculture and forests and a hammer god. His consort is Nantosvelta.
Tailltiu:: Irish. Tutulary Goddess of the Telltown region of Ulster. It is also suggested that she may have been worshipped as the Earth Mother as well as Danu and Matrona.
Taran:: Welsh. A Jovian figure whose name means "Thunder". He is also known as Taranis in the Gualish pantheon.
Taranis:: Gaulish. God whose name means "Thunderer". Taranis is the god of the wheel, associated with forces of change.
Teutates:: Gaulish. He is the god of fertility, war, and wealth. His name means "the god of the tribe". Human sacrifices were supposedly made to him. He is the equivalent of the Roman god Mars.
Tuireann:: Irish. Husband to Brigit (Brigid).

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