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The nine sorceresses or nine sisters (Welsh: naw chwaer) are a recurring element in Arthurian legend in variants of the popular nine maidens theme from world mythologies. . Their most important appearances are in Geoffrey of Monmouth's introduction of Avalon and the character that would later become Morgan le Fay, and as the central motif of Peredur's story in the Peredur son of Efrawg part of ...
Palnetoke, legendary pagan foster-father of Sweyn's; Peada of Mercia (died 656), son of Penda and a pagan until his conversion; Penda of Mercia (died 655), one of the last pagan Anglo-Saxon rulers of England; Radagaisus, pagan Gothic king; Redbad, last independent ruler of Frisia; Ragnachar, Frankish pagan petty king
Diana is the only pagan goddess mentioned by name in the New Testament (only in some Bible versions of Acts 19; many other Bibles refer to her as Artemis instead). As a result, she became associated with many folk beliefs involving goddess-like supernatural figures that Catholic clergy wished to demonize.
This is an index of lists of deities of the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world.. List of deities by classification; Lists of deities by cultural sphere
Many cultures around the world have stories about groups of nine women.In Great Britain they occur in a variety of situations. In Scotland there are references to Nine Maidens, purportedly a group of, [clarification needed] [1] and there were a number of wells dedicated to them, [2] but like all similar groupings would appear to have had their origin in pre-Christian times.
This story is first attested in a sixteenth-century manuscript written by Elis Gruffydd who claimed that it was widely known in Wales at that time in both written versions and in oral lore [7] The story tells that Ceridwen's son, Morfran (also called Afagddu), was hideously ugly – particularly compared with his beautiful sister Creirwy – so Ceridwen sought to make him wise in compensation.
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Brigid or Brigit (/ ˈ b r ɪ dʒ ɪ d, ˈ b r iː ɪ d / BRIJ-id, BREE-id, Irish: [ˈbʲɾʲiːdʲ]; meaning 'exalted one'), [1] also Bríd, is a goddess of pre-Christian Ireland.She appears in Irish mythology as a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the daughter of the Dagda and wife of Bres, with whom she had a son named Ruadán.