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Anann - another name for the Morrígan; Beag - minor goddess, known for possessing a magic well; Bé Chuille - sorceress of the Tuatha Dé Danann; Bébinn - goddess associated with birth; Boann - goddess of the River Boyne; Brea - minor god of the Tuatha Dé Danann; Bres - unpopular and treacherous fomorian king of the Tuatha Dé Danann
The Celtic deities are known from a variety of sources such as written Celtic mythology, ancient places of worship, statues, engravings, religious objects, as well as place and personal names. Celtic deities can belong to two categories: general and local.
Mug Ruith—blind druid in Irish mythology; Tadg mac Nuadat—Fenian cycle; Tlachtga—daughter of Mug Ruith; Bé Chuille—One of the Tuatha Dé Danann in Irish mythology featured in a tale from the Metrical Dindshenchas; Biróg—A druidess of the Tuatha Dé Danann in Irish mythology
In medieval Irish literature, the names aes síde and fír síde (folk of the síd) are equivalent to the terms Tuath Dé and Tuatha Dé Danann.The only difference is that Tuath Dé tends to be used in contexts of legendary history and mythology.
Irish mythology is the body of myths indigenous to the island of Ireland. It was originally passed down orally in the prehistoric era . In the early medieval era , myths were written down by Christian scribes, who Christianized them to some extent.
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Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by Celtic Heathendom. Williams & Norgate. OCLC 4329482. Sjoestedt, Marie-Louise (1949) [1940]. Gods and Heroes of the Celts. Translated by Dillon, Miles. Methuen. OCLC 1053150. Smyth, Daragh (1996). A Guide to Irish Mythology (2nd ed.). Irish Academic Press. ISBN 9780716526124. OCLC ...
Bran is normally male, while Sceólang is normally female, although there definitely is a version by Soinbhe Lally, where Bran is female, and Sceolang's sex is uncofirmed. [3] Bran is also sometimes described as a merle. The hounds' mother, Uirne, was transformed into a dog while pregnant, hence the canine birth of her twin children. [4]