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Trí Dée Dána - three gods of crafting Creidhne - artificer of the Tuatha Dé Danann, working in bronze, brass and gold; Goibniu - smith of the Tuatha Dé Danann; Luchtaine - carpenter of the Tuatha Dé Danann; The Triple Goddess Badb - war goddess who caused fear and confusion among soldiers, often taking the form of a crow
General deities were known by the Celts throughout large regions, and are the gods and goddesses called upon for protection, healing, luck, and honour. The local deities from Celtic nature worship were the spirits of a particular feature of the landscape, such as mountains, trees, or rivers, and thus were generally only known by the locals in ...
The Tuatha Dé Danann as depicted in John Duncan's Riders of the Sidhe (1911). The Tuatha Dé Danann (Irish: [ˈt̪ˠuə(hə) dʲeː ˈd̪ˠan̪ˠən̪ˠ], meaning "the folk of the goddess Danu"), also known by the earlier name Tuath Dé ("tribe of the gods"), [1] are a supernatural race in Irish mythology.
Irish gods are divided into four main groups. [14] Group one encompasses the older gods of Gaul and Britain. The second group is the main focus of much of the mythology and surrounds the native Irish gods with their homes in burial mounds. The third group are the gods that dwell in the sea and the fourth group includes stories of the Otherworld ...
Brighid, Irish sun goddess; Étaín, Irish Sun goddess; Grannus, god associated with spas, healing thermal and mineral springs, and the Sun; Lugh, Sun god as well as a writing and warrior god; Macha, "Sun of the womanfolk" and occasionally considered synonymous with Grian; Olwen, female figure often constructed as originally the Welsh Sun goddess
In Ireland, in the 21st century, Black Irish is now more commonly used to refer to Irish nationals of African descent. According to the 2022 census, 67,546 people identify as Black or Black Irish with an African background, while 8,699 people identify as Black or Black Irish with any other Black background. [4] [24]
Irish goddesses (3 C, 38 P) Irish gods (31 P) F. Fomorians (13 P) N. Names of God in Irish mythology (1 P) T. Tuatha Dé Danann (3 C, 95 P) Pages in category "Irish ...
4.3 Celtic. 4.4 Etruscan. 4.5 Germanic. 4.6 Slavic. ... A light deity is a god or goddess in mythology associated with light and/or day. ... 400 gods of the southern ...