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This category includes the most important and best-known goddesses of the Celtic world. For more, see the categories Goddesses of the ancient Britons , Gaulish goddesses , Irish goddesess and Welsh goddesses .
Anu - probable goddess of the earth and fertility, [44] called "mother of the Irish gods" in Cormac's Glossary [45] Bec; Bébinn (Béfind) Bé Chuille; Bodhmall; Boann - goddess of the River Boyne, called Bouvinda by Ptolemy [46] Brigid (Brigit) - called a "goddess of poets" in Cormac's Glossary, [45] with her sisters Brigid the healer and ...
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.
Epona, the Celtic goddess of horses and riding, lacked a direct Roman equivalent, and is therefore one of the most persistent distinctly Celtic deities.This image comes from Germany, about 200 AD Replica of the incomplete Pillar of the Boatmen, from Paris, with four deities, including the only depiction of Cernunnos to name him (left, 2nd from top)
Fodbgen - High King of Ireland; Gaillimh iníon Breasail - mythical woman from whom the river and city of Galway derive their name; Gann and Genann - joint High Kings of Ireland; Rinnal - High King of Ireland and the first king to use spearheads; Rudraige mac Dela - second High King of Ireland; Sengann mac Dela - High King of Ireland
She has the same name as the Celtic goddess Brigid, and there are many supernatural events and folk customs associated with her. [11] Like the saint, the goddess in Irish myth is associated with poetry, healing, protection, smithcraft, and domestic animals, according to Sanas Cormaic and Lebor Gabála Érenn .
Leaving her with a title of being the goddess of "good fortune and prosperity" in the land of Munster. [6] While an Irish goddess, in Scotland (Alba) a similar figure is referred to as “Gentle Annie”, in an effort to avoid offence, a tactic which is similar to referring to the fairies as “The Good People”. [7]
"Macha Curses the Men of Ulster", Stephen Reid's illustration from Eleanor Hull's The Boys' Cuchulainn (1904) Macha (Irish pronunciation:) was a sovereignty goddess [1] [2] of ancient Ireland associated with the province of Ulster, particularly the sites of Navan Fort (Eamhain Mhacha) [3] and Armagh (Ard Mhacha), [4] which are named after her. [5]