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A comprehensive list of Celtic deities from various sources, including Irish, Gaulish, and Brittonic gods and goddesses. Find out the names, attributes, and origins of the Celtic deities, as well as their possible equivalents and influences.
Learn about the theistic, dualistic and polytheistic beliefs of Wiccans regarding the Goddess and the Horned God, the supreme deities of Wicca. Explore the origins, symbols and aspects of these deities, and how they manifest in Wiccan rituals and practices.
A solar deity is a god or goddess who represents the Sun, or an aspect of it, usually by its perceived power and strength. This web page lists solar deities from various cultures and regions, such as Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
Celtic Wicca is a syncretic neopagan tradition that uses Celtic mythology, deities and festivals within a Wiccan ritual structure and belief system. It is criticized for its historical inaccuracy and cultural appropriation by some scholars and practitioners.
Boann or Boand is a mythical figure in Irish folklore, associated with the creation of the River Boyne and the Well of Segais. She is the mother of Aengus by the Dagda, and the aunt of Fráech, and has various names and epithets related to her origin and powers.
Blodeuwedd was a woman made from flowers by magicians for Lleu Llaw Gyffes, who betrayed him and was turned into an owl by Gwydion. Learn about her role in Welsh tradition, literature and culture, and the origin of the name "owl" in Welsh.
Although known only from Roman contexts, the name Epona ('Great Mare') is from the Gaulish language; it is derived from the inferred Proto-Celtic *ekĘ·os 'horse', [5] which gives rise to modern Welsh ebol 'foal', together with the augmentative suffix-on frequently, although not exclusively, found in theonyms (for example Sirona, Matrona) and the usual Gaulish feminine singular -a. [6]
Anu or Ana is a goddess in Irish mythology, sometimes associated with Danu or The Morrígan. She is the mother of the gods of Ireland and has breasts-shaped hills named after her in Munster.