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A health deity is a god or goddess in mythology or religion associated with health, healing and wellbeing. They may also be related to childbirth or Mother Goddesses . They are a common feature of polytheistic religions.
The theonym Belenus (or Belinus), which is a latinized form of the Gaulish Belenos (or Belinos), appears in some 51 inscriptions.Although most of them are located in Aquileia (Friuli, Italy), the main centre of his cult, the name has also been found in places where Celtic speakers lived in ancient times, including in Gaul, Noricum, Illyria, Britain and Ireland.
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 ...
Cancer – Peregrine Laziosi; Breast cancer – Agatha; Stomach cancer, youth, people who suffer from shyness – Alfie Lambe; Invoked against cattle diseases – Berlinda of Meerbeke [4] Chest problems, lung problems, gambling addictions – Bernardino of Siena; Invoked during childbirth and against diseases of the eye – Hemma of Gurk
These healing prayers will give you (or a loved one) strength when you are facing everyday trials or life-altering challenges. Prayers for Healing That'll Bring Strength and Recovery in Hard Times ...
The spirit of medicine, as imagined by Salomon Trismosin, 1582. The Caduceus became a symbol of alchemy and pharmacy in medieval Europe. Its first appearance as a medical symbol can be traced back to 1st−4th century CE in oculists' stamps that were found mostly in Celtic areas, such as Gaul, Germany and Britain, which had an engraving of the name of the physician, the name of the special ...
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Dian Cécht is described as a son of the Dagda in the Dindsenchas. [5] His children varied according to source. Dian Cécht had fours sons, Cu, Cethen, Cian (the father of Lugh), and Miach according to a tract in the Book of Invasions (Lebor Gabála Érenn), although the same tract states that the fourth son, Miach the physician, was often not reckoned. [6]