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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 ...
Pages in category "Gods of the ancient Britons" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abandinus;
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. English mythology is the collection of myths that have emerged throughout the history of England, sometimes being elaborated upon by successive generations, and at other times being rejected and replaced by other explanatory narratives.
Pages in category "Goddesses of the ancient Britons" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
The Celtic god Sucellus. Though the Celtic world at its height covered much of western and central Europe, it was not politically unified, nor was there any substantial central source of cultural influence or homogeneity; as a result, there was a great deal of variation in local practices of Celtic religion (although certain motifs, for example, the god Lugh, appear to have diffused throughout ...
The gods and goddesses of the pre-Christian Celtic peoples are known from a variety of sources, including ancient places of worship, statues, engravings, cult objects, and place or personal names. The ancient Celts appear to have had a pantheon of deities comparable to others in Indo-European religion , each linked to aspects of life and the ...
Cattle god / goddess; A161.2. King of the Gods; A177.1. Gods as Dupe or Tricksters; A192. Death or departure of the gods; A193. Gods of Dying-and-rising; A200—A299. Gods of the Upper World A210. Gods of the Sky; A220. Gods of the Sun; A240. Gods of the Moon; A250. Gods of the Stars; A260. Gods of Light; A270. Gods of the Dawn; A280. Gods of ...
Athena, goddess of wisdom and smart war; Dionysus, god of wine; Hephaestus, god of forge and sculpture; Poseidon, god of the sea, one of the big three; Zeus, god of the sky and lightning, one of the big three; Hades, god of the Underworld, one of the big three; Demeter, goddess of agriculture; Artemis, goddess of the moon, archery and virginity