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Áine - goddess of parental and familial love, summer, wealth and sovereignty; Banba, Ériu and Fódla - patron goddesses of Ireland; Bodb Derg - king of the Tuatha Dé Danann; Brigid - daughter of the Dagda; associated with healing, fertility, craft, platonic love, and poetry; Clíodhna - queen of the Banshees, goddess of fantasized love ...
Pages in category "Irish goddesses" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aibell; Aimend; Áine;
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 ...
In some Irish myths, Clíodhna is a goddess of love and beauty, and the patron of County Cork. [2] She is said to have three brightly coloured birds who eat apples from an otherworldly tree and whose sweet song heals sickness.
Irish goddesses or Otherworldly women are usually connected to the land, the waters, and sovereignty, and are often seen as the oldest ancestors of the people in the region or nation. They are maternal figures caring for the earth itself as well as their descendants, but also fierce defenders, teachers and warriors.
Healing deities are known from many parts of the Celtic world; they frequently have associations with thermal springs, healing wells, herbalism, and light. Brigid, the triple goddess of healing, poetry, and smithcraft is perhaps the most well-known of the Insular Celtic deities of healing. She is associated with many healing springs and wells.
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. See also Celtic gods.
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 ...