Celtic Deities

ABANDINUS      Romano-Celtic (British)      God of unknown affinities ABELLIO      Romano-Celtic (Gallic)      Tree God. Thought to be specifically associated with apple trees ABNOBA      Romano-Celtic (Continental Europe)      Forest and river Goddess. AED      Celtic (Irish)      Underworld God      AKA Aed mac Lir (son of Lir and Aobh) was turned into a swan by Aoife (his stepmother) AENGUS (aka Aengus Oc, Mac Oc)      Celtic (Irish)      Of uncertain status according to The Encyclopedia of Gods by Michael Jordan. The following      excerpt is from the same book: "The son of the Dagda by "the wife of Elcmar" (one of the kings of Tara) who may have been the     goddess Boann, Aengus lived in the VAlley of the Boyne and was closely linked with the ancient funerary tumuli in the region.  According to legend, Aengus fell in love with a maiden whose identity      he sought in vain.  As he wasted away his father and mother made inquiries until they located Caer, daughter of the king of Cannaught, who lived on Loch Bel Dragon in the shape of a swan with 150        attendant swans.  Aengus eventually found her and he also changed into a bird." In some circles Aengus is portrayed as a god of physical beauty and love. AINE      Celtic (Irish)      A sky or sun goddess that is associated with horses. AMAETHON      Celtic (Welsh)      Gwydion's brother and son who was in a battle against the Arawn. He is typically associated with      husbandry and ploughing fields. ANDARTA      Celtic (Gallic)      Fertility goddess and patron of the Vocontii tribe. May be linked with the Roman-Celtic Goddess      Andrasta. ANDRASTA (aka Andraste)      Romano-Celtic (British)      Patron of the Iceni tribe. ANU (aka Ana)      Celtic (Irish)      Chrhonic mother goddess associated with fertility. She is the primordial mother of the Tuatha de      Danann. ARAWN      Celtic (Welsh)      Chthonic underworld god who leads the phantom, hunt seen chasing a white stag with a page of red-      eared dogs.  His opponent is Hafgan, and is said to have bribed Pwyll (prince of Dyfed) with pigs      challenge Hafgan. Arawn is linked with Gwynn ap Nudd. ARDUINNA      Romano-Celtic (Europe)      Goddess of forests and hunting whose sacred animal is believed to be the boar. She's linked with      Diana by the Roman belief system. BRIGIT aka BRIDE, BRIGID, BRIGHID, BRIDGET, BANFILE      Celtic (Continental European and Irish) Mondern Brigit is shared between Pagan and Christian beliefs.   Her name means "High One." She is described as a wise woman and and Daughter of the Dagda. The Celts of Ireland knew Her as the Goddess of Healing, doctors, caregivers, fertility, agriculture, animal husbandry, poetry, learning, inspiration, smithcraft, fire, hearth, female arts, marital arts, love, Witchcraft, divination as well as Goddess of the Inner Flame of Life, Nature and Creation.. Brighid is also a Triple Goddess and is said to be another aspect of Danu.   She aspects young (maiden), middle-aged (mother) or old (crone) to represent all of the continuing cycles of life in all of creation. Brigit represents the spiraling wheels of Nature, Life and Renewal. She's associated with Imbolc, a festival usually celebrated February 1, when the beginning of spring and end of winter occurs in paths that follow the cycles of the Earth as part of religious practice.. Her plant association is Blackberry. Her animal associations are Oxen and Ram. Brigit of the Pagans is believed to have become Christianized as St. Brigit of Kildare, who was believed to be a mortal woman who lived from 450-523 AD. However, it has been written that when the Christians came through Ireland, the people loved Brigit and were so dedicated that the Christians adopted her into their religion in order to convert the people of the land. St. Brigit is said to be the founder of the first female Chrstian community in Ireland and to have been renowned for her devotion and healing.  Some argue that there is no evidence that this Christian Saint actually existed. In Irish Christian Legend St. Brigit became midwife to Mary in the Birth of Jesus Christ. However, if she lived in Kildare, and Jesus was not born anywhere NEAR Ireland, how could this be? So argue the scholars *smile* Brigit's cults are alive and well today, in both the Pagan and Christian communities. For more information on modern worship, you can check out the following link: www.brighidsfire.com