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Danu“Mother goddess” • Danu or Dana was a Gaelic/Irish mother-goddess. She was the mother of the Tuatha Dé Danann (= "The Tribes of the goddess Danu"). She was said to be the divine mother of all gods. Danu was the mother-goddess of Celtic mythology and was worshipped as their protectress. Some say that she was also a goddess of wisdom and the wind. • Danu was often connected with water (rivers, lakes, springs, oceans, etc.) and was a symbol of fertility and abundance. Her consort was Bilé (god of death). They were the parents of Dagda, the chief of the Tuatha Dé Danann. • Danu is one of the oldest Celtic deities, therefore there are no recorded legends about her.
Morrigan«war goddess» • Morrigan was one of the oldest and most famous Irish goddesses. • She was the goddess of war, chaos, destruction but also of fertility, divination and prophecy. • The Morrigan was an armored and armed goddess, who brought death to her enemies. Another aspect of the Morrigan was the great victory. • Morrigan was the daughter of Delbáeth and Ernmas and sister of Macha, Badb and (maybe) of Nemain. Some say that Macha and Badb were other names of Morrigan. • Sometimes, Morrigan, was identified with the mother goddess(ess) Danu (and/or Anu). • She had many lovers and husbands and some children (by Dagda and other unnamed men). • Morrigan was one of the Tuatha Dé Danann and appeared in many of the Celtic cycles.
Bilé«god of death» • He’s the husband of Danu and the father of the Tuatha De Danann. Beside ben the god of death, he’s a minor sun god.
Dagda«All Father god» • The Dagda was the father God of the Celts they called him the Good God because he protected their crops. He was king of the Tuatha Dé Danann and ruled over Uisnech in Co. Meath. • He had a cauldron called the Undry which supplied unlimited food and was one of the magical items the Tuatha brought with them when they first landed on Ireland. • He also had a living oak harp called Uaithne which caused the seasons to change in their order and also played three types of music, the music of sorrow, the music of joy and the music of dreaming.
Brigit«the fierygoddess» • Brigit was the goddess of fertility. She had three sons who collectively fathered one son, her grandson Ecne or Knowledge. She was the mother goddess in the Celtic pantheon with only the Dagda above her in rank. She is a triune Goddess and that is why she has the attributes, Poetess, Healer and Smith. • In her earliest incarnation, as Breo-Saighit, she was called the Flame of Ireland, she was a Goddess of the forge as well. • Legend says that when She was born, a tower of flame reached from the top of her head to the heavens. Her birth, which took place at sunrise, is said to have given the family house the appearance of being on fire.
Arawn «god of the Underworld» • Arawn was a master hunter, warrior, and the God of the Dead in Celtic mythology. Annwn, Arawn’s kingdom, was of the other-world and accepted to be a paradise. • It was a place where the dead were taken to rejoice in peace and a plentiful supply of all that they could desire. Arawn traveled astride a pale horse led by hunting hounds that were feared by people as their appearance generally meant death. • The hounds were said to have red ears and helped to capture souls for Arawn by chasing them until they tired and could no longer escape.
Cernunnos • known to all Celtic areas in one form or another. The Horned God; God of Nature; God of the Underworld and the Astral Plane; Great Father; "the Horned One". • The Druids knew him as Hu Gadarn, The Horned God of fertility. He was portrayed sitting in a lotus position with horns or antlers on his head, long curling hair, a beard, naked except for a neck torque, and sometimes holding a spear and shield. • His symbols were the stag, ram, bull, and horned serpent. Sometimes called Belatucadros and Vitiris. Virility, fertility, animals, physical love, nature, woodlands, reincarnation, crossroads, wealth, commerce, warriors.
