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Celtic Dieties
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Here is a list of celtic dieties, I'm sure most of you have
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these but if you do not, here is a short list.
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Nuada: The gaelic Zeus;called "he of silver hand";killed by the
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Fomor, Balor early in history of the gods.
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Camulus: Of the invincible sword; the name signifies
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"heaven";god of war and sky; akin to mars, only more savage.
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The war Goddess: Fea, the hateful; Nemon, the venomous;
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Badb. the fury; Macha, the battle goddess who collects the
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heads of her victems for her "acorn crop."
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Morrigan (Morrigu): The great goddess in her Virago aspect;
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as chief deity of battle, she likes to take the form of the
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hoodie or carrion crow; her name derives from Mor Righ Anu,
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meaning "the great queen."
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Dagda: God of earth; "good god"; he posses a living harp and
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the "undry," a cauldron, where everyone find sustenance in
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proportion to his/her merits; a formidable fighter, but a
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god of simple tastes who dresses in a brown tunic, hooded
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cape and leather boots.
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Boann: The Dadga's wife; an Eve figure; The Boyne River is
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named for her; she and the Dagda have many famous children
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including Bridgit, Angus, Mider, Ogma, and Bodb the Red.
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Brigit: Goddess of the hearth, fire and poetry; best loved
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of all deities; candlemas is held in her honor; she is the
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only goddess to survive into the Christian pantheon of
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saints.
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Angus (Angus Mac Oc): His name means "son of the young"; A
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Gaelic Eros known for his physical beauty and golden hair;
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his kisses become birds.
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Mider: God of the underworld; his abode is Falga, the Isle
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of Man; Etain (Ogma's daughter) became his wife, but she was
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taken away by Angus.
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Ogma (Cermait): The "honey-mouthed" king of the bards and
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god of eloquence and literature; Ogham script is named for
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him; he married Etain, daughter of Diancecht.
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Bodb the Red: He succeeds his father as king of the
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gods.
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Ler: The gaelic Poseidon; married to Aebh, Bodb's
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daughter, with whom he has four childrenl after she
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dies he marries Aeife, who out of jealousy turns the
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children into swans.
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Manannan: Ler's son; "God of the headlands"; patron of
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sailors and merchants; his famed possessions include the
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yellow shaft, the red javelin, the boat, the wave-sweeper, a
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horse called Splendid Mane, and three swords named retaliator,
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great fury, and little fury; he has the gift of in
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exhaustable life.
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Goibniu: The forger of weapons; the Gaelic Hephaestus; he
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posesses a potion that enables those who drink it to become
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invisable; he also is called the "devine architect."
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Diancecht: God of medicine; he once saved Ireland; married
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to Morrigan; among their children are Etan, who marries
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Ogma, and Cian, who marries Ethniu, daughter of Balor, the
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Fomor.
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Lugh: Son of Cian and Ethniu called the "long-handed" or
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"far-shooter"; Sun god par excellence; he possesses a magic
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spear and magic hound; The Milky Way is called "Lugh's
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Chain"; he is the "master of all art," an accomplished
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carpenter, smith, warrior, harpist, poet, physician, cup-
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bearer, and bronze-worker.
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The opponents of Tuatha de Dannan are the children of
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Domnu, which signifies "under-sea." Offsptring of
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"Chaos and Old Night" they are, for the most part
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grotesque creatures, often with physical deformities.
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These gods of death and darkness are listed below.
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Balor: Although he was born with two good eyes, one was
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ruined in an accident; the eye is so hideous that he only
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opens it in battle so that its venom will slay whoever is
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unlucky enough to catch glimpse of it; his daughter marries
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Cian.
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Elathan: The beautiful Miltonic prince of darkness with
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golden hair.
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Bress: His name means "beautiful"; Elthan's son; married to
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Brigit of the Tuatha de Dannan and for a time her rules over
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that kingdom.
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Idech: King of Dommu.
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