Lux Ferre

Sidhe : The Good People; The People Who Go Widdershins The Gaelic word Sidhe has three meanings: • “Barrow” or “tumulus”: ancient burial mounds often filled with treasure • “Fairy” or “Fairies”

Nuada ALSO KNOWN AS: Nuadu; Nuadu Argatlam; Nuada of the Silver Hand ORIGIN: Ireland CLASSIFICATION: Tuatha Dé Danaan Nuada was an early spirit king of the Tuatha Dé Danaan. He is a

Nemain ALSO KNOWN AS: Nemhain ORIGIN: Ireland The name Nemain means “frenzy.” She is the goddess of battle fury. Nemain is the least known of the Irish battle goddesses. Nemain does not

Nechtan is an ancient Irish water deity, Keeper of the Well of Wisdom. Only Nechtan and his three cup bearers were permitted near the well, no one else. Nechtan’s wife Boann, defied

Morrigan, the In Irish mythology, one of three war goddesses, the other two being Neman and Macha. She also was the mighty Queen, viewed either as a Triple Goddess or the death

Miach is the father of healing herbs and the patron of herbalism. He is the son of Dian Cecht and is Airmid’s brother. When Nuada, Ruler of the Tuatha Dé Danaan, lost

Maev (Maeve, Medb, Meadhbh) (she who intoxicates) The most vibrant female personality in all of Celtic mythology. She is queen of Connaught, an evil war goddess in the cycle of myths around

Macha, ancient, powerful horse goddess of fighting and fertility, is among the most important deities of ancient Ireland. Along with the Badbh and the Morrigan, Macha is among a group of goddesses

Leprechaun ORIGIN: Ireland The stereotype of the leprechaun involves lucky charms and pots of gold at the end of the rainbow. True leprechauns are members of the Fairy folk, a type of