Tuatha Dé Danaan ORIGIN: Ireland The Tuatha Dé Danaan are the spirits who inhabited Ireland before the arrival of the Gaels (Milesians). Their name means the “Children of Danu,” their divine, ancestral
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 the hero Cuchulain, who is killed by her
Aillen Mac Midhna was a fairy musician of the Tuatha de Danann who came every year at Samhain Eve (All-Hallow Eve) out of Sidhe Finnachaid to Tara, the Royal Palace of the
Seanachai (Irish) The word seanachai, pronounced shan-u-kee or shen-u-kee, is Gaelic for “storyteller.” Originally a wandering storyteller who was akin to bards and medieval troubadours, the seanachai was an important part of
Mananaan (he of the Isle of Man) In Celtic mythology, son of the sea god Lir, a Tuatha de Danann, husband of Fand and Uchtdelbh, father of Mongan and Niamh. Mananaan had
Fand – The Pearl of Beauty Fand, a sea spirit, was once the bride of Manannan, powerful king of the sea. (They divorced, but periodically reconcile.) She manifests in the guise of
Goibniu is a sacred smith. He creates weapons for the Tuatha Dé Danaan as well as favoured devotees. Goibniu’s magical weapons always find their target and they always kill. Goibniu also hosts
Lir ORIGIN: Celtic; Irish Lir literally means “the sea.” He is an ancient sea spirit, now most famous because of the many other spirits who are identified as his children as for
Lugh Master of All Skills; The Shining One ALSO KNOWN AS: Lug; Luc ORIGIN: Celtic Feast: 1 August Lugh, Lord of Craftsmanship, Light, Victory and War, is a master builder, harper, poet,
Manannan Mac Lir : King of the Land of Promise Manannan, son of the ancient sea deity Lir, is a sea spirit, too. Ocean waves are his horses. The sea is his
Bean Nighe : The Little Washer Woman The Bean Nighe is witnessed in lonely places beside streams or pools of water washing the linens of those fated to die soon. The Bean
Merrow ALSO KNOWN AS: Murdhuacha (Gaelic) The Merrow are Irish mermaids. There are mermen, too, but they have little interest in people and hence little contact. Female Merrows, on the other hand,
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