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
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 fight in battles; she has other methods of
The Badbh ALSO KNOWN AS: Badbh Catha (literally, the battle crow) ORIGIN: Irish Crows on the battlefield are harbingers of doom. They await the battle’s end to feast on the fallen. Crows
Far Darria In Irish folklore, a fairy who wears a red cap and coat and spends his time at practical joking, especially of a gruesome kind. There are numerous motifs associated with
The Dagda : The Good God Chief of the Tuatha Dé Danaan, oldest of the Celtic deities, Dagda literally means “the good god.” What is his real name? That information may be
Aengus og (Angus, Oengus) In Celtic mythology, son of Dagda, god of love and beauty, who had a golden harp. His kisses became birds that hovered invisibly over young men and women,
Ogma (Ogham) In Celtic mythology, orator, warrior of the Tuatha de Danann, Irish god of literature, eloquence, fertility, healing, poetry, prophecy, and war; husband of Etain; father of Cairbe, MacCecht, MacCool, MacGreiné,
Horned Women : In Irish legend, 12 horned women, all witches, who take over the household of a rich woman and bewitch her and her sleeping family. No reason for the bewitching
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
Sinnann is the spirit of the Shannon River. The surviving vestiges of her myth are similar to that of Boann and the birth of the Boyne River. Sinnann—granddaughter of Lir, King of
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
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