Irish Mythology- Page 4

Cliodna Cliodna, goddess of love, beauty, healing, and death, presides over an afterlife paradise where age, death, pain, illness, and decay do not exist, only beauty. Just fragments of her myths survive;

Caer Ibormeith : Yew Berry Angus Mac Og, Lord of Love, fell asleep, dreamed of a mysterious, beautiful woman, and fell in love. He reached out to embrace her in his dreams,

Brigid – Fiery Arrow; The Bright One; Lady of the Shores; The Ashless Flame; Moon Crowned Queen of the Undying Flame Brigid is a great goddess of healing, music, poetry, prophecy, and

Boann is the spirit of Ireland’s Boyne River, responsible for its creation. Her myth is documented in the twelfth-century History of Places. Boann, whose name is interpreted as “White Cow,” is married

Blathnat, the Flower Maiden, is Angus Og’s foster sister. She is a Fairy woman, a goddess, although this is rarely made explicit in the legends told of her. Versions vary: she may

Becuma was the wife of Conn, King of Ireland, who first saw her mysteriously emerging from a magical boat dressed in silk and satin. She remains as mysterious today. Her identity is

Ban Naomha means “Woman of the Well” or “Lady of the Well.” She is an oracular spirit associated with the sacred well, Tober Kil-na-Greina, in County Cork. The well, whose name literally

Aoife (2) ORIGIN: Ireland Two women loved the same man, son of Manannan and grandson of Lir, Lord of the Sea. Iuchra decided to eliminate her competition, transforming her rival, Aoife, into

Aoife (1) Origin: Ireland Aoife is the second of Ailill of Aran’s three beautiful daughters. He offers them in marriage, one after the other, to Lir, Lord of the Sea. When her

Angus Mac Og : The Young Son; Angus of the Birds Angus Mac Og is the Lord of Love: he helps lovers in need and in peril. For Angus, there is no