The Bard, Taliesin, founder of their craft was said to be born of Cerridwen and to have tasted a potent from her magick cauldron of inspiration. Perhaps one of my favorite Welsh Celtic Goddesses is the horse-goddess Rhiannon. She is the keeper of the sacred cauldron of knowledge, wisdom, and light. Cerridwen married a giant named Tegidfoel and had two children – a daughter Crearwy and a son Afagddu. Launsina (Capiznon mythology): the goddess of the sun, moon, stars, and seas, and the most beloved because people seek forgiveness from her We have tried to collect as many Holy Aliases as possible. Aine (Celtic) - Goddess of love, growth, cattle and light. Sarpandit (Sumerian) - Goddess of moonrise. You may have seen it, We also know it today as the Aurora Borealis. She is also the patroness of artisans, prostitutes, pregnant women and birth. In her magickal cauldron, she made a potion called greal (from which the word Grail most likely came from). She was known as Cally Berry which means "old gloomy woman" in Irish. She was sometimes called Ina. Apples are also her favorite. Modron was the Welsh goddess of fertility or the mother goddess. Arawn is seen particularly on the eves of saints’ feasts as well as on Yule (Winter Solstice) night. Elen (Welsh) â Known as Elen of the ways she appears in the epic myth the Mabinogian. This enabled Llew Llaw to get around the curse place upon him by his mother, Arianrhod, that prevented him from taking a human wife. Aine (Irish) â Goddess of love, growth, cattle and light. Modron: honor her as the Great Mother on Mabon/Autumnal Equinox. Jezanna (Central African) - Goddess of the moon and healing.
This is because as people traveled or conquered neighboring peoples, they brought their deities with them. Apples and fall fruits can be set out as offerings to him. You may have seen it, We also know it today as the Aurora Borealis. Offerings were made to the war goddesses and observations and divination were used to predict the outcome of the battle. Arianrhod Prayer Beads, Welsh Moon Goddess, Celtic Meditation Beads, Goddess of the Silver Wheel HeathenFire. Her parents were the creator God Tororut and his consort Seta. In her myths it is said that she grew tired of working for her brother and fled to the moon to live in peace. Rhiannon (Welsh) â One of the Celtic Goddesses of fertility, the moon, night and death. Mabb (Welsh) â As Queen Mabb she acted as midwife to the fairies. Isis (Egyptian) - This powerful and widely worshipped Goddess was not only a moon deity, but a Goddess of the sun as well. Interestingly, it is reported that Arianrhod can shapeshift into an owl. Manawydan is one of the gods who takes Bran’s head to the mound under the Tower of London. This article focuses solely on the Welsh Celtic Goddesses and Gods but is by no means an all-inclusive list. Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses– Written by :Judika Illes Copyright © 2009 by Judika Illes. In Welsh, the Corona Borealis (Northern Crown) is known as Caer Arianrhod, Arianrhod’s Fortress. Brythonic means speakers of this language Cymraeg, Welsh, though out Briton before the Romans, before the Ulster tribe the Scottii came to Ynys Prydain during the 4th century, but they speak Gaelic as does the Isle of Man, and before Saxon ,Viking and Normans came to our island! Anunit (Babylonian) - Goddess of the moon and battle. Selene (Greek) - A mother Goddess linked to the full moon. Enter your email to subscribe to the TWG Newsletter. Jennifer Hay [great grand daughter of one John Morgan]. Because of this, she’s regarded as a lunar goddess – associated with the moon and women. This fertility aspect of the lunar Goddess is reflected in large numbers of the entries below.
Arianrhod's name means "Silver Disc", This is the revolving disk of stars that we see in the night sky. Aega (Greek) - A beautiful moon deity. Her Greek equivalent was Hera. Hafgan is the rival of Arawn, and he too is a king of the Welsh Celtic Otherworld.
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