Post by snowdragon on Aug 3, 2007 12:13:18 GMT -5
Pantheon of Gods
CELTS
Belenus (Gaul): god of light; 'the shining one'
Brigid (Ireland): goddess of healing and fertility
Cernunnos (Gaul): god of fertility, animals, wealth and the underworld; 'the horned one'
Children of Llyr (Wales): the powers of darkness
Dagda (Ireland): leader of the Tuatha de Danann; son of Danu
Danu (Ireland): mother goddess; founder of the Tuatha de Danann
Don (Wales): mother goddess; equilalent to Danu
Epona (Gaul): horse goddess who accompanied the soul on its final journey
Goibniu (Ireland): smith god; son of Danu
Llyr (Wales): sea god; father of Bran, Branwen and Manawydan (the Children of Llyr)
Lugh (Ireland): sun god and lord of arts and crafts
Lugos (Gaul): equivalent to Lugh
Morrigan (Ireland): queen of battle, strife and fertility; she helped the Tuatha de Danann
Nantosuelta (Gaul): protective goddess of water
Ogma (Ireland): god of eloquence and learning; son of Danu and Dagda
Ogmios (Gaul): patron of scholars
Pwyll (Wales): Lord of Dyfed; set tasks by Arawn, king of the underworld
Rhiannon (Wales): a version of the horse goddess Epona; she bore Pwyll a son and after his death married Manawydan
Sucellos (Gaul): god associated with fertility
Taranis (Gaul): the thunder god
Tuatha de Danann (ireland): a race of gods founded by the goddess danu
disclaimer
this is in no way a complete list. We do not claim that these are the only celtic gods and goddesses. They are mostly lesser heard of gods and goddesses from the many different areas that encompass Celtic religion.
CELTS
Belenus (Gaul): god of light; 'the shining one'
Brigid (Ireland): goddess of healing and fertility
Cernunnos (Gaul): god of fertility, animals, wealth and the underworld; 'the horned one'
Children of Llyr (Wales): the powers of darkness
Dagda (Ireland): leader of the Tuatha de Danann; son of Danu
Danu (Ireland): mother goddess; founder of the Tuatha de Danann
Don (Wales): mother goddess; equilalent to Danu
Epona (Gaul): horse goddess who accompanied the soul on its final journey
Goibniu (Ireland): smith god; son of Danu
Llyr (Wales): sea god; father of Bran, Branwen and Manawydan (the Children of Llyr)
Lugh (Ireland): sun god and lord of arts and crafts
Lugos (Gaul): equivalent to Lugh
Morrigan (Ireland): queen of battle, strife and fertility; she helped the Tuatha de Danann
Nantosuelta (Gaul): protective goddess of water
Ogma (Ireland): god of eloquence and learning; son of Danu and Dagda
Ogmios (Gaul): patron of scholars
Pwyll (Wales): Lord of Dyfed; set tasks by Arawn, king of the underworld
Rhiannon (Wales): a version of the horse goddess Epona; she bore Pwyll a son and after his death married Manawydan
Sucellos (Gaul): god associated with fertility
Taranis (Gaul): the thunder god
Tuatha de Danann (ireland): a race of gods founded by the goddess danu
disclaimer
this is in no way a complete list. We do not claim that these are the only celtic gods and goddesses. They are mostly lesser heard of gods and goddesses from the many different areas that encompass Celtic religion.