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Mythology, folklore, and religion. Free Online Language Courses. CELTIC GODS AND GODDESSES. Abellio Celtic (Gaulish) God of the apple tree.

CELTIC GODS AND GODDESSES

Aine of Knockaine Celtic (Irish) Goddess of love and fertility, later known as the fairy queen. Goddess related to the moon, crops, and farms or cattle. Aine is revered among Irish herbalists and healers and is said to be responsible for the body's life force. A woman of the Leanan Sidhe (Sweetheart of the Sidhe). Airmid. » Anu - Celtic Goddess of Fertility - The Sacred Paths: A Spiritual Journey. Celtic Deities. Celtic Deities With current trends toward the resurrection and reconstruction of the old religions, it would be possible to spend weeks writing about the various deities of each culture.

Since this is primarily a Celtic web site, I will focus mainly on those of early Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Due to the limitation of space, I will give a brief summation of the attributes associated with each deity in this text. There are many excellent texts available where you may study these in depth. It is important to note that modern day Wiccans, Pagans and Witches generally focus on the major aspect of The One, Goddess and God without breaking deity down into the many subsets shown here. ANGUS MAC OG (Makohk) ((Ireland)) *God* One of the Tuatha De Danann. ANU (An-oo) / ANANN / DANA / DANA-ANA ((Ireland)) *Goddess* Mother Earth, Goddess of fertility, prosperity, comfort.

ARAWN (Ar-awn) ((Wales)) *God* God of the underground kingdom of the dead. DYLAN ((Wales)) *God* God of the sea. Your Birthday, Your Tree and their meanings (wowzone.com) WOW Poetry, lyrics, music, stories, classics, Wish Only Well. Find your birthday and its corresponding tree.

Your Birthday, Your Tree and their meanings (wowzone.com) WOW Poetry, lyrics, music, stories, classics, Wish Only Well

Then, see the meaning behind it below. Do you recognize yourself? APPLE TREE (the Love) - of slight build, lots of charm, appeal, and attraction, pleasant aura, flirtatious, adventurous, sensitive, always in love, wants to love and be loved, faithful and tender partner, very generous, scientific talents, lives for today, a carefree philosopher with imagination. Celtic Gods and Goddesses - A List of Major Celtic Gods and Goddesses. The Druid priests of the Celts did not write down the stories of their gods and goddesses, but instead transmitted them orally, so our knowledge of the early Celtic deities is limited.

Celtic Gods and Goddesses - A List of Major Celtic Gods and Goddesses

Romans of the first century B.C. recorded the Celtic myths and then later, after the introduction of Christianity to the British Isles, the Irish monks of the 6th century and Welsh writers later wrote down their traditional stories. Alator The Celtic god Alator was associated with Mars, the Roman war god. His name is said to mean "he who nourishes the people". Mohican Indians (Mohicans, Wappingers, and Stockbridge Indians) Mohican Tribe How do you pronounce "Mohican?

Mohican Indians (Mohicans, Wappingers, and Stockbridge Indians)

" What does it mean? Mohican is pronounced "muh-HEE-can. " It comes from the word Muheconneok, which means "from the waters that are never still. " Stockbridge-Munsee Oral Tradition - Indian Country Wisconsin. Long ago, when the Munsee and other Delaware people lived in the East, there were three boys who were often badly treated.

Stockbridge-Munsee Oral Tradition - Indian Country Wisconsin

Their relatives did not take care of them, and seemed not to care whether they lived or died. One day, when the boys were out in the woods thinking about the way the other people treated them, they saw a face, a Living Solid Face with no body. The Face spoke to them, and gave them strength so they could no longer be hurt. He took one boy up to the place where he was from, high up in the air and stretching far to the south and north. The face promised the boy that he would grow large and strong enough to have anything he wanted. At that time, the Delawares had a Big House to worship in, but at that time it was built of bark and posts and was undecorated.

Because they had abandoned their traditional religion, a great earthquake came and lasted twelve months, causing great hardship for the people.