Morrígan was one of the unique figures in Celtic mythology. She was known as “The Phantom Queen” for her appearance as a warrior goddess. Her story was a little confusing because she was one of a trinity of powerful, magical sisters. Morrígan was either the name of when they were band...
He was called the Horned One or the Celtic horned god, and he was the mediator between humans and nature. While he remains a mysterious god, there are many horned gods in Celtic mythology that he could have been. Read more about the Horned One and all his mysteries in this article. ...
and so her positioning in the Celtic pantheon is unclear. You’re going to read that she is a magnificent mother goddess. Or, mighty, mighty earth goddess. These perspectives could very well be true – there is nothing to refute them (least of all me). ...
Epona- (possibly Roman mythology) Celtic goddess of horses and mules and asses Mors- (Roman mythology) Roman god of death; counterpart of Thanatos Mars- (Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares ...
The Mythology of the Tuatha Dé Danann reveals a captivating world of Celtic gods and goddesses. From the powerful Morrigan, the deity of war, to Brigid, the triple goddess of fire, healing, and poetry, each figure holds a unique role in Celtic mythology. Discover Lugh, the multiskilled god...
Noted French scholar and linguist discusses the gods of the continental Celts, the beginnings of mythology in Ireland, heroes, and the two main categories of Irish deities: mother-goddesses — local, rural spirits of fertility...
Chinese mythology’s physical manifestations of the Daoist concept of heaven. Xihe Solar goddess in Chinese mythology, mother of the destructive ten suns “Queen Mother of the West,” powerful Chinese goddess of life and death Yan Wang The King of Hell, overseer of the Chinese underworld and ju...
Many faiths consider an abundance of money a form of divine blessing. Here are 9 wealth gods and goddesses from world mythology.
This story of the conquest of the gods by mortals–which seems such a strange one to us–is typically Celtic. The Gaelic mythology is the only one which has preserved it in any detail; but the doctrine would seem to have been common at one time to all the Celts. It was, however, of...
Having looked at thegods, goddessesandnymphsof ancient mythology, this week's list concentrates on the mortals, from the heroic to the tragic; the virtuous to the infamous. The line between deity and mortal is somewhat blurred in many cases. In Celtic mythology many "mortal" figures are belie...