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Celebrations for this goddess were held on midsummer’s eve.Īrianrhod (Welsh) - Goddess of fertility, rebirth and the weaving of cosmic time and fate. Her name means bright as she lights up the dark. Celtic Goddesses NamesĪine (Irish) – Goddess of love, growth, cattle and light. Recently with the revival of the Druid and Pagan movements the popularity and interest in the Celtic Goddesses has risen. A few of the goddesses were adopted by the Romans like Epona the Celtic horse Goddess others like Brigid were renamed as Catholic Saints.
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Examples of this include the stories of Cerridwen and Arianrhod which appear in a collection of Welsh myths known as the Mabinogion. They did not disappear completely but were immortalised in the myths and legends. Overtime the worship of the Celtic Goddesses was eroded by the Romans and the Catholic Church. After a successful war, select Celtic warriors took part in a ceremony to wed them to the goddess of the land before they could assume dominion over the place and it's peoples. Offerings were made to the war goddesses and observations and divination were used to predict the outcome of the battle. On the eve of battles the Druids (the Celtic Priests) would conduct lavish ceremonies. They spread their goddess worshipping practices across the areas they conquered.
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Historically the Celts were a society of warriors using war to gain agricultural land, cattle and other valuable resources. The Celtic Goddesses page concentrates on names of Celtic Goddesses and qualities of the