Sunday, May 13, 2007

Celtic Pantheon: Symbols, function & Correspondences

ABUNDANCE, PROSPERITY, HARVEST
Anu / Artio / Bo Find / Campestress / Deae Matres / Lady Godiva /
Henwen / Latiaran / Nantosuelta / Taillte

ANCESTOR GODDESSES OF THE CELTS
Arianrhod / Cessair / Dana / Dwyvach / Ernmas / Modron

ANIMALS (General)
Ardwinna / Flidais / Henwen

APPLES
Ailinn / Badb / The Cailleach

ASTRAL PROJECTION / INVISIBILITY
Bellah Postil / Ethne / Luned

BATTLEFIELDS
Bellona / The Morrigan

BEARS
Artio

BEAUTY & PHYSICAL FITNESS
Aife / Deirdre / Luaths Lurgann / Scathach / Taillte / Triduana

BEES
Derbforgaille

BIRDS
Aife / Brighid (lark) / Cliodna (sea bird) / Corra (crane) / Dechtere /
Derbforgaille / Edain (swan) / Fionnuala (swan) / Garbh Ogh (eagle) /
Gwennoliak / Gwenddoleau / Princess of the Sun (swan) / Rhiannon /
Sequana (duck) / Uairebhuidhe

BLACKBERRIES
Brighid

BOARS
Ardwinna

BOATS / SHIPS / SHIPPING
Becuma / Grainne ni Malley

BOUNDERIES
Coventina / Ratis / Tamara

BUTTERFLIES
Edain

CATTLE
Aine / Blathnat / Bo Find / Damona

CAULDRON
Babd / Blathnat / Cerridwen / Cymidei Cymeinfoll / The Morrigan

CHALICE / GRAIL
Condwiramur

CHARIOTS
Flidais / Garbh Ogh / Princess of the Sun

CHILDREN & CHILDBIRTH
Ban-Chuideachaidh Moire / Brighid / Caireen / Modron

COURAGE & STRENGTH
Artio / Lavercam / Taillte

CRAFTSMANSHIP & SMITHING
Airmid / Brighid

CREATIVITY & INSPIRATION
Brighid / Canola / Cebhfhionn

CRONES
Babd / The Cailleach / Carravogue / Cerridwen / Gwyar / The Morrigan
/ Macha / Neman

CROWS
Babd / The Cailleach

DAWN
Genovefa

DEATH . OTHERWORLD / REGERNERATION
Babd / Cliodna / Cymidei Cymeinfoll / Dahud-Ahes / Queen of Elphane / Gwyar / Lady of the Lake / LeFay / Macha / Moingfhion / Morgan LeFay / The Morrigan / Nantosuelta / Neman / Niamh / Rhiannon / Taranis / Vivionn

DEER
Garbh Org / Genovefa / Saba

DIVINATION / PROPHECY
Andraste / Corra / Drem / Emer / Fedelma / Fleachta of Meath / Franconian-die-Drud / Gwendydd

DESTRUCTIVE MAGICK / BANISHING
Babd / Queen of Elphane / Macha / The Morrigan / Neman

DISEASE (giving & curing)
Airmid / Queen of Elphane

DOGS
Nehalennia / Turrean

DREAMS
Caer Ibermeith / Canola / Franconian-die-Drud / Mare / Rhiannon

DRUIDS
Amerach / Argante / Birog / Drem / Eadon / Franconian-die-Drud / Luned / Maer / Tlachtga

DUCKS
Sequana

EARTH
Achall / Bo Find / Campestres / Eire / Magog / Sequana / Taillte

EELS
The Morrigan

EQUAL ARMED CROSS
Brighid

FAERY WORLD
Achtland / The Beansidhe / Biddy Early / Biddy Mamionn / Blathnat / Caer Ibermeith / The Cailleach / Cliodna / Cred / ruantia / Edain / Queen of Elphne / Fand / Fedelma / Feithline / Grain / The Lady of the Lake / Liban / Meg the Healer

FEMININE MYSTERIES
Kele-De / Sheila-Na-Gig

FERTILITY
Aine / Anu / Arianrhood / Bo Find / Brighid / Campestres / Damara / Damona / Deae Matres / Epona / Finchoem / Fleachta of Meath / Magog / Modron / Nantosuelta / Tanit / Taillte

FIRE
Adsullata / Aine / Brighid / Ebhlinne / Inghean Bhuidhe / Lassair / Princess of the Sun / Rosmerta / Sul

FISH
Bean Naomha (trout) / Liban (salmon)

FLOWERS
Aine (meadowsweet) / Blodeuwedd / Deae Matres / Guinevere (hawthorn) / Plur na mBan

FORTIFICATIONS
Macha / Ratis / Tea & Tephi

GIANTS
Garbh Ogh / Vivionn

HARP
Canola / Eire

HAWTHORNE
Guinevere

HEALING & HERBALISM
Airmid / Aibheaog / Argante / Arnamentia / Bidddy Early / Biddy Mamionn / Brighid / Clota / LeFay / Liban / Princess Marcassa / Meg the Healer / Rosemerta / Sul

HEATHER
Uroica

HENS
Cerridwen

HORSES
Aide / Caer Ibormeith / Cartimandua / Edain / Epona / Franconian-die-Drud / Lady Godiva / Macha / Mare / Rhiannon

HOT SPRINGS
Adsullata / Rosemerta / Sirona / Sul

HUNTING
Flidais / Garbh Ogh

JUSTICE
Aerten

LOVE
Ailinn / Aine / Deirdre

MAGICK (general)
iddy Early / Caolainn / Gwendydd / Luned / Morgan LeFay / Rhiannon / Tlachtga / Vivianne

MILK
Brighid

MOON
Anu / Arianrhod / Fleachta of Meath / Rhiannon / Tanit

MOON, Dark
Cerridwen

MOON, Waning
The Cailleach / Babd

MOTHER GODDESS
Brighid / Caireen / Cerridwen / Cessair / Dana / Deae Matres / Dechtere / Domnu / Dwyvach / Latairan / Macha / Magog / Modron / Taillte

MOUNTAINS / HILLSIDES
Aine / Magog / Momu

MUSIC
Banbha / Canola / Eire / Emer / Fionnuala / Rhiannon

OTTERS
Liban

PLEASURE / DIVERSION / GAMES/ COMPETITION
Fand / Liban / Taillte

POETRY
Brighid / Eadon / Fachea / Lavercam

PRECIOUS GEMS
Fand

PROTECTION / GUARDIANSHIP
Aine / Babd / Brighid / Caolainn / Eire / Ethne / Ratis / Tea & Tephi

PRUIFICATION
Arnamentia

QUEENS / CLAN CHEIFS
Aeval / Aife / Aille / Ain & Iaine / Boudicca / Caolainn / Cartimandua / Ebha Ruagh ni Murchu / Queen Maeve / Maire ni Ciaragain / Veleda / Vennolandua

RAVENS
The Cailleach / The Morrigan

REGICIDE
Nair

REINCARNATION
Arainrhod / Edain

SACRED SITES
Nemetona / Tea & Tephi

SALMON
Liban

SEASONAL RITES
Aine / Arianrhod / Damara / Ebhlinne / Inghean Bhuidhe / Lassair / Latiaran / Moingfhion / Tlachtga / Tanit

SERPENTS
Corchen / Melusine

SEVERED HEADS
The Morrigan

SEX
Achtland / Aeval / Arianrhod / Epona / Fand / Queen Maeve / Modron

SHAPESHIFTERS
Badb / Carridwen / Dechtere / Edain / Flidaid / Flaithius / Liban / Melusine / The Morrigan / Gwennolaik

SHEEP
Brighid

SHIELDS
Badb / Brighid / Derbforgaille / Queen Maeve / Scathach

SLEEP
Caer Ibermeith / Fionnuala

STAFF
Arianrhod / The Cailleach

STARS
Arianrhod / Sirona

STORMS
The Cailleach / Muireartach

SOVEREINGTY
Achall / Ain & Iaine / Condwiramur / Creiddylad / Deirdre / Eire / Flaithius / Genovefa / Lady Godiva / Goewin / Grainne / Isolde / Lady of the Lake / Queen Maeve / Nair / Olwen / Scathach / Vivianne

SOWS
Cerridwen / Goleuddydd / Henwen

SUN
Adsullata / aimend / Aine / Bean Naomha / Gillagriene / Grainne / Grian / Princess of the Sun / Sul

SWANS
Caer Ibermeith / Edain / Fionnuala / Princess of the Sun

TEACHERS
Aife / Scathach / Uathach

TREES
Druantia / Gillagriene

TREFOIL / SHAMROCKS
Brighid / Olwen

TIME MANIPULATION
Amerach

TRIPLE GODDESS
Anu/Danu/Badb ; Badb/Macha/Neman ; Bo Find/Bo Dhu/Bo Ruadh ; Brighid ; Deae Matres ; Dechtere ; Edain ; Eire/Fodhla/Banbha ; Queen of Elphaine ; Epona ; Fiongalla ; Flaithius ; Garbh Ogh ; Guinevere ; Latairan/Inghean Bhuidhe/Lesair ; Melusine/Melior/Palatina ; The Morrigan ; Olwen

TRISKELE
All the triple Goddesses

TURNIPS
The Cailleach

VICTORY
Andraste

VIRGIN GODDESSES
Anu / Isolde / Nemain / Triduana

WARRIORS / WARFARE
Aerten / Aife / Ain & Iaine / Andraste / Badb / Banbha / Cartimandua / Cymidei Cymeinfoll / Ebha Ruagh ni Murchu / Grainne ni Malley / Luaths Lurgann / Macha / Queen Maeve / Maire ni Ciaragain / Muireartach / Nessa / Scathach / Sin / Uathach / Veleda

WATER / SEAS / LAKES / RIVERS
Adsullata / Arnamentia / Boann / Cebhfhionn / Cliodna / Dahud-Ahes / Domnu / Fand / Lady of the Lake / LeFay / Latis / Liban / Melusine / Morgan LeFay / Muireartach / Nantosuelta / Nehalennia / Sabrina / Sequana / Sionnan / Tamara

WAVES
Cliodna

WEATHER MAGICK
Stine Bheag

WEAVING
Arianrhod

WELLS
Aibheaog / Brighid / Bean Naomha / Caolainn / Cebhfhionn / Finchoem / Liban / Momu

WINE / ALE / MEADE
Latis / Sin / Uroica

WINTER
The Cailleach

WISDOM / INTELLECT / KNOWLEDGE / WIT
Ailbhe / Bean Naomha / Cebhfhionn / Nessa

WOLVES
Badb / The Morrigan

WOODLANDS
Ardwinna / Flidais / Garbh Ogh / Saba

*List accumulated in Celtis Womens Spirituality by Edain McCoy

If you want to research a specific Deity before I post it I suggest using Mythica Encyclopedia online at http://www.pantheon.org/

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