Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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God name "Balor" | Ireland | God of war, death, inspiration, conquest, martial arts, sky, and fate. Ireland |
God name "Cian" | Ireland | God of Medicine who went to retrieve a cow which had been stolen by Balor. Ireland |
Goddess name "Neit" | Celtic / Irish | God of war. A minor deity identified as the consort of the goddess MORRIGAN in her aspect as Nemain. Also the grandfather of Balor, he was killed at the second legendary Battle of Moytura.... |
God name "Yspaddaden Pencawr" | Celtic / Welsh | God. Possibly the counterpart of the Irish deity Balor and the Icelandic Balder. In the legend of Culhwch and Olwen, Olwen is identified as his daughter. He sets Culhwch several difficult tasks before he can obtain Olwen's hand. Culhwch retaliates by wounding him severely, but he cannot be killed until Olwen marries. This is presumably a distorted fertility legend, the original meaning of which is lost.... |