Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Goddess name "Maeve" | Ireland | Mother goddess who is the apotheosis of the land Ireland |
Goddess name "Maeye" | Celtic / Irish | Mother goddess. The mythical queen of Connaught. According to tradition her consort is Ailill and she represents the Sovereignty of Ireland at Connaught. She is thus the apotheosis of the land which is sacred.... |
Goddess name "Magh Mor" | Ireland | Firbolg princess / goddess Ireland |
God name "Manannan Mac Lir" | Ireland / Welsh / Scots | The god of the sea. He is often seen as a psychopomp, whose responsibility is to escort newly-deceased souls to the afterlife, and considered to have strong connections to the Otherworld islands of the dead, the weather, and the mists between the worlds. Ireland / Welsh / Scots |
"Mata" | Ireland | The Sea-Turtle that could suck down a man in armour. Ireland |
"Mathgen" | Ireland | Mathgen - the great magician of the Tuatha de Danaan who had the power to topple mountains onto his enemies. Ireland |
King name "Matholwch" | Ireland | A king of Ireland, is a character in the Second Branch of the Mabinogi |
King name "Medhbh" | Irish | queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Her father was Eochaid Feidlech, the High king of Ireland. Her best-known husband was Ailill mac Mata, although she had several husbands before him, all of whom were kings of Connacht while they were married to her. |
"Miach" | Ireland | A son of Diancecht and brother of Airmed, he was better at healing than his father. He replaced the silver hand that Diancecht had fashioned for Nuada with Nuada's original hand and healed it. Diancecht, jealous of his son's healing powers, killed him. But 365 healing herbs sprang up from his grave. Ireland |
"Mide" | Ireland | The son of Brath, he kindled the first fire that was ever kindled in Ireland, at Uisnech, for the sons of Nemed. Ireland |
"Midir" | Ireland | Owned three magical cranes which stood outside his house denying entry or hospitality to anyone who approached. They were stolen by Athirne. Ireland |
"Mog Ruith" | Ireland | A powerful blind druid of Munster who lived on Valentia Island, County Kerry. He could grow to enormous size, and his breath caused storms and turned men to stone. He wore a hornless bull-hide and a bird mask, and flew in a machine called the roth ramach, the "oared wheel". He had an ox-driven chariot in which night was as bright as day, a star-speckled black shield with a silver rim, and a stone which could turn into a poisonous eel when thrown in water. Ireland |
Goddess name "Mor" | Ireland | Goddess of the Sun and dam of the kings of Munster Ireland |
Goddess name "Morrigan" | Celtic | Morrigan, Morrighan, Goddesses of war of death and destruction from prehistoric origins Celtic / Ireland |
Goddess name "Morrigu" | British | Crone aspect of the goddesses who were a trinity responsible for war and ghosts British / Ireland / Welsh |
"Moruadh" | Ireland | Irish mermaids, they resemble human women but with webbed hands and fin-like feet. Ireland |
Goddess name "Muireartach" | Ireland | Goddess of the ocean Ireland |
Goddess name "Muireartach" | Scotland | Battle goddess Ireland / Scotland |