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List of Gods : "Samhain" - 7 records

Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
Goddess name "Bronach"	Ireland	Goddess linked to forgotten Samhain rituals Ireland
"Caer Ibormeith"	Ireland	A daughter of Sid Uamuin and Prince Ethal Anbuail of Connacht. Every alternate Samhain she would change into a swan, in which form she would remain for a year before becoming human again the following Samhain. Ireland
Goddess name "Cailleach Bheur"	Celtic / Scottish	Goddess of Winter. Depicted as a blue-faced hag who is reborn on October 31 (Samhain). She brings the snow until the goddess BRIGIT deposes her and she eventually turns to stone on April 30 (Beltine). In later times the mythical, witch-like figure of Black Annis probably derived from her....
Goddess name "Carlin"	Scotland	Goddess of Winter and the spirit of the eve of Samhain (Halloween), the night the ghosts of the dead roamed the world of the living. Scotland
God name "Cromm Cruaich"	Ireland	Ancient deity, a harvest, death and sacrificial God. It is thought human sacrifices were once made to him at Samhain. Ireland
"Kerridwen"	Celtic	Kerridwen, Wise Crone Mother, Mother of bone and stone, Cutter of Ties, join me and watch over my rites this Samhain night. Celtic

Goddess name "Nicevenn"	Roman	A Scottish Witch Goddess from the Middle Ages who rides through the night with her followers on Samhain. Her name can be translated as "Divine" or "Brilliant." She is equated with the Roman goddess Diana.

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