| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Macha" | Celtic / Irish | Fertility goddess. One of the aspects of the MORRIGAN (a trio of warrior goddesses with strong sexual connotations), she appears as the consort of Nemed and of Crunnchu. She is also a warrior goddess who influences the outcome of battle by magical devices. She can change shape from girl to hag and is generally dressed in red. She is depicted with red hair. She appears thus to the Irish hero, Cu Chulainn, before the Battle of Moytura when she suddenly changes herself into a crow, the harbinger of death. heads of slaughtered soldiers were fixed on the so-called Pole of Macha, and the ancient religious center of Emain Macha in Ulster is named after her.See also Banbha, ERIU and Fodla.... |
| Goddess name "Madb" | Celtic | A Celtic goddess of war. |
| 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 "Mala" | Celtic | Not actually a specific Goddess, more of a generalized concept of a Crone goddess. Celtic |
| God name "Manannan (Mac Lir)" | Celtic / Irish / British | Sea god. Extensively worshiped. From the name is derived the Isle of Man where, according to tradition, the god is buried. He rules the Isle of the Blessed and determines the weather at sea. Father of the Irish hero Mongan. Also Manawyddaw (Welsh).... |
| God name "Manawyddan" | Celtic / Welsh | Sea god. The counterpart of the Irish god MANANNAN. He is the consort of RHIANNON and is regarded as a skilled craftsman.... |
| God name "Maponos" | Celtic / Continental / European / British | Tribal deity. A youthful god worshiped by the Brigantes tribe in Britain and probably åśśimilated with APOLLO in the Romano-Celtic period.... |
| Goddess name "Marcia Proba" | Celtic | Goddess of justice Celtic |
| Goddess name "Matres" | Celtic | Triads of mother goddesses Roman / Pan-Celtic |
| Goddess name "Matrona" | Celtic | Goddess of the Marne River Celtic |
| Goddess name "Matronae" | Celtic | These are the three mother goddesses that oversee fertility, they prefer peace, tranquillity & kids |
| Goddess name "Medb" | Celtic | Goddess of sexuality, jolly bonking, intoxication and war. Celtic |
| God name "Midir" | Celtic / Irish | Chthonic god. Appears in polymorphic form. According to legend the consort of Etain and ruler of the land of Mag Mor. He lost an eye when hit by a hazel wand; the eye was replaced by DIANCECHT, the physician god. In Roman times he became more of an underworld deity. Also Mider.... |
| God name "Moccus" | Roman / Celtic / European | Local swine god. Assimilated with Mercury.See also MERCURIUS.... |
| Goddess name "Modron" | Welsh | Divine Mother, one of the most powerful of the Celtic mother goddesses. She may have been the prototype of Morgan le Fay from Arthurian legend. Welsh |
| Goddess name "Modron (another)" | Celtic / Welsh | Mother goddess. The mother of MABON, whom she subsequently loses. Her cult is closely linked with that of Mabon and she may originally have been one of the aspects of the goddess(es) MORRIGAN. In Christian times some authors believe that she became St. Madrun.... |
| God name "Mogounos" | Britain | A Celtic god worshipped in Roman Britain and in Gaul. The main evidence is from altars dedicated to the god by Roman soldiers, but the deity is not a native Italic one. |
| Goddess name "Mor" | Celtic / Irish | Sun goddess. The progenitrix of the royal lineage of the kings of Munster.... |
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