Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Deities name "Herne" | Celtic / British / or Anglo - Saxon | Chthonic underworld god. Known locally from windsor Great Park, Berkshire, England, he equates with the Welsh deities GWYNN AP NUDD and ARAWN and is, according to legend, the leader of the phantom hunt. Depicted with stag-like antlers.... |
God name "Hu The Mighty" | Wales | Aka Hu Gadarn, Hugh Guairy. Father God of the Welsh who came to Wales and became part of the Welsh deluge myths. |
Deities name "Kvasir" | Nordic / Icelandic | Minor god of wisdom. By tradition he was created from the saliva of the AESIR and VANIR deities, who thus combined their knowledge into a single being. He was slain by dwarfs who concocted a fermented drink from his blood, mixed with honey, and this mead became the inspiration of poets. He is also identified in Welsh mythology.... |
Goddess name "Le Fay" | Welsh | Goddess of the sea and of the Isle of Avalon Welsh |
God name "Liew Liaw Gyffes" | Celtic / Welsh | God. The counterpart of the Irish god LUG. The son of ARIANRHOD, he was raised by GWYDION. The heroic figure of Lancelot may be derived from him.... |
God name "Llasar Llaesgyfnewid" | Welsh | Battle god. Welsh |
Spirit name "Llew Llaw Gyffes" | Welsh | His mother would not name him; cursed him never to marry; and that he could only be killed a certain, secret way. The Celts equated the name with a spirit essence and true being. Llew turned into an eagle and flew away. Welsh |
God name "Llud" | Welsh | A death God. Welsh |
God name "Llyr" | Welsh | God of the sea and water Ireland / Welsh |
God name "Luchtar Lud" | Welsh | Chief god Ireland / Welsh |
God name "Lud" | Welsh | Chief god Ireland / Welsh |
God name "Lyr" | Welsh | LLyr, a god of the sea. Welsh |
"Mab" | Welsh | The faries' midwife. Sometimes incorrectly called queen of the fairies. Welsh |
"Mab" | Welsh | The "fairies' midwife" i.e. employed by the fairies as midwife of dreams to deliver man's brain of dreams. Welsh |
God name "Mabon (son)" | Celtic / Welsh | God of youth. The son of an earthly mother, MODRON. According to legend he was abducted when three days old. Also a god of hunters and fishermen. He is known particularly from northwestern Britain and his cult extends along the region of Hadrian's Wall. Known from many Romano-Celtic inscriptions and syncretized with the Romano-Greek god APOLLO.... |
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 "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 |
God name "Manawydan" | Welsh | God of the sea. Welsh |