celtic deity
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is a type of: deity, divinity, god, immortal - any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a forcesubtypes:
- fomor, fomorian - one of a group of Celtic sea demons sometimes associated with the hostile power of nature
- ler, lir - the sea personified; father of Manannan; corresponds to Welsh Llyr
- llew llaw gyffes - son of Gwydion and Arianrhod; supported by magic of Gwydion; cursed by Arianrhod
- tuatha de, tuatha de danann - group of Celtic gods or demigods; ruled Ireland in the Golden Age
specific instances:- amaethon - the farmer god; ancient god of agriculture
- ana - mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu
- aengus, angus, angus og, oengus - Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
- arawn - Celtic deity who was the lord of Annwfn (the other world or the land of fairies)
- arianrhod, arianrod - Celtic goddess famous for her beauty; mother of Dylan
- boann - Celtic goddess; mother of Angus Og
- brigit - Celtic goddess of fire and fertility and agriculture and household arts and wisdom; later associated with Saint Bridget
- dagda - chief Celtic god of the Tuatha De Danann; father of Angus Og and Brigit
- dana, danu - Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don
- don - Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu
- dylan - Celtic god of the waves; son of Arianrhod
- epona - (possibly Roman mythology) Celtic goddess of horses and mules and asses
- gwydion - Celtic sky god; a magician; giver of arts and civilization
- gwyn - Celtic underworld god
- llud - a Celtic warrior god
- llyr - Celtic deity who was the father of Manawydan; corresponds to Irish Lir
- lug, lugh - ancient Celtic god
- manannan - Celtic god of the sea; son of Ler
- manawydan, manawyddan - Celtic sea god; son of Llyr
- morrigan, morrigu - Celtic war goddess
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