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Bodb Derg

Bodb Derg was the god of poetry and wisdom. Bodb Derg was the son of Dagda. Bodb Derg seemed to have ruled several different sidhes, depending on w...

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November 3rd, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Angus Óg

The god of love and youth. Angus (Oengus) was the son of Dagda and Boann . He was known as Angus the Young or Mac Óc. Angus lived at Brugh na Bóinn...

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November 3rd, 1999
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Lugh

Lugh was the son of Cian (Kian), son of Danu and Dian Cécht , and Ethlinn (Ethnea or Eithliu), daughter of Balor, a Fomorian champion (leader). Lug...

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November 3rd, 1999
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Bres

God of agriculture. Bres was the son of a Danann woman named Eriu or Eri, and of Elatha, the king of the Fomorians. Elatha was the son of Delbáeth ...

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November 3rd, 1999
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Luchta

The master carpenter. Luchta was the divine carpenter or wrights. Luchta was one of three divine craftsmen; they were known as na tri dée Dána . Th...

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November 3rd, 1999
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Credne

The master artificer. Credne was the god of gold. Credne was one of three divine craftsmen; they were known as na tri dée Dána . The other two craf...

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November 3rd, 1999
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Goibhniu

The master smith. Goibhniu was the smith god. He was one of three divine craftsmen; they were known as na tri dée Dána . The other two craftsmen we...

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November 3rd, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Cian

Cian was the son of Dian Cécht and Danu . Cian had two brothers: Goibhniu (master smith) and Sawan. But according to Oidheadh Chlainne Tuireann (De...

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November 3rd, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Morrígan

Goddess of war and fertility. Her name, Morrígan (Morrigan), means the "Queen of Demons" or the "Phantom Queen". Morrígan was the daughter of Delbá...

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November 3rd, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Dian Cécht

The Celtic god of healing. Dian Cécht (Dian Cecht) was the great physician of the Tuatha Dé Danann. There is a lot of confusion over his parentage....

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November 3rd, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Ogma

The Irish god of writing, eloquence and poetry. Ogma was credited with being the inventor of the Celtic writing systems that the Druids used for th...

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November 3rd, 1999
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Nuada

King of Erin (Ireland) and leader of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Nuada has been called the son of the goddess Danu. Usually Nuada had also been called th...

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November 3rd, 1999
By Jimmy Joe
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