Duillae
Duillae were the goddesses of fertility and vegetation. They appeared as a pair of mothers nature. The Duillae were similar to the Matres.
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Danu
Danu: Mysteries of the Mother Goddess Danu, goddess of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was the original mother goddess in Celtic mythology. The very name Tuatha Dé Danann means “Children of Danu,” and it is believed that she was the beginning of the existen...
April 2nd, 2002
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Danu (Ana)
A mother goddess. Danu or Ana was the mother of the race of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Danu was a goddess of fertility and the earth. Some believed that Danu and Ana were separate entities, even though both are mother goddesses. Danu was a widely worsh...
November 3rd, 1999
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Matres
Matres was a triad of mother goddesses, worshipped through much of Continental Europe, especially around the Rhine regions. There were numerous images and figurines of the mother goddesses, such as carrying or suckling children. They were also see...
November 3rd, 1999
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Bé Chuille & Dianann
Druidesses or sorceresses. Bé Chuille and Dianann were daughters of the woodland goddess Flidais . They were sisters of Bé Téite, and possibly of Fand , wife of Manannán Mac Lir . Bé Chuille was among those listed who fought in the First Battle of...
May 13th, 2003
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Flidais
Goddess of the forest, hunting, and wild beasts. Flidais was not only the huntress of wild animals, she was also their protector. Flidais was the mistress of stags, who had a chariot pulled by deer. Flidais was the mother of several daughters who ...
November 3rd, 1999
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Dôn
Don was the mother-goddess, similar to Danu the mother of the Tuatha dé Danann . Don was the daughter of Mathonwy and sister of Math. She married Beli, the god of death. Don was the mother of Amathon, Aranrhod , Gilvaethwy, Govannon , Gwydyon and ...
May 13th, 2000
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Bona Dea (Fauna)
Bona Dea means the "Good Goddess". Bona Dea was often called Fauna. Bona Dea was the goddess of women. Men were excluded from her temple on the Aventine Hill. Her festival was held on May 1. As Fauna, she was the goddess of vegetation and fertilit...
September 10th, 2000
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Arduinna
Arduinna was the Gallic goddess of the forest and hunting. The Romans identified her with Diana (Artemis). Arduinna was depicted in art as riding on the back of a wild boar. She seemed to be popular around the Ardennes region.
November 3rd, 1999
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Nantosuelta
Nantosuelta was the Gallic goddess of nature, the valley and streams. She was the consort of Sucellus , the god of fertility or prosperity. The Gaul craftsmen depicted Nantosuelta holding a pole topped with a dove-cote. Nantosuelta was a mother go...
November 3rd, 1999
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Rosmerta
Rosmerta was a fertility goddess. Rosmerta was depicted as a woman carrying basket of fruit, possibly a Cornucopia , which suggests that she was a goddess of abundance. She was sometimes seen carrying a two-headed axe. Rosmerta was the wife of Mer...
November 3rd, 1999
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