In the Breton legend, the Gallizenae were druidesses said to have lived on the Isle de Sein, offshore from Finistère in western Brittany.
Their number varied. Each druidess served on the isle as a virgin. They were known for their gifts in healing, divination and controlling the weather and the tides. They could also change to animal forms, as well as fly.
Gallizenae, Gallicenae.
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