| Abarta |
An Irish/Celtic god, a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann. His name
means performer of feats. |
| Abellio |
The Gallic god of apple trees. A local deity of the Garonne valley. |
| Abhean |
An Irish/Celtic god, harper of the Tuatha Dé Danann. |
| Abnoba |
Romano-Celtic forest and river goddess. Also goddess of the hunt. |
| Adsullata |
A Continental Celtic river goddess. |
| Aengus |
God of love. Son of the Dagda and 'the wife of Elcmar', generally
believed to be the goddess Boann. He is associated with the valley
of the River Boyne. One of the Tuatha De Danann. |
| Aericura |
A Romano-Celtic chthonic underworld god. |
| Aeval |
Among the Celts of Ireland, Aeval was the Fairy Queen of Munster.
She held a midnight court to determine if husbands were satisfying
their wives' sexual needs, or not, as the women charged. |
| Agrona |
The Celtic goddess of strife and slaughter. The river Aeron in Wales
is named after her. |
| Aibell |
An Irish 'fairy' goddess. |
| Aimend |
An Irish sun-goddess. |
| Aine |
Irish goddess of love and fertility. Daughter of Eogabail, who was
in turn the foster-son of Manannan mac Lir. Later worshipped as a
fairy queen in County Limerick. |
| Airmid |
Healing goddess, protector of medicinal plants, and the keeper of
the spring that brings the dead back to life. |
| Alisanos |
The local god of Celtic Gaul, specifically the region of the Cite
d'Or. |
| Amaethon |
The Welsh god of agriculture, son of the goddess Don. He is directly
responsible for the war between the deities of the underworld, led
by Arawn, and the Children of Don. In the Battle of the Trees (Battle
of Cath Godeau) Amaethon's brother Gwydion transformed trees into
warriors with whose help the deities of the underworld were defeated. |
| Ambisagrus |
A Continental Celtic god. The Romans with equated him with Jupiter. |
| Anann |
A form of the major Irish mother goddess; overlaps with Danu. Worshipped
in Munster as a goddess of plenty. |
| Ancamna |
A water goddess from Continental Celtic mythology. |
| Andarta |
A Gallic warrior and fertility goddess in Celtic France. |
| Andraste |
The goddess of war in Celtic Britain. |
| Anu |
An Irish/Celtic fertility goddess, venerated as the mother of the
gods. The center of her cult was the fertile Munster in southeast
Ireland. |
| Arawn |
The Welsh god of the underworld. The god Amaethon stole from him
a dog, lapwing and roebuck with led to the Battle of the Trees, in
which his forces were defeated. |
| Arduinna |
The Gaulish (Celtic) goddess of the moon, hunting, and forests.
She was very popular in the Ardennes, to which she gave her name.
She is accompanied by a boar, her sacred animal. |
| Arianrhod |
Moon goddess and goddess of reincarnation. Arianrhod ("silver wheel",
the moon), is one of the descendants of Don. She had two brothers,
Gilfaethwy and Gwydion. She and Gwydion produced twin sons, Llew Llau
Gyffes and Dylan. Her consort Nwyvre (Sky, Space) basically disappears.
Her stars are the Caer Arianrhod, the circumpolar stars to which souls
withdraw between reincarnations. She is honored at the full moon.
|
| Arnemetia |
The British-Celtic water goddess. |
| Artio |
Artio of Muri, usually depicted in the form of a bear, she was the
continental Celtic goddess of the bear cult. |
| Aveta |
The Gallic goddess of birth and midwifery. |
| Badb |
Badb is the Irish (Celtic) goddess of war. She often assumes the
form of a raven or carrion-crow (her favorite disguise) and is then
referred to as Badb Catha, meaning "battle raven". Not only did she
take part in battles themselves, she also influenced their outcome
by causing confusion among the warriors with her magic. The battle-field
is often called 'land of Badb'. She formed part of a triad of war-goddesses
with Macha (Nemain) and the Morrigan. |
| Balor |
Celtic-Irish Balor is the god of death and the king of the Fomorians,
a race of giants. He was the son of Buarainech and the husband of
Cethlenn. Balor had only one eye, which he kept closed because anything
he looked at would die instantly. Killed by his grandson Lugh Lamhfada
(Lugh of the Long Arm) who had been raised by the sea god Manannan
mac Lir of the Tuatha Dé Danann. |
| Banba |
The goddess who represents the spirit of Ireland, and who is the
wife of king MacCuill. She was thought to be the first settler in
Ireland. She is part of a trinity of goddesses, the daughters of Fiachna,
together with Fodla and Eriu. |
| Beag |
An Irish goddess of the Tuatha Dé Danann, associated with a magic
well. |
| Bebhionn |
An Irish underworld goddess and a patron of pleasure. |
| Belatu-Cadros |
The Celtic god of war and of the destruction of enemies. He was
worshipped in Britain, primarily in Wales. His name means "fair shining
one". |
| Belenus |
Belenus is the Gaulish/Celtic god of light, and referred to as 'The
Shining One'. His cult spread from northern Italy to southern Gaul
and Britain. Belenus is in charge of the welfare of sheep and cattle.
His wife is the goddess Belisama. His festival is Beltine ("Fire of
Bel"), celebrated on May 1. On this day, purifying fires were lit
and cattle driven between them before being allowed out onto the open
pastures. See Bile. |
| Belisama |
Goddess of light, fire, forging and crafts. Gaulish/Celtic. She
is the wife of the god Belenus. |
| Bile |
The Celtic god of light and healing, "Bel" means "shining one,"
or in Irish Gaelic, the name "bile" translates to "sacred tree." It
is thought that the waters of Danu, the Irish All-Mother goddess,
fed the oak and produced their son, The Dagda. As the Welsh Beli,
he is the father of Arianrhod by Don. Patron of sheep and cattle,
Bel's festival is Beltane, one of two main Celtic fire festivals.
Beltane celebrates the return of life and fertility to the world --
marking the beginning of Summer and the growing season. Taking place
on April 30, Beltane also is sometimes referred to as "Cetsamhain"
which means "opposite Samhain." The word "Beltaine" literally means
"bright" or "brilliant fire," and refers to the bonfire lit by a presiding
Druid in honor of Bile. See Belenus. |
| Boann |
Goddess of bounty and fertility. Her symbol is the white cow. Her
name means "She of the white cattle". Irish goddess. Also goddess
of the River Boyne. She is the wife of the water god Nechtan or of
Elcmar, and consort of the Dagda, by whom she was the mother of the
god Aengus. |
| Bodb |
The Irish goddess of battle. She prophesied the doom of the Tuatha
Dé Danann after the Battle of Mag Tuireadh (Moytura). |
| Bodb Dearg |
'Bodb the Red', a son of the Dagda who succeeded him as ruler of
the gods. |
| Borvo |
"To Boil". The Gallic god of hot (mineral) springs and healing.
In the Provence (France) he was known as Bormanus, and in Portugal
as Bormanious. |
| Bran |
A hero god, protector of poetry and the underworld. Bran ("raven"),
son of Llyr and Penarddun, and brother of Branwen and Manawydan, and
half brother Nisien and Efnisien. |
| Branwen |
Goddess of love and beauty. Branwen ("white raven") a daughter of
Llyr and Penarddun, and sister of Bran, and Manawydan, and half-sister
of Nisien and Efnisien. |
| Breg |
Irish goddess, wife of the Dagda. |
| Bres |
God of fertility and agriculture. He is the son of Elatha, a prince
of the Fomorians, and the goddess Eriu. The goddess Brigid became
his wife. |
| Brigid |
Also known as Bridget, Brighit and Brid. Goddess of healing, fertility
and the hearth. She is the patron of poets, smiths and doctors. Breo
Saighead, or the "Fiery Arrow or Power," is a Celtic three-fold goddess,
the daughter of The Dagda, and the wife of Bres. Known by many names,
Brighid's three aspects are (1) Fire of Inspiration as patroness of
poetry, (2) Fire of the Hearth, as patroness of healing and fertility,
and (3) Fire of the Forge, as patroness of smithcraft and martial
arts. Brighid's festival is Imbolc, celebrated on or around February
1 when she ushers Spring to the land after The Cailleach's Winter
reign. This mid-Winter feast commences as the ewes begin to lactate
and is the start of the new agricultural cycle. During this time Brigid
personifies a bride, virgin or maiden aspect and is the protectoress
of women in childbirth. Imbolc also is known as Oimelc, Brigid, Candlemas,
or even in America as Groundhog Day. Transformed into St. Brigid in
the Christian revolution of Ireland. |
| Brigantia |
The Celtic (British) tutelary goddess of the Brigantes in Yorkshire
and the goddess of the rivers Braint and Brent, which were named after
her. Brigantia was also a pastoral goddess associated with flocks
and cattle. |
| Bronach |
An Irish goddess of cliffs. |
| Bussumarus |
A continental Celtic god, identified with Jupiter. |
| Cailleach |
Also known as Skadi or Scotia, she is an ancient goddess, both in
worship and in form. She appears as an old hag with teeth of a bear
and tusks of a boar. She is a sorceress who created the earth. Cailleach
is referred to as the "Mother of All" in parts of Scotland. |
| Cailleach Beara |
Celtic deity said to turn to stone on Beltane and be reborn on Samhain.
Represented as a hag. |
| Camma |
The goddess of the hunt among the Britons. |
| Camulus |
A Gaulish war god mentioned by the Romans, who associated him with
Mars. |
| Carman |
A destructive witch, she was the goddess of evil magic. She had
three equally destructive sons: Dub ("darkness"), Dother ("evil"),
and Dian ("violence"), who ravaged Ireland. The Tuatha Dé Danann fought
against Carman and defeated her. |
| Caswallawn |
A Celtic war god of Britain. |
| Cenn Cruaich |
A Gaelic heaven-god, akin to Zeus |
| Cerridwen |
Welch Mother, moon and grain goddess. Wife of Tegid, mother of Creirwy
(the most beautiful girl in the world) and Avagdu (th ugliest boy),
as well as Taliesin, greatest of the Welch bards. Master of an inexhaustible
cauldron named Amen in which she brewed a magical draught called greal
from six plants which gave knowledge and inspiration. Originally a
corn goddess. She is the protector of poets. One of her symbols is
the sow. Associated with Brigit. |
| Cernunnos |
The horned one - God of fertility, life, animals and the underworld.
Depicted with the antlers of a stag, sometimes carries a purse filled
with coin. The Horned God is born at the winter solstice, marries
the goddess at Beltane, and dies at the summer solstice. He alternates
with the goddess of the moon in ruling over life and death, continuing
the cycle of death, rebirth and reincarnation. |
| Cliodhna |
The Irish goddess of beauty. She later became a fairy queen in the
area of Carraig Cliodhna in County Cork. |
| Clota |
The Celtic goddess of the river Clyde. |
| Cocidius |
A hunting deity of Celtic North Britain. The Romans equated him
with their Silvanus. |
| Condatis |
A River god of Celtic Britain, personification of water. |
| Coventina |
The Celtic (Britain) goddess of water and springs. She was known
locally in the area of Carrawburgh (Roman Brocolitia) along Hadrian's
Wall. She personified a holy spring that had healing powers. |
| Creiddylad |
A Welsh goddess, daughter of Llyr. |
| Creidhne |
Creidhne was the god of metal working. One of the trio of craft-gods
of the Tuatha Dé Danann, as were Goibniu and Luchta. |
| Curoi mac Daire |
A Celtic sun-deity, believed to be a storm-bringing giant, armed
with an ax. |
| Cyhiraeth |
The Celtic goddess of streams. She later entered folklore as a spectre
haunting woodland streams. Her shriek was said to foretell death as
the Banshee. |
| Dagda |
The Irish-Celtic god of the earth and treaties, and ruler over life
and death. Dagda, or The Dagda, ("the good god") is one of the most
prominent gods and the leader of the Tuatha Dé Danann. He is a master
of magic, a fearsome warrior and a skilled artisan. Dagda is a son
of the goddess Danu, and father of the goddess Brigid and the god
Aengus mac Oc. The Morrigan is his wife, with whom he mates on New
Years Day. The Dagda is portrayed as possessing both super- human
strength and appetite. His attributes are a cauldron with an inexhaustible
supply of food, a magical harp with which he summons the seasons,
and an enormous club, with one end of which he could kill nine men,
but with the other restore them to life. He also possessed two marvellous
swine---one always roasting, the other always growing---and ever-laden
fruit trees. |
| Damara |
A British/Celtic feritility goddess, associated with the month of
May. |
| Damona |
A Gallic goddess, known as the "Divine Cow". She is the spouse of
Borvo. |
| Danu |
Universal mother of the gods. The earth mother. Goddess of rivers,wells,
prosperity, plenty, magic and wisdom. The Irish/Celtic earth goddess,
matriarch of the Tuatha Dé Danann ("People of the goddess Danu").
Danu is the mother of various Irish gods, such as the Dagda (also
mentioned as her father), Dian Cecht, Ogma, Lir, Lugh, and many others.
Her Welsh equivalent is the goddess Don. |
| Dea Matrona |
The Celtic deity at the source of the river Marne (northeastern
France). |
| Dea Sequana |
The Celtic deity at the source of the river Seine (northern France). |
| Dewi |
Old welsh god represented by a great red serpent. The official emblem
of Wales, a red dragon, is derived from the Great Red Serpent that
once represented the god Dewi. |
| Dian Cecht |
The great god of healing and the physician of the Tuatha Dé Danann. |
| Don |
The Welsh mother-goddess. She is the wife of Beli, and mother of
Gwydion. Her Irish counterpart is Danu. |
| Dwyn |
The Celtic god of love. |
| Dylan |
Welsh sea god. Son of Arianrhod. |
| Edain |
The Celtic goddess who is associated with horseback-riding. She
is probably equivalent to the Gaulish goddess Epona. |
| Epona |
Celtic Goddess of horses, mules and cavalrymen adopted in Rome.
Among the Gaulish Celts themselves, she was worshipped as goddess
of horses, asses, mules, oxen, and, to an extent, springs and rivers.
The Celtic goddess whose authority extended even beyond death, accompanying
the soul on its final journey. Epona is depicted sitting side saddle
or lying on a horse, or standing with multiple horses around her.
Her symbol is the cornucopia and the horse. |
| Eriu |
An Irish/Celtic goddess, the personification of Ireland. She belongs
to the Fomorians and is the mother of Bres, king of Ireland. The name
Ireland comes from her name (Eyre, Eire, or Eiriu). |
| Esus |
A Celtic agricultural deity in Gaul. Associated with the bull (with
three skulls) and he is portrayed with one. He is also represented
cutting branches from trees with an axe. According to some he was
a bloodthirsty god, while other regard him as a god of commerce (similar
to Mercury). His consort is Rosmerta. |
| Etain |
An early sun goddess of ancient Ireland. |
| Fagus |
A Gaulish / Pyrenean god of beech trees. |
| Fand |
A sea goddess who made her home both in the Otherworld and on the
Islands of Man. With her sister, Liban, she was one of the twin goddesses
of health and earthly pleasures. She was also known as "Pearl of Beauty".
|
| Fodla |
One of the three goddesses who ruled Ireland before the first Gauls,
came to the island. |
| Goibniu |
An Irish/Celtic smith god, son of the goddess Danu. He manufactures
swords that always strike true, and he possesses the mead of eternal
life. He makes the arms for the Tuatha Dé Danann together with Credne
and Luchtainel. As a brewmaster he was unsurpassed and his beer gave
the drinker immortality. The Welsh called him Govannon. |
| Govannon |
The Welsh smith god, the equivalent of the Irish Goibniu. Govannon
is a son of the goddess Don and the brother of Gwydion and Amaethon. |
| Grannus |
The continental Celtic god of healing, associated with mineral springs.
The center of his cult was Aquae Granni (Achen, Germany). His consort
is the fertility goddess Sirona. |
| Gwenn Teir Bronn |
The Celtic goddess of motherhood. |
| Gwydion |
God of warriors and magicians. |
| Gwynn ap Nudd |
The south-Welsh god of the underworld. |
| Icaunus |
The Gaulish spirit of the river Yonne. |
| Leucetios |
A Continental Celtic god of thunder. |
| Llyr |
The Welsh sea god. Llyr (Lir Llyr) is the father of Bran, Branwen,
and Manawydan. He is equal to the Irish god Lir. |
| Lugh |
Called "Lugh of the light hand" he is a sun god and protector of
the harvest. Worshipped in midsummer. Lugh is the Celtic lord of every
skill. He was patron of Lugodunum (Lyons) in Gaul. He and his nature
goddess consort (Rosmerta) were worshipped during the 30 day Lugnasad
midsummer feast in Ireland. Fertility magic during this festival ensured
ripening of the crops and good harvest. He was called Lamfhada or
'of the long arm' in Gaelic because of his great spear and sling.
|
| Luxovius |
The Gaulish god of the waters of Luxeuil. Consort of Bricta. |
| Mabon |
Mabon son of Modron ("young man" son of "mother goddess") was a
hunter-god. He has the power to make a land flourish or waste away.
|
| Macha |
One of three aspects of the Morrigan, goddess of war. Patroness
of Ulster and war goddess. There are three legendary women associated
with this name. One was the wife of Nemed, another was the wife of
Cimbaeth and daughter of Aed Ruad and a war leader, the third was
the wife of Crunnchu who raced against the fastest horse in Ireland
while pregnant and won but died at the finish line giving birth to
twins. |
| Manannan mac Lir |
Irish god of the sea and fertility. He forecasts the weather. His
wife is Fand and he is the foster-father of many gods, including Lugh.
He is the guardian of the Blessed Isles, and the ruler of Mag Mell
the paradise were the deceased live. Manannan has a ship that follows
his command without sails; his cloak makes him invisible; his helmet
is made of flames and his sword cannot be turned from its mark. He
is described as riding over the sea in a chariot. His Welsh equivalent
is Manawydan ap Llyr. He is also called Barinthus. He is older than
the Tuatha De Dannan, yet appears to be one of them. |
| Manawydan |
God of the sea and fertility. Manawydan ap Llyr, son of Llyr and
Penarddun and brother of Branwen and half brother of Nisien and Efnisien.
Manawydan was a scholar, a magician, and a peaceful man. He married
the Goddess Rhiannon, widow of Pwyll of Dyfed and mother of Pryderi.
|
| Mannan |
The Manx (Isle of Man) counterpart of the Irish sea-god Manannan
mac Lir. On Midsummer Eve the people used to carry green meadow grass
to the top of Barule in payment of rent to Mannan-beg-mac-y-Leir.
People also used to pray to him for a blessing on their boats and
a good catch. |
| Maponos |
The Celtic god of youth. |
| Math Mathonwy |
The Welsh god of sorcery, brother of the goddess Don. |
| Matres |
Celtic mother goddess of Gaul. |
| Midir |
The Irish/Celtic ruler of Mag Mor, the underworld. He is a son of
the goddess Danu. |
| Modron |
A Welsh goddess, daughter of Avalloc, derived from the Celtic goddess
Matrona. |
| Mog Ruith |
The one-eyed Celtic/Irish god of the sun who rides through the sky
in a shining bronze chariot, or who flies through the sky like a bird.
The word ruith is possibly derived from the Irish roth, meaning "wheel"
(representing the sun). |
| Morrigan |
The Morrigan is a goddess of battles, war, death, strife, and fertility.
Her name translates as either "Great Queen" or "Phantom Queen". The
Morrigan appears as both a single goddess and a trio of goddesses.
The other deities who form the trio are Badb ("Crow"), and either
Macha (also connotes "Crow") or Nemain ("Frenzy"). She is one of the
Tuatha Dé Danann. She can take the form of a crow or raven. If seen
by a warrior before battle, that warrior will die. |
| Nantosuelta |
Goddess of nature, valleys and streams. Her name means "Winding
River". A Gallic protective goddess and goddess of water. Her symbol
is the raven. |
| Nantosuetta |
A Celtic goddess worshipped in Gaul. She forms a pair with the god
Sucellos. Her attribute is as cornucopia ("horn of plenty"), which
refers to her aspect of fertility goddess. Occasionally she is represented
with a cottage on her hand, which could indicate that she was patroness
of the family. Nantosuetta was also a goddess of the realm of the
dead. |
| Nemausus |
The Gaulish god associated with the Springs of Nimes. In later times
he became the god of the city of Nimes. |
| Nemetona |
The Celtic goddess of sacred groves or shrines (nemeton, "shrine").
|
| Nodens |
The Celtic river god of the Severn estuary in south-west Britain. |
| Nuada |
Also Nudd or Ludd. "Silver Hand." The Irish/Celtic chieftain-god
of healing, the Sun, childbirth, youth, beauty, ocean, dogs, poetry,
writing, sorcery, magic, weapons, and warfare. Similar to the Roman
god Neptune, Nuada also had an invincible sword, one of four great
treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann, that he used to cleave his enemies
in half. |
| Oengus Mac Oc |
Oengus Mac Oc, otherwise known as Aengus, is an Irish/Celtic God.
He is the god of love, beauty and youth. He is known for his physical
beauty and golden hair, and because his kisses become birds. His name
means "Son of the Young." |
| Ogma |
Ogma is the god of eloquence and learning. He is the son of the
goddess Danu and the god Dagda, and one of the foremost members of
the Tuatha Dé Danann. He is the reputed inventor of the ancient Ogham
alphabet which is used in the earliest Irish writings. |
| Ogmios |
God of poetry, language and eloquence. Depicted as an old man with
a bald head who has golden chains that hang from his tongue attached
to the ears of his followers. Invented the runes of the Druids. Ogmius
escorts souls on their journey to the after-live. He is represented
as an old man, with a bald head, and dressed in a lion skin. His attributes
are a bow and stick. He was worshipped in Gaul (Celtic France). His
Irish counterpart is Ogma. |
| Rhiannon |
Welsh fertility and otherworld goddess. Rhiannon (her name is either
"Maid of Annwn" or a variant of Rigatona, "Great Queen"). She was
mistress of the Singing Birds who could wake the dead and lull the
living to sleep. She appeared to Pwyll, Lord of Dyfed, as a beautiful
woman in dazzling gold on a white horse. The white horse could outpace
any rider although it appeared to go at a steady pace. Her first husband
was Pwyll, a mortal king with whom she had Pryderi. After Pwylls death
she married Manawydan, the god of the sea. |
| Robur |
The Gaulish god of oak trees. |
| Rosmerta |
In Gaulish Celtic mythology, Rosmerta was the goddess of fire, warmth,
and abundance. A flower queen and hater of marriage, Rosmerta was
also the queen of death. A Celtic goddess of fertility and wealth,
whose cult was widely spread in Northeast Gaul. Rosmerta was the wife
of Esus, the Gaulish Hermes. Her attributes are a cornucopia and a
stick with two snakes. |
| Sabrina |
The Celtic river goddess of the river Severn (southwestern Great
Britain). |
| Segomo |
The Gaulish (Continental Celtic) god of war and victory. |
| Sequanna |
The Celtic goddess of the river Seine. |
| Shannon |
Goddess of the river Shannon. |
| Sheila-na-gig |
The goddess of fertility in British-Celtic mythology. An ugly, troll-like
creature. She prominently displays her genitals in an attempt to allay
the power of death. |
| Shoney |
A Celtic sea deity recognized in Britain. |
| Sirona |
The Gaulish goddess of astronomy, and goddess of the Mosel Valley. |
| Smertrios |
God of war who was especially worshipped by the Gaulish Treveri
peoples. He is portrayed as a bearded athlete who, with a club, is
about to kill a snake. |
| Sucellus |
God of the forests and agriculture. Ferries the dead to the otherworld.
One of his frequently appearing attributes is the hammer, which earned
him the title of 'hammer-god' and which reminds of a god of the dead.
Often he holds a cup and a purse in his hand, which denotes a fertility
god. One of his consorts is Nantosuetta. |
| Sul |
The Celtic British goddess of hot springs, especially at Bath (Aquae
Sulis). |
| Tailtiu |
An Irish-Celtic earth-goddess, nurse of Lugh. She raised him until
he is able to carry arms. |
| Tamesis |
The Celtic goddess of fresh waters. Her name survives in the English
River Thames and in Tamise, a French name for the Schelde (Scheldt). |
| Taranis |
God of thunder, master of the sky. his symbols are the wheel and
the lightning flash. His name means "Thunder". Worshipped in Gaul.
He may be compared to the Roman Jupiter, although his place in the
Celtic pantheon was not as prominent as that of Jupiter in the Roman
pantheon. His attribute is the wheel. |
| Tethra |
King of the Fomorians of Ireland, as well as the sea god and god
of the otherworld. He was killed in the first battle of Mag Tuireadh.
Since then he rules Mag Mell the paradise where the dead live, along
with Manannan mac Lir of the Tuatha Dé Danann. |
| Teutates |
Teutates is an ancient Celtic god who was worshipped especially
in Gaul. He is the god of war, fertility, and wealth. His name means
"the god of the tribe", from the Gallic touta which means "tribe"
or "people" (similar to the Celtic tuatha). Teutates is also known
under the names of Albiorix ("king of the world") and Caturix ("king
of the battle"). Human sacrifices were made to appease him. He is
the equivalent of the Roman god Mars. |
| Tuatha De Danann |
"People of the goddess Danu". Gods who were descended from Danu,
including Lugh, Dagda, Brigit, Ogma and others. Considered to be skilled
artisans, poets, magicians and craftsmen. |
| Verbeia |
The Celtic goddess of the river Wharfe (North Yorkshire, England). |
| Vosegus |
The Gaulish god of the Vosges Forest in France. |
| Yonne |
A Celtic river deity. |
