Wednesday, June 9, 2004

British, Scottish, Irish, Welsh deities

British, Scottish, Irish, Welsh gods & goddesses

Amaethon (Welsh) - god of Agriculture, Master of Magic

Arawn (Welsh) - god of the Hunt and the Underworld

Arianrhod (Welsh) - a star and sky goddess, a goddess of beauty, full moon and magical spells

Badb (Irish) - goddess of War, Death and Rebirth

Caillech (Scottish, Irish, Welsh) - goddess of Weather, Earth, Sky, Seasons, Moon and Sun

Cliodna (Irish, Scottish) - a goddess of beauty and of other realms

Creide (Irish, Scottish) - goddess of Women and Fairies

The Green Man (Welsh) - god of the Woodlands, of Life Energy and Fertility

Morgan LeFay (Welsh) - goddess of Death, Fate, the Sea and of Curses

Oghma (Scottish, Irish) - god of Communication and Writing, and of Poets

Rhiannon (Welsh) - goddess of Birds, Horses, Enchantments, Fertility and the Underworld

Skatha (Welsh) - goddess of the Underworld, Darkness, Magic, Prophecy and Martial Arts

Tuesday, June 1, 2004

Bragi (Norse)

Bragi

[Norse] God of poetry, son of Odin and the giantess Gunlod. He was the chief poet of Odin and said to be very wise. He was married to Idun and he had runes cut on his tounge.

In The Lay of Hakon, Bragi is in Valhalla with Odin who tells Bragi to go out and greet Hakon as he arrives. Bragi is also in Valhalla alongside Odin in The Lay of Eirik, and Odin refers to Bragi as one who "knowest everything well". During the feast in Asgard attended by Aegir, it is Bragi who relates to Aegir the tales of the gods.
There was a 9th century skald named Bragi Boddason and some believe he may have been raised to a god by later writers. Others believe Bragi was an aspect of Odin.

Bragi from Norse mythology with a commons:Harp.
Artwork by Carl Wahlbom (1810-1858).