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Celtic deity

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n a deity worshipped by the Celts

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Amaethon
the farmer god; ancient god of agriculture
Ana
mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu
Angus Og
Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
Arawn
Celtic deity who was the lord of Annwfn (the other world or the land of fairies)
Arianrhod
Celtic goddess famous for her beauty; mother of Dylan
Boann
Celtic goddess; mother of Angus Og
Brigit
Celtic goddess of fire and fertility and agriculture and household arts and wisdom; later associated with Saint Bridget
Dagda
chief Celtic god of the Tuatha De Danann; father of Angus Og and Brigit
Dana
Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don
Don
Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu
Dylan
Celtic god of the waves; son of Arianrhod
Epona
(possibly Roman mythology) Celtic goddess of horses and mules and asses
Gwydion
Celtic sky god; a magician; giver of arts and civilization
Gwyn
Celtic underworld god
LLud
a Celtic warrior god
Llyr
Celtic deity who was the father of Manawydan; corresponds to Irish Lir
Lugh
ancient Celtic god
Manannan
Celtic god of the sea; son of Ler
Manawyddan
Celtic sea god; son of Llyr
Morrigan
Celtic war goddess
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Fomor, Fomorian
one of a group of Celtic sea demons sometimes associated with the hostile power of nature
Ler, Lir
the sea personified; father of Manannan; corresponds to Welsh Llyr
Llew Llaw Gyffes
son of Gwydion and Arianrhod; supported by magic of Gwydion; cursed by Arianrhod
Tuatha De, Tuatha De Danann
race of Celtic gods or demigods; ruled Ireland in the Golden Age
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deity, divinity, god, immortal
any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
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