The Gods and their Myths
| Adeh | Aengus Mac-ind-Og |
| Banbha | Boand |
| Bran | Brigit |
| Danu | Diancecht |
| Eochu Ollathair or Dagda | Eriu |
| Faichra | Fotla |
| Goibhniu | Ler |
| Lugh | Manannan |
| Morrigu or Morrigan | Nechtain |
| Ogme |
Ler[layr]:
His name is a term for the sea, and in many ways he seems to be a counterpart to Nechtain or the Dagda. He is the father of Bran, Manannan, Faichra, Fionnuala, Conn and Aedh.
Aengus Mac-ind-Og[oyng-us mokkin Ohg]:
He is the Irish version of the Maponos (Mac-ind-Og) and the son of the Dagda he plays the crot(Celtic Lyre, he is the God of Beauty.
Banba[bawn-vwah]:
One of the three Godesses representing Ireland. Her name derives from banua, "sow" or "piglet".
Boand[bo-unn]:
She is the wife of the Dagda or Nechtain in Irish myths. Her name means "white-cow." The river Boyne is named after her.
Bran[brahn]:
He is known from the Voyage of Bran, as a mortal navigator called Bran mac Febal [mok fehn-wawll,] who visited the otherworld accompanied by Manannan mac Lir and one of his Godesses. From Comparison with the Welsh tales, he seemed to have been the brother of Manannan and a warrior-god whose name means "Raven." St. Brendan's great voyage may be inspired by the fact that the saints name is merely a varient of the name Bran.
Brigit[bri-hit or breedj]:
She is the daughter of the Dagda and is a Godess of many things. Her epithet means "high," and in Britain she was the toutal goddess of the Brigantes. The rivers Brent and Braint are named after her.
Danu[Dawn-uh]:
She seems to be the mother of the Gods, and many rivers in Europe bear her name.
Diancecht[dee-un kyekht]:
He is the healing God. His magical well revived the dead and healed the wounded. He is the grandfather of Lugh, and his name means "swift power."
Eochu Ollathair[yoh-huh ull-aw-her] or Dagda[doyhdah]:
His name means "all-Father" and he seems to be the same as the God Nechtain who guards the sacred well. Besides being a water and fertility god, the Dagda, as he is nicknamed father of many important Irish gods, including Mider, Aengus and Ogme.
Eriu[ayr-yuh]:
the Goddess who, with Banbha and Fotlah, represents the land of Ireland. Her name comes from a Iuerni the name of an ancient Irish tribe who gave their name to the Isle of Ireland.
Faichra[FEE-uh-khruh]:
One of the sons of Lir, The name appears in Goidhelic in ogam inscriptions as "Veqqreq"[vwehk-krek].
Fotla[fot-lah]:
One of the three Goddesses representing Ireland. The name derives from the compound fo, "under," and tla, "earth" later spelled Fodhla.
Goibniu[gwuhv-nuh]:
He is the smith God who makes weapons for the Gods. He is also known to have brewed an ale of immortality.
Lugh[looh]:
He is the chief God. He is the Celtic version of the sky-father who rules over the heavens. He possessed a magical spear, which he used to preform great feats.
Manannan[MAHN-uh-hyair]:
He is the God that ruked over he seas and navigation. He appears as the Celtic version of the Norse Heimdallr and the Greek Charon, as the God who picks up the blessed dead
and takes them across the ocean to Tir Tairngiri, but also as proginator of mankind.
Morrigu [mohr-reeg-uh]or Morrigan[mohr-reeg-un]:
Her name lteraly means "great queen", she is actually triplets (Badb Catha, Macha and Nemain). In her guise as Badb Catha she appears as a Crow on the battlefield, leading those favoured by Lugh or Nuada to victory and escorting the slain to the otheworld.
Nechtain[NYEHkh-twnn]:
He is the Keeper of the magic well of knowledge over which nine hazel trees grow. Nuts fall from the trees into the well and are eaten by a salmon. Nechtain appears to be thesame god as the Dagda or his twin brother.
Ogme[og-muh]:
He is known in Gaul as Ogmios, and he was the champion of the gods considered brave, strong and eloquent. He wa the ideal of the Celtic warrior.
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