Who are Miach and Airmid? Miach and Airmid are gods of healing from Irish Celtic mythology, known for their roles in tales involving curing, herbalism, and medicine. Miach performs his feats of healing through the use of magic, while Airmid performs her art through the use of herbs, and as such, she can be considered …
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Modern images of Celtic warriors usually picture them wearing blue paint tattoos on their bodies, often in the shape of intricate symbols or patterns. The question is, did the Celts really wear this type of war paint, or is it a more recent cultural invention? Ancient Celts, particularly those from the British Isles, are documented …
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Camelot was King Arthur’s capital, where he reigned over the Britons before the Saxon invasion, according to legend. It does not appear on any authentic early map from that time period. The words “cam” and “camel” do, however, appear as elements in pre-Saxon British location names. Camelot is never mentioned in Arthur’s earliest known stories. …
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Celtic creation myth No complete Celtic myth has survived describing the creation of the world, however through cross referencing multiple existing myths and stories from Roman historians, it’s possible to piece together how the Celts viewed the creation of the world. Some Celtic creation myths say druids created the sun, moon, stars and earth through …
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The Celtic peoples had a rich spiritual and religious life, and many ancient record mention them as practitioners of magic. So, what kind of magic did the European and Irish Celts perform and how was it done? Anyone could practice Celtic magic, but historically it was performed by Druids. Recorded uses of Celtic magic were …
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Who are the Fenians? First comes Fionn mac Cumhaill (sometimes Finn McCool or Finn MacCool) himself, not the strongest in body of the Fenians, but the truest, wisest, and kindest, gentle to women, generous to men, and trusted by all. If he could help it, he would never let anyone be in trouble or poverty. …
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Fomorians vs Tuatha Dé Danann Just as the Olympians struggled with the Giants, the Æsir fought the Jötuns, and the Devas the Asuras, so there is warfare in the Celtic Gaelic spiritual world between two superhuman hosts, a battle of good versus evil if you will.
Goibniu, the Gaelic Hephaestus, who made the Tuatha Dé Dannan, the people of the goddess Danu, invulnerable and immortal with his magical mead, and was also the forger of their weapons. The name is derived from goban = smith. Goibniu was part of the triad of the gods of craftsmanship, alongside Luchtainé, the divine carpenter, …
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The goddess of war, whose name appears to mean scald-crow. She is depicted as a raven or a hooded crow. Bird-shaped, red mouthed and with a sharp countenance, the Badhbh was one aspect of the triad goddess the Morrighan, her other aspects being Macha and Nemhain. There are countless triple goddesses in Celtic and other pagan systems.
The most ancient Celtic or Irish divinity of whom we have any knowledge is Danu herself, the goddess from whom the whole hierarchy of gods received its name of Tuatha Dé Danann. She was the universal mother. Her husband is never mentioned by name, but one may assume him, from British analogies, to have been …
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