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Celtic Briton
Amaethon - Welsh god of agriculture
Arianrhod - Earth goddess.
Belatu-Cadros - Also Belatucadros. God of war and destruction of enemies.
Bran - A hero god, protector of poetry and the underworld.
Branwen - Goddess of love and beauty.
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.
Caridwen - Originally a corn goddess, she is the protector of poets. Associated with Brigit.
Dewi - Old welsh god represented by a great red serpent.
Dylan - Welsh sea god
Gwydion - God of warriors and magicians.
Lleu - See Lugh.
Rhiannon - Believed to be the Welsh counterpart of the goddess Epona.
Celtic Gaul
Belenus - God of light; called 'the shining one'. Protector of sheep and cattle. The holiday Beltane means 'Bel's fires'.
Belisama - Goddess of light, fire, forging and crafts.
Cernunnos - The horned one" - God of fertility, life, animals and the underworld. Depicted with the antlers of a stag.
Epona - Goddess of horses, mules and cavalrymen. Her symbol is the cornucopia and the horse.
Nantosuelta - Goddess of nature, valleys and streams. Her symbol is the raven.
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.
Rosmerta - Goddess of fertility and wealth. Her symbols are the cornucopia and a stick with two snakes.
Smertrios - God of war.
Sucellus - God of the forests and agriculture. Ferries the dead to the otherworld.
Taranis - God of thunder, his symbols are the wheel and the lightning flash.
Teutates - Celtic god of war, fertility and wealth. Human sacrifices were made in his name.
Ireland
Aengus - God of love and harper for the Tuatha De Danann.
Aine - Goddess of love and fertility. Later worshipped as a fairy queen.
Airmid - Healing goddess, protector of medicinal plants, and the keeper of the spring that brings the dead back to life.
Badb - Irish war goddess and Crone.
Balor - God of death and king of the Formorians - a race of evil giants defeated by the Tuatha De Danann.
Banba - Fertility goddess and the spirit of Ireland.
Bile - See Belenus.
Boann - Goddess of bounty and fertility. Her symbol is the white cow.
Bres - God of fertility and agriculture.
Brigit - Also known as Bridget, Brighid and Brigindo. Goddess of healing, fertility and the hearth. She is the patron of poets, smiths and doctors. Transformed into St. Brigid in the Christian revolution of Ireland.
Cailleach Beara - Celtic deity said to turn to stone on Beltane and be reborn on Samhain. Represented as a hag.
Dagda - God of the Earth and father of the Irish gods. He rules the seasons with a magical harp, and owns a bottomless cauldron of plenty. A skilled fighter and artisan.
Danu - Universal mother of the gods. The earth mother. Goddess of rivers, wells, prosperity, plenty, magic and wisdom.
Goibhnu - God of smiths, jewelry makers, and brewing.
Lugh - Called "Lugh of the light hand" he is a sun god and protector of the harvest. Worshipped in midsummer.
Manannan mac Lir - Irish god of the sea and fertility. He forecasts the weather. He is older than the Tuatha De Dannan, yet appears to be one of them.
Morrigan - Goddess of war and death. She can take the form of a crow or raven. If seen by a warrior before battle, that warrior will die.
Oghma - God of wisdom, learning communication and poetry.
Shannon - Goddess of the river Shannon
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 and craftsmen.
