Irish Goddesses and Gods and Wicca

PaulinCork

At the moment I'm studying Irish Deities, from an Eclectic Wiccan perspective. I'd like to make Them the primary Deities I work with, since I,m living in Ireland and many of my ancestors are from here.

What do people think of Lugh as the God of the Waxing Year, and the Dagda as Lord of the Waning year?


I'm also interested in finding Irish Deities to invoke at each of the 8 Festivals
(I know only the Big Four festivals are Celtic, but I'm not purist and I recognise that all Paths have always incorporated elements from different streams)


So far I have:

Samhain: The Morrigan (The Dagda?)
Winter Solstice: Manannan and Danu
Imbolc: Brigit
Spring Equinox: (Lugh ?)
Bealtinne: Aengus Og
Summer Solstice: Grainne
Lughnasadh: Tailltu, (Lugh?)
Autumn Equinox: The Dagda

Blessed Be, Paul

Talliesin

[Moderator note: I'm splitting this from where it was as it may be missed by someone interested in this, but not the other thread]

Top-of-my-head thoughts:
I'd definitely associate Lugh with Lughnasadh, where you have him down as "(Lugh ?)". Also I'd associate Bel with Bealtaine.

PaulinCork

Thanks Talliesin.

I'd also be interested in finding out what offerings the Irish Gods and Goddesses would appreciate. I found a clue here:

http://www.shee-eire.com/Magic&Mythology/Myths/Tuatha-De-Danann/The-exploits-of-the-Dagda/Page1.htm

Dagda went to their camp and asked for a truce. This was granted, but to mock him the Fomorians made him a porridge, because his fondness for porridge was well known. They filled for him the king's cauldron, and poured into it four-score gallons of new milk, and the same amount of meat and fat. They put goats and sheep and pigs into it, and boiled everything together. Then they poured it all into a hole in the ground

PaulinCork

found this at:http://www.summerlands.com/crossroads/library/deagusan.htm

PaulinCork

I think this Goddess is very appropriate for Bealtinne.

from:http://www.shee-eire.com/Magic&Mythology/Gods&Goddess/Celtic/Goddess/Flidais/Page1.htm

Celtic Goddess

Flidais

Name: Flidais / Fliethas

Titles: Foltchaoin 'Soft-haired': 'Mistress of the Stags'

Properties: Goddess of Wild Animals / Sexual Passion & Lust

Husbands: Adammair : Ailill Fionn

Consort: Fergus Mac Roich ( Son of the Great Horse)

Son: Nia Seaghamain 'Warrior of Deer Treasure'

Daughters: Fand Argoen Be Chuille Dinand Be Theite

Prize Cow: Maol 'the Hornless'

Associated Herbs: Lust: Mistletoe


Image of Flidais by John Duncan 19th C.


Flidais is the Goddess of Wild Beasts and owns a herd of supernatural cattle. She is also a sexually potent being, as her consort Fergus needs seven ordinary women to satisfy his needs whenever Flidais is not there to satisfy him. Flidais is ruler of the beasts of the forest and is drawn along in a chariot pulled by a deer.

Flidais was the wife of Ailill Fionn when Bricriu the troublemaker from Ulster, persuades Fergus to woo her, Ailill Fionn battles with Fergus and his men but is slain. Flidais then stays with Fergus bringing her herd of magical cattle to Ulster. The most famed of her cows was called Maol and this cow gave so much milk that she could nourish three hundred men and their families in a day.

Stories, Myths and Legends associated with Flidais

The Story of the Tuatha De Danann

faecircle

There are some excellent articles about the Morrigan on www.avalonia.co.uk/goddess/index.htm. Worth checking out I have recently discovered Her and have only limited experience of working with Her, but find Her to be a most interesting goddess!

BEAT

*this is taken from the (llewellyn's)2005 Magical almanac, where you can find the details on them, I am listing thier names for you to reference.*

(oh forgive my punctuation of names but I dont know how to add the accent marks over letters)

Abairche
Aed mac Aed na nAmsach
Aed Ruad
Aed Uchtgel
Aillenn Fhialchorcra
Be Binn
Blathnait
Bodh Derg
Caincinde
Cas Corach
Cliodna
Cnu Deroil
Dairenn
Diangalach
Echtga
Etain
Etain Fholtfinn
Ferdoman
Fer Tuinner
Fethnaid
Fidach
Findine
Illathach
Libra Primliagig
Lir
Lodan
Muirne Muinchaem
Mumain
Sadb
Scothniam
Slat
Tadg Mor
Teite Brecc
Tudhcha
Uaine
Uaine (will an accent of the U)
Uchtdelb


If youd like some details on one specifically let me know and I will type what it says here