5/6/2023 0 Comments Arausio celtic godThe role of Anu is very much pronounced in Irish mythology, where she is often referred to as Anu, Danu, or Dana. Thus the Celtic mother goddess, often portrayed as a beautiful and mature woman, was associated with nature and the spiritual essence of nature, while also representing the contrasting (yet cyclic) aspects of prosperity, wisdom, death, and regeneration. She possibly embodied the primordial flora and fauna, with her epithets describing her as a mother goddess. So, without further ado, let us take a gander at 15 ancient Celtic gods and goddesses you should know about.Īnu (also known as Ana, Dana, Danu, and Annan) was counted among the oldest of the ancient Celtic goddesses in Ireland. To that end, in this article, we have mainly focused on the ancient Celtic gods and goddesses of Ireland and Gaul, with the former having its distinct mythical narrative preserved in part by medieval Irish literature. Essentially, what we know as Celtic mythology (and whom we know as Celtic gods and goddesses) is borrowed from a patchwork of oral traditions and local tales that were conceived in pre-Christian Gaul (France), Iberia, Britain, and Ireland.įurthermore, these regional Celtic gods had their cognates and associated deities in other Celtic cultures, with the apt example of Lugus – as he was known in Gaul, and Lugh – as he was known in Ireland. Suffice it to say, their mythology rather mirrored this vast scope, with various tribes, chiefdoms, and even later kingdoms having their own set of folklore and pantheons. Instead, we are talking about a vast and variegated culture that made its presence felt all the way from the Iberian peninsula (Spain and Portugal) and Ireland to the frontiers of Liguria in Italy and the upper Danube. When it comes to the ancient Celts, the scope is not really about a singular group of people who dominated some specific region or realm.
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