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Celtic Gods and Goddesses

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11. Esus

Esus (Hesus) was a Gallic god named along with Taranis and Teutates. Esus is linked with Mercury and Mars and rituals with human sacrifice. He may have been a woodcutter.

12. Latobius

Latobius was a Celtic god worshipped in Austria. Latobius was a god of mountains and sky equated with the Roman Mars and Jupiter.

13. Lenus

Lenus was a Celtic healing god sometimes equated with the Celtic god Iovantucarus and the Roman god Mars who in this Celtic version was a healing god.

14. Lugh

Lugh is a god of craftsmanship or a solar deity, also known as Lamfhada. As leader of the Tuatha De Danann, Lugh defeated the Fomorians at the Second Battle of Magh.

15. Maponus

Maponus was a Celtic god of music and poetry in Britain and France, sometimes associated with Apollo.

16. Medb

Medb (or Meadhbh, Méadhbh, Maeve, Maev, Meave, and Maive), goddess of Connacht and Leinster. She had many husbands and figured in the Tain Bo Cuailgne (Cattle Raid of Cooley). She may have been a motyher goddess or historical.

17. Morrigan

Morrigan is a Celtic goddess of war who hovered over the battlefield as a crow or raven. She has been equated with Medh. Badb, Macha, and Nemain may have been aspects of her or she was part of a trinity of war goddesses, with Badb and Macha. The hero Cu Chulainn rejected her because he failed to recognize her. When he died, Morrigan sat on his shoulder as a crow. She is usually referred to as "the Morrigan".

Source: "Mórrígan" A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. James McKillop. Oxford University Press, 1998.

18. Nehalennia

Nehalennia was a Celtic goddess of seafarers, fertility and abundance.

19. Nemausicae

Nemausicae was a Celtic mother goddesses of fertility and healing.

20. Nerthus

Nerthus was a Germanic fertility goddess mentioned in Tacitus' Germania.

21. Nuada

Nuada (Nudd or Ludd) is the Celtic god of healing and much more. He had an invincible sword that would cut his enemies in half. He lost his hand in battle which meant that he was no longer eligible to rule as king until his brother made him a silver replacement. He was killed by the god of death Balor.

22. Saitada

Saitada was a Celtic goddess from the Tyne Valley in England whose name may mean "goddess of grief."
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