Cernunnos
Cernunnos, also known as Cerne or Herne, is half man, half stag and a consort of the Goddess. God of the Wild Hunt, he rules over all that is wild such as forests, trees, wild animals, flora and fauna. A horned God, he makes love to and marries the Moon Goddess who then gives birth to all things wild in spring and summer. Cernunnos dies and retreats to the underworld and is born again on the winter solstice with the rebirth of the sun.
Angus
Angus is a Scottish God of Love and Beauty. His music is bewitching and draws lovers together, while his kisses are said to turn into singing birds.
Archianrhod
Archianrhod is the Welsh Goddess of the Silver Wheel, a Moon Goddess, the Goddess of Knowledge, Wisdom and Connectedness, especially birth, death and rebirth. She is said to welcome good people to her paradise land of the dead.
Belenos / Bel
Bel is the Celtic Sun God likened to Apollo by the Romans. Shrines for Bel were erected all over England and especially in Cornwall. Bel is the God of Light, Health and Healing, the God who is celebrated on the Sabbat of Beltane, where huge bonfires are made in his honour. The meaning of Beltane roughly translates to ‘The fire of the God Bel’.
Lugh
Lugh is a Celtic Sun God, celebrated on the Sabbat of Lughnasadh. He is the Hero God and has been likened to the God Pan.
Beli
Beli is the Sun Goddess. As the female aspect of the sun she mostly represents the healing aspect of the sun’s rays and is seen as the more nurturing aspect of the sun.
Brighid
Brighid, also known as Bridie and Brigid, is the Goddess of Poetry, Healing and Crafts. A triple Goddess, she is a crone in autumn and winter, a maiden in spring and a mother in summer. Her breath is said to be the warm air which wakes the flowers in the spring. A fire Goddess usually depicted with flaming red hair, she is celebrated on the Sabbat of Imbolc in February. Worshippers make a four pointed wheel called a Brighid’s Cross to honour her.
Ceridwen
Ceridwen is a Goddess of Corn and Grain, a spring Goddess but unlike Brighid a Goddess of late spring. Ceridwen is a great magician and can shape shift. She transformed herself into a hen and by eating a grain of corn gave birth to Taliesen the great poet and bard. Ceridwen is also a mother Goddess and a Goddess of Inspiration and Magic.
Dagda
Dagda is the father God. Ruler of life and death, he carries a magic club that with one strike can kill nine men, but with a handle that can bring anyone back to life. Also known as ‘The Dagda’ he keeps the seasons in order by playing a magic harp. Father of Brighid and a high king of the Tuatha de Danaan, he is said to mate with Goddess Morrigan on the sabbat Samhain.
Danu
Also known as Ani and Aine, Danu is the mother Goddess of the Tuatha de Danaan, which literally translates to ‘Children of Danu.’ She was said to have birthed all things into being, including the universe and all the Gods, and is believed to be everywhere in every living organism. She is also seen as an Earth Goddess who inspires and loves music and creativity.
Morrigan
Morrigan is the Goddess of Death, War, Fate and Fertility. She was a high Goddess to the Tuatha de Danaan, was consort to The Dagda and weaves fate, much like Frigg the Norse Goddess. She is associated with death and can give warriors super strength in battle and, appearing as a raven or crow with a cloak of black wings, she announces the death of fallen warriors. She was said to have been seen by a lake or river as a beautiful woman washing the bloodied clothes of the soldiers who would die in battle. Morrigan is a symbol of female empowerment, with the fate of every person in her hands.
A Reference Guide to Gods and Goddesses
Roman Gods and Goddesses
Apollo - God of the Sun
Bacchus - God of Wine
Ceres - The Earth Goddess
Cupid - God of Love
Diana - Goddess of the Moon and Hunting
Flora - Goddess of Flowers
Janus - God of Doors
Juno - Queen of the Gods
Jupiter - King of the Gods
Maia - Goddess of Growth
Mars - God of War
Mercury - Messenger of the Gods
Minerva - Goddess of Wisdom
Neptune - God of the Sea
Pluto - God of Death
Plutus - God of Wealth
Proserpine - Goddess of the Underworld and Spring
Saturn - God of Time
Uranus and Gaia - Parents of Saturn
Venus - Goddess of Love
Vesta - Goddess of the Home
Vulcan - The Smith God
Greek Gods and Goddesses
Aphrodite - Goddess of Love
Apollo - God of Music and Medicine
Ares - God of War
Artemis - Goddess of the Hunt
Athena - Goddess of Wisdom
Demeter - Goddess of the Harvest
Dionysus - God of Wine
Eros - God of Love
Gaia - Goddess of Earth
Hades - God of the Underworld
Hephaistos - God of Smithing
Hera - Goddess of Marriage
Hermes - Messenger of the Gods
Persephone - Goddess of Underworld and of Spring
Poseidon - God of the Sea
Zeus - King of Gods
Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
Ammu - Devoured those souls judged unworthy of the Afterlife
Amun - Creator God, later coupled with Ra to make the God Amun Ra
Anqet - Goddess of Water and Lust
Anubis - God of the Dead and Embalming
Atum - Creator God later became Ra-Atum, he represented the evening Sun
Bast - Goddess of the Home, Protection and Children. Cat Goddess
Bes - God of Music, Dance, War and Slaughter
Duamutef - God of Disease
Geb - God of the Earth and guide to heaven
Hapi - Nile God
Hathor - Goddess of Love, Happiness, Dance and Music; Protector of Women
Horus - God of the Sun and Magic
Isis - Goddess of the Moon, Love, Fertility and Magic
Khensu - God of the Moon
Ma’at - Goddess of Knowledge, Law, Order and Truth
Min - God of Fertility in Men
Mut - Goddess of the Earth
Neith - Goddess of War
Nut - Goddess of the Skies
Osiris - God of Earth and Vegetation
Ptah - God of Crafts
Ra - God of the Sun and Sky
Satet - Goddess of the Nile
Sekhmet - Goddess of War