Goddesses

Andate - local British goddess of victory, to whom human sacrifices were made in a forest sanctuary.

Anna - British goddess of abundance and fertility.

Anoniredi - Gallic goddess of abundance and fertility, considered by some to be the equivalent of Anu.

Anu - Irish goddess, Earth Mother, goddess of abundance, nourisher, probably the equivalent of the Gallic Epona.

Arduinna, Arduina - Gaulish goddess of hunting, wild animals, lumberjacks, and charcoal burners. Her attribute was the boar.

Arianrod, Arianrhod - "Silver Wheel," "Great Fruitful Mother." One of the Three Maidens of Britain, her palace is Caer Arianrhod, which is the Celtic name for the Aurora Borealis.

Artio – a Gallic goddess worshiped in present-day Bern, Switzerland, likely the female counterpart of the god Artaios. On an altar found in Bern, she is depicted on a throne, with a bear gazing at her in front of her. Associated with the bear cult.

Aventia - a Gallic goddess associated with the water cult, worshiped in present-day Avanches.

Badb - "Raven," "Victory"; a goddess in Irish mythology who appears in the form of a raven. A goddess of war and destruction, she symbolized the triad of war goddesses hostile to humans, collectively known as the Morrigan: Neman (Nemain), Macha, and Badb. In the form of a bird with a scarlet beak, Badb uses her magic to influence the outcome of battles. Badb is fond of men and can be seen in the fjords washing the armor and weapons of those about to fall in battle.

Banba - personification of the spirit of Ireland, wife of King MacCuill, goddess of war or fertility.

Belisama - Gallic female deity, companion of Belenos.

Bodua - Gallic goddess of the battlefield.

Branwen - a benevolent goddess from the Welsh mythological cycle. Daughter of Llyr, sister of Bran. Venus of the North Seas.

Brigit, Brighid, Brigitta, Brigantia, Brig, Brigen, Brigindo, Brigan – daughter of the Dagda, a goddess of the Tuatha Dé Danann, goddess of wisdom, divination, arcane knowledge, poetry, healing, and crafts, particularly metallurgy, patroness of poets, seers, physicians, blacksmiths, and druids. In Wales, she is known as Caridwen, possessing the vessel of knowledge and inspiration. She has three sisters of the same name, who protect medicine and the magical abilities of blacksmiths. She is one of the oldest deities in the Celtic pantheon and also survived the longest, entering Christian times as St. Brigit of Kildare.

Caridwen, Hen Wen—in Walla, Brighid "White Grain" "Old White." Goddess of grain. Mother of Taliesen, the greatest and wisest of bards, patron of poets. The "White Goddess" from Robert Graves. Caridwen lives among the stars in the land of Caer Sidi. She is associated with wolves, and some say her cult dates back to Neolithic times.

Carman - goddess, fought against the druids and philids.

Danu - The Great Mother Goddess, mythical mother of the younger generation of Irian deities called the Tuatha De Danann, "Tribe of the Goddess Danu." Patroness of food, harvest, abundance, and fertility, as well as the underworld, death, destruction, and misery. Another of the triad of war goddesses known as the Morrigan. She is associated with the moon goddess Aine of Knockaine, who protects crops and cattle.

Der Greine - daughter of Fiachna, divine wife of Loegaire.

Dispater - goddess of death.

Epona, Rhiannon, Rosette – horse goddess; Epona was a goddess of Celtic Gaul, originally associated with the Aedui tribal region, later popular in cults throughout the greater empire. She was depicted as a horse, riding a mare, sometimes with a foal or with symbols of fertility and abundance. Roman legionaries, impressed by Celtic riding skills, adopted her cult and introduced it to Rome. Her name derives from the Gaelic particle denoting this animal. Epona was particularly revered in Gaul and the Rhineland, and thanks to the influence of Celtic culture in the Roman Empire, she was known in Britain, Yugoslavia, and North Africa, and even officially recognized in Rome itself, where she even had her own day – December 18th. The exceptional interest in Epona's cult is based on her imagery. She was a goddess of fertility and the underworld, a giver of goods and offspring. She had hypomorphic features, personified by a horse. Epona is always depicted with one or more horses. The accompanying symbolism depicts objects of fertility and abundance. She is often depicted with baskets of fruit or a horn. Furthermore, elements of the mother goddess cult were often seen in Epona. The goddess was often associated with life-giving, healing, water, but also death. In Gaul, she was worshiped as a water nymph. A dog, a symbol of finding the deceased and giving them life, or vice versa, is often seen accompanying her. Her birds are said to lull the living to sleep and bring resurrection to the dead. Epona was portrayed with a human specter—a symbol of the soul journeying to the afterlife; and with a key—believed to open the gates of paradise. She is the patroness of horses, creatures of great importance to the Celts in terms of transportation, prestige, and religion. She does not appear in later Celtic mythology.

Eriu - one of the goddesses, the name of Ireland - Eire - comes from her name.

Etain - goddess and fairy, in three subsequent incarnations the wife of King Eochaid, the god Mider and later her own daughter.

Greina, Grena, Graiune - goddess, identified with Epona.

Icaunis - a Gallic goddess whose temple stood at the source of the Yonne.

Coventina - a Celtic goddess worshipped in Britain. Her temple stood in present-day Carrawburgh at a mineral spring.

Macha, Maha - "Crow," Irish goddess of war, destruction, and horses; red-haired, one of the Triad known as the Morrigan. One of the Badbs. She had hippomorphic features (like Epona and Rhiannon). Macha feeds on the heads of slain enemies. She often dominates her lovers through trickery or simply force. According to G. Dumézil, the three Machas (Clairvoyant, Warrior, and Peasant Mother) represented the three sides – the priesthood, the warriors, and the peasants. Macha (Irish: mongruad - "red-haired"), according to the "Novena Ulad" saga ("Noinden Ulad"), was the daughter of Sairitha, the reincarnation of the deceased wife of the wealthy farmer Crunniuc ("Round One," i.e., the incarnation of the solar disk). She was his second wife. The severed heads of defeated enemies, the so-called "acorns of Macha," were sacrificed to her. They were hung on the wall in one of the rooms in Emain Macha ("The Twins of Macha"), the capital of Ulad (Ulster).

Maia, Maia Rosmerta - a Gallic female deity, possibly one of the incarnations of Epona