Deities 25 Nov 2007 03:24 am
Brighid
Brighid - (pr. bree-id, bree-it, breed, and later in history, bri-jid, bri-gid) Also spelled Brighit, Brigid, Brigit. Celtic Goddess of poetry, wisdom and arcane learning. Her name means “Queen “, “the powerful one “, or “the exalted “. A large Celtic tribe known as the Brigantes took thier name from Her. She is Daughter of An Dagda (the good God), the Supreme God of the Irish pantheon. She is also associated with healing and fertility evidenced by countless wells named for her throughout Celtic Europe that are said to contain magical healing properties. She is deeply concerned with giving women ease in childbirth. According to Scottish tradition, it is She who deposes the blue-faced Goddess of Winter every Spring. The Sabbat of Imbolc or Oimelc (meaning Ewe’s milk, or butter bag), that used to be celebrated as the local sheep started to lactate, is Her festival of welcoming back the Spring on February 1. Brighid has a close association with fire, protection of the land and fertility of domestic beasts. Brighid is a wonderful Celtic Goddess to contact, especially in matters of spiritual development.
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on 29 Feb 2008 at 9:27 am 1.Ellen B. said …
Brighid, Brigit, or Brigid — which spelling comes from which language, and/or when? Was St. Brigit called St. Brigid or Brigit in her own day? She’s a triple goddess, so three spellings fit, but I’m trying to work out which spelling to use when I talk about her on my own myth pages!