Brigid : Brigit
In Celtic mythology, Brigid ("goddess who exults herself") was the daughter of Dagda and wife of Bres.Brigid was known by many names, but all the different divinities were three-aspected goddesses.
- "Fire of Inspiration" - patroness of poets
- "Fire of the Hearth" - patroness of healers, goddess of fertility
- "Fire of the Forge" - patroness of smiths, craftsmen and warriors
By Tuireann, she was the mother of Creidhne, Luchtaine and Giobhniu.
Brigid possessed an apple orchard in the Otherworld; bees traveled there to obtain magical nectar. This orchard was associated with Avalon.
The Lady of the Lake in Arthurian Legend may be based on Brigid.
Brigid was the goddess of the Sacred Flame of Kildare[?]. After the Christianization of the Celts, Brigid was considered the foster mother of Jesus Christ and was often called St. Brigid[?], daughter of the druid, Dougal the Brown[?]. Some sources suggest that Saint Brigid was an Irish Catholic bishop.
On February 1, Brigid was celebrated at Imbolc, when she brought spring to the land. It is now the feast day[?] of the Catholic St. Brigid.
Brigid was the patron goddess of the druids.
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And dropped in the crystal deep below.
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To skim the heavens and follow far
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And folded his wings till the Fay was gone,
And fell on the ground as if he were dead;
They quaked all o'er with awe and fear,
And writhed at the prick of the elfin spear;
When the sky was clear and the moon was bright,
By the yelp and bay of the fairy hound;
They had heard of twang of the maize-silk string,
And the nettle-shaft through the air was borne,
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And they watched till they saw him mount the roof
Then glad they left their covert lair,
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He flung a glittering spark behind;
Till the first light cloud in heaven is past,
And a drizzly mist is round him cast,
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