A Brythonic Pantheon
There have been a number of discussions about various gods on the Brython Forum and indeed on Caer Feddwyd. The following is a list of God types, drawn from comparative Indo-European religion and culture, with examples of known names/titles which have been very useful:
*The Mare-Mother (Epona) [the same as 'Our Lady of the Land', below?] *Sulis/Briganti/'Minerva' - possibly a sun goddess, 'Our Lady of Light'?) *Our Lord of the Tribe (Toutatis) (often the same as the War God?) *Our Lord the Manyskilled (Lugos) *The Divine Blacksmith (Gobannonos) *Our Lord the Ploughman (Ambactonos) *The Holy Youth (Maponos) *Our Lady of the Land ('Sovereignty', Rosmerta, perhaps Donu/Don) *The Wheel-god of Heaven/The Thunderer (Taranis?) - the same as the 'Allfather'? *The Horned One of wealth and regrowth: an underworld god? (Cernunnos, ?Caesar's 'Dis Pater') - is HE the 'Allfather'? *A War God, variously named (Cocidius, Belutucadros, Camulos etc) *Local nature spirits called 'the Mothers' and their male associates, 'the Hooded Ones' *Our Lady of the River (Sabrina, Matrona, Deva, Cluta, Verbeia: ?also Donu, given the number on Donu/Danu river-names on the continent) *Our Lady of the Well (eg Coventina) *Our Lord of the Wood (Rigonemetis, 'Silvanus') *Our Lady of the Glade (Nemetona) *The Divine Druid/Wizard/Poet (Vitionos?) *Our Lord of Waters (some good evidence for this one: Nodons, and in Ireland Nechtan and the 'rex aquarum', or 'Waterking', mentioned by Patrick)" Some of these names/titles will be very local while others will be more widely known. Discussion on deities is likely to be ongoing for some considerable time but I think in the list above we have a core framework to work with. I think it worth emphasising that what many think of as names for various gods were titles and if you understand the title you have an insight into the nature of the deity. by Megli |
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