The Roscommon
Faerie Tales
has many references to the
Gods and
Goddesses
revered by the
characters.
Here you'll find
notes about the
deities included
in the books.
Aeval
Goddess who in popular legend is a faerie, who held a
midnight court to hear the debate on whether the men of her province were
keeping their women sexually satisfied or not. She commanded that the men
bow to the women's sexual wishes.
Rules Over: Lust, sex magic, wisdom in making judgments.
Aine
Great
Faerie Queen of Ireland. Goddess of Love, Fertility, and Agriculture. Her
rites were celebrated at Midsummer Eve.
Anu
Goddess of
plenty and Mother Earth. Greatest of all Irish goddesses, deity of cattle,
health, fertility, prosperity, and comfort.
Balor
The God of the Evil Eye. He was a giant with one eye
that emitted terrible blasts of killing light when it was propped open.
Caolainn
Goddess who was the guardian/queen of a magical well
in County Roscommon in western Ireland. She helped grant wishes, usually
ones which taught the wishers that they didn't really want what they thought
they did. Her myth is the origin of the well known 'wishing well' which is
an image taken from the birth canal of the great mother earth from which all
existence is created. She is associated with wishing wells and falling
stars.
Rules Over: Wisdom, healing, fertility.
The Dagda
High King of the Tuatha De Danann. God of death and
rebirth, master of all trades, lord of perfect knowledge. God of the arts,
knowledge, magic, music, prophecy, prosperity, regeneration. Known as the
"Good God" and "Lord of the Heavens."
Danu
Daughter of The Dagda. Major Mother Goddess,
ancestress of the Tuatha De Danann. She gave her name to the
Tuatha De Dannan (People of the Goddess Danu).
Another aspect of the Morrigu.
Rules Over: Wizards, rivers, water, wells, prosperity, abundance, magic,
wisdom.
Elatha
Son of Net, husband of two War Goddesses, Babd and
Nemaind. He is the Battle King of Tuatha.
Mider
A God of Fertility, lord of a Celtic Elysium. A son
of The Dagda.
