The Morrigan

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Info on the Morrigan

She is the goddess of Battle, Queen of the Witches, and Goddess of Magic. She is the triple goddess known as the Morrigan, whose name means 'great queen.' Sometimes she is portrayed as three crones, other times as the more traditional triple goddess: one virgin, one mother, and one crone. The three goddesses of the Morrigan are Badb (crone), Macha (mother), and Nemain (virgin)." It should be mentioned, however, that the goddesses who make up the triple aspect are debated. Some sources say that the Morrigan is erroneously linked to Macha (with the name of the Morrigan as "Morrigna", and her triple aspects as "Badb Catha, Nemhain, and Morrighan).

The three aspects of the Morrigan function as deities encompassing the complete cycle of Celtic life. The Morrigan are the rulers of war and bringers of death, but they are also the keepers of the soul until it can be reborn, taking the soul full cycle and back again. Badb is the crone aspect who is said in some myths to preside over the cauldron of regeneration in the Otherworld, which makes clear the rebirthing aspect of the death-dealing Morrigan.

For poems on the Morrigan, see "Morrigan Poems"in the navigation menu to the left.

For more information:

Celtic Women's Spirituality by Edain McCoy

www.geocities.com/~huathe/gods.html

http://vassun.vassar.edu/~sttaylor/Cooley/

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