Brigid
Sign in to saveBrigid or Brigit ( , ; meaning 'exalted one'), also Bríg, is a goddess of pre-Christian Ireland. She appears in Irish mythology as a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the daughter of the Dagda and wife of Bres, with whom she had a son named Ruadán.
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- Deity.name
- Brigit
- Deity.image
- Thecomingofbrideduncan1917.jpg
- Deity.caption
- "The Coming of Bríde" by John Duncan (1917)
- Deity.member_of
- the Tuatha Dé Danann
- Deity.siblings
- Cermait, Aengus, Aed, Bodb Derg, Brigid the Healer, Brigid the Smith
- Deity.symbols
- Brigid's cross, flaming torches, Cows (particularly white cows), Serpents, Swans, Bees, Oak trees, Dandelions, Wells
- Deity.texts
- Lebor Gabála Érenn, Cath Maige Tuired, ''Cormac's Glossary''
- Deity.parents
- Dagda
- Deity.type
- Irish
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Brigid or Brigit ( , ; meaning 'exalted one'), also Bríg, is a goddess of pre-Christian Ireland. She appears in Irish mythology as a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the daughter of the Dagda and wife of Bres, with whom she had a son named Ruadán.
She is associated with wisdom, poetry, healing, protection, smithing and domesticated animals. ''Cormac's Glossary'', written in the 9th century by Christian monks, says that Brigid was "the goddess whom poets adored" and that she had two sisters: Brigid the healer and Brigid the smith. This suggests she may have been a triple deity. She is also thought to have some relation to the British Celtic goddess Brigantia.