Deities: Irish

 

The Morrigan

    The Morrigan is of Irish origin and has quite a few other names such as Morrigu. Mór-Ríoghain in modern Irish can be translated to "great queen" or "phantom queen". She is associated with war, fate, death, or victory in battle, and the land and animals, particularly livestock. She has an affinity for all things living. She watches over all living things and protects them. She cares for the prosperity of the land and (when it is conceived as a political unit) its security against external forces. She can be seen as acting as a goddess of sovereignty, not necessarily war as she is a guardian of (a) territory and its people.