Badb
Badb is a shapeshifting deity who can take the form of a hag. She is seen as neither wholly benevolent nor malevolent.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Association documented by 17th-century Irish historian Geoffrey Keating.
Relationships
- manifests as
- hag
- co occurs with
- Anu, The Dagda, Nemain, Dagda, Indech, Lug, Anand, Fea, Macha, Laima, Kārta, Dēkla, Parcae, Norns, Hermes Trismegistus, the Holy Spirit, Balor, Hecate, God the Father, the Son, Moirai
- consort of
- Neit
- manifested by
- Morrígu
- child of
- Ernmas
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“shapeshifting deities, such as The Morrígan or Badb, who are seen as neither wholly benevolent nor malevolent”
#6554 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“According to the 17th-century Irish historian Geoffrey Keating (Irish: Seathrún Céitinn), the three sovereignty goddesses associated with Éire, Banbha and Fódla were Badb, Macha and The Morrígan.”
#11039 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Sometimes she appears as one of three sisters, the daughters of Ernmas: Morrígan, Badb and Macha. Sometimes the trinity consists of Badb, Macha and Anand, collectively known as the Morrígna. Occasionally, Nemain or Fea appear in the various combinations.”
#12919 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“She is often mentioned together with her sisters, "Badb and Morrigu, whose name was Anand". The three (with varying names) are often considered a triple goddess associated with war.”
#15937 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In classical religious traditions, three separate beings may represent either a triad who typically appear as a group (the Greek Moirai, the Roman Parcae, the Norse Norns, the Baltic Dēkla, Kārta and Laima, or the Irish Badb, Macha and Morrígan)”
#20746 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001