Brigid
Brigid is a goddess whose name is derived from the Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, meaning "high, exalted", and ultimately originating with Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-.
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When
- First attested
- 600 BCE
- Attested period
- -600 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Seasonal goddess who rules summer in partnership with the cailleach.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Maithghean, Mara, Baba Yaga, Night Hag, Peg Powler, Grindylow, Jenny Greenteeth, Nelly Longarms, The Cailleachan, Atropos, Breogán, Íth, Darlugdach, Prende, Afërdita, Eos, Aya, Hausos, Ayg, Arshaluys, Ēostre, Dellingr, Aurora, Mater Matuta, Zorya, Aušra, Aušrinė, Austra, Brigantia, Coventina, Vesta, Hestia, Fea, Femen, Maman Brigitte, Ériu, Fódla, Matres, Banba, Macha, Brigit, Mórrígan, Matronae, Sirona, Borvo, Belenus, Apollo Grannus, Airmed, Bormo, Moirai, Ora, Laima, Parcae, Rod, Rozhanitsy, Norns, Uṣas
- allied with
- Patrick, Columba, Cailleach, Saint Ninnidh of the Pure Hand
- consort of
- Bres
- parent of
- Ruadán
- sibling of
- Brigid the healer, Brigid the smith
- syncretized with
- Saint Brigid of Kildare, Brigid of Kildare
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Brigid is said to have been given the last rites when she was dying by Saint Ninnidh of the Pure Hand. Afterwards, he reportedly had his right hand encased in metal so that it would never be defiled, and this was the origin of his epithet. Tradition says she died at Kildare on 1 February.”
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“He is the patron saint of Derry and one of the patron saints of Ireland along with Patrick and Brigid.”
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“The rivers Brent in England, Braint in Wales, and Brigid in Ireland are all related linguistically and maybe religiously to the root Brig/Brigant ... Ptolemy, a second-century geographer mentions a tribe calling itself the Brigantes in Leinster. The river Brigid, and much later literary references to saints and supernatural figures named Brigit.”
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“Irish – Brigid”
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“Brigid is an important figure for some modern pagans, who emphasize her triple aspect. She is sometimes worshipped in conjunction with Lugh or Cernunnos.”
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