The Morrígan
deity earth Irish single tradition · 8
The Morrígan is a shapeshifting deity who can take the form of a hag. She is seen as neither wholly benevolent nor malevolent.
↻ synthesized from 8 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Association documented by 17th-century Irish historian Geoffrey Keating.
Relationships
- manifests as
- hag
- co occurs with
- Morrígu, Nemain, Neit, Donn Cuailnge, Fea, Brigit, The Dagda, Boann, Aengus, Bodb Derg, Cermait, Aed, Midir, Donn, Crom Dubh, Dark Elders, Scathach, Witch of Endor, Erin, Danu, Gentle Annie, Tuatha Dé Danann, The Mother, Cúchulainn
- consort of
- The Dagda
- enemy of
- Hekate
- serves
- John Dee
- has aspect
- The Maiden, The Crone
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“shapeshifting deities, such as The Morrígan or Badb, who are seen as neither wholly benevolent nor malevolent”
#6553 · 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.”
#11041 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“She also symbolically represents The Morrígan, the goddess of war and sovereignty, from Irish mythology.”
#26900 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In the Lebor Gabála Érenn, Anand is given as another name for The Morrígan.”
#26917 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001