The Celtic gods and goddesses of the pre-Christian Celtic peoples living in ancient central and western Europe, especially in Gaul, the British Isles and the Iberian Peninsula, are linked to aspects of life and the natural world.
History
Danu is the mother of the Celtic gods. The gods, having had their godhood usurped centuries ago by a younger god, built a world where they could shelter themselves apart from the mortal world, while still retaining their magic derived from the love devoted to them by mortalkind. This paradise world, Tir Na Nóg, was built by the Fomorians of the fairy folk to be the new home of the Celtic gods and their people, the fairies, whose other faction is the Tuatha dé Danann.[1]
The space reserved for them in the Underworld is called Annwn.[2]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Godly Physiology
- Immortality
- Magic
- Additionally, the Gods have some power related to his/her individual sphere of influence.
Weaknesses
- Power Loss: Similar to other pantheons, the Celtic gods draw greater power from the act of worship. When the number of worshippers diminishes, the gods within the Celtic pantheon, along with their power, gradually decline as well.[1]
Miscellaneous
Representatives:
- Bel[3]
- Cernunnos
- Danu[1]
- Lir
- Faerie Folk/Sídhe: Members of the faerie races of the Tuatha Dé Danann and the Fomorians were also worshipped as deities by the Celtic peoples. After they left the mortal realm, they also became known as sídhe ("folk of the fairy mounds").[4][5]
- Tuatha dé Danann: a supernatural race in Irish mythology, thought to represent deities of pre-Christian Gaelic Ireland.
- Fomorians: the other supernatural race in Irish mythology, opponents of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
Associates
Notes
- These characters are an adaptation of Celtic deities, characters in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore. More information on the original can be found at Wikipedia.org.
See Also
- Appearances of Celtic Gods
- Race Gallery: Celtic Gods
Links and References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Brave and the Bold: Batman and Wonder Woman #1
- ↑ The Multiversity Guidebook #1
- ↑ Swamp Thing (Volume 2) #68
- ↑ The Brave and the Bold: Batman and Wonder Woman #5
- ↑ In Irish mythology the sídhe are equivalent only to the Tuatha Dé when they retreat to the Otherworld, but in DC Comics they refer to both the Tuatha Dé and the Fomorians.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Flash Comics #72
- ↑ Aquaman (Volume 2) #2