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GLOSSARY TERMS
Celtic Pantheon : Also known as the Tuatha Dé Danann (pronounced too-ah dey dah-nuhn) and worshiped by the ancient Celts across Europe as well as England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland and even into ancient Gaul, which included parts of modern-day France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and parts of Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Northern Italy.
Dagda (pronounced Dah gduh): Chief of the Tuatha Dé Danann. He was also the god of life and death, seasons, agriculture, fertility, magic, and druidry.
Tuatha Dé Danann’s Treasured Objects: While there are many objects in the Celtic pantheon, there are four most powerful: the Lia Fáil , also known as the Stone of Destiny and ordains the true High King, the Claidheamh Soluis , also known as the Sword of Light and is a weapon of enlightenment that can cut through ignorance, the Gáe Assail or the Spear of Lugh , which always hits its target and returns to the wielder’s hand. So powerful it must be stored in water, and the fourth is the Cauldron of Dagda , is a magical cauldron that symbolizes generosity, abundance, and hospitality.It's also known as the coire ansic , which means "the un-dry cauldron because the food it provides never run out and restores the strength and energy of those who eat it. Has restorative power, such as healing.
Morrigan (pronounced Mor-REE-gun): She is the Celtic goddess of death, destiny, and battle. Known as the triple goddess, along with her sisters Nemain (creates the frenzy of war and the thirst for blood) and Macha (associated with the land and the reason for war. She creates the thirst and vengeance in every warrior’s heart).
Arawn (pronounced ah-rown, the second syllable is like ‘clown’ in English): The Celtic God of Death and often symbolizes war, revenge, terror, and hunting.
Beast of Gévaudan : Reported to have killed more than 100 people in Gévaudan, France during the mid 1700s. Reports state the animal was like a wolf yet not, and scholars have suggested it may not be a wolf at all. There were so many attacks, it is believed there may have been more than one creature. émilien is the source of this creature, cursed by Fer-Diorich to live in the body of a large wolf to become the father of all the cursed wolves.
Fer-Diorich : A Dark Fae of the Celtic pantheon and sentenced for past crimes to live out the rest of his life in the Unseelie court, little more than a Celtic prison. Using magic, experimented on different species until he discovered the perfect formula for a half-man, half-wolf soldier.
Ceridwen (pronounced keh ·ruh·dwn): She is the goddess of rebirth, transformation, and inspiration and can inspire knowledge and beauty in others. She is a caring goddess but can also become a destroyer when called upon.
Cernunnos (pronounced sr· nuh ·nowz): A Celtic god of nature, fertility, and animals, often depicted as a horned figure with stag antlers. He is the lord of wild things and is associated with flora and fauna.
Seelie & Unseelie Courts: The Fae are separated into a light court (Seelie), which is ruled by Queen Tatania and a dark court (Unseelie), which is ruled by her husband King Oberon . While they love each other and are mated, they are also complete opposites and can never be together.
Draugar (singular: draugr and pronounced drawger): The undead of the Norse pantheon, living a cursed afterlife, neither dead nor living and no one knows why or who cursed them. Some were evil and doomed by their own malevolent deeds or by a necromancer, but most were decent beings and have no idea why they were cursed.
Midgard : One of the Nine Worlds in Norse beliefs and known as Earth.
Norse Pantheon: Made up of two clans: the Aesir who are considered the main gods and goddesses and live in Asgard while the Vanir are the fertility gods and goddesses and live in Vanaheimr .
Freyja : Often confused with Frigg, óeinn’s wife, but no one knows if she is married or not (My romantic brain says she’s not and should have her own story). Practices seidr , or Norse magic, and has a fondness for love, fertility, and beauty.
Idunn (Pronounced “IH-dune”): The goddess of immortality and grows a special fruit that sustains the gods’ and goddesses’ immortality.
Heimdall (Pronounced “HAME-doll”): Guardian of the gods’ stronghold, Asgard and lives in the fortress (Sky Cliffs) that sits at the top of the Bifrost.