Brigid
Sign in to saveBrigid or Brigit ( , ; meaning 'exalted one'), also Bríg, is a goddess of pre-Christian Ireland. She appears in Irish mythology as a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the daughter of the Dagda and wife of Bres, with whom she had a son named Ruadán.
Key facts
- Deity.name
- Brigit
- Deity.image
- Thecomingofbrideduncan1917.jpg
- Deity.caption
- "The Coming of Bríde" by John Duncan (1917)
- Deity.member_of
- the Tuatha Dé Danann
- Deity.siblings
- Cermait, Aengus, Aed, Bodb Derg, Brigid the Healer, Brigid the Smith
- Deity.symbols
- Brigid's cross, flaming torches, Cows (particularly white cows), Serpents, Swans, Bees, Oak trees, Dandelions, Wells
- Deity.texts
- Lebor Gabála Érenn, Cath Maige Tuired, ''Cormac's Glossary''
- Deity.parents
- Dagda
- Deity.type
- Irish
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Celtic deity
- Part of
- Tuatha Dé Danann
- Gender
- female
- Father
- The Dagda
- Image
- Thecomingofbrideduncan1917.jpg
- Said to be same as
- Brigantia
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- worshipped by
- Irish mythology
- Commons category
- Brigid
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Article · Deutsch
Brigid ['bʲɾʲiʝidʲ] (so altirisch, auch Brighid oder Brig, schottisch Bride, neuirisch Bríd) ist in der keltischen Mythologie Irlands der Name einer Göttin. Ihr Heiligtum war in Kildare (Irland), wo ihr heiliges Feuer gehütet wurde. Ihr walisischer Name lautet Ffraid; nach ihr ist auch die St. Brides Bay (walisisch Bae Sain Ffraid) im Westen von Pembrokeshire in Wales benannt.
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