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Modern Prayers for Gaelic Deities

edderkopper:

I already submitted these links to @nicstoirm​ for their guide, but since I went to the trouble of compiling the list and figure it would be of interest to a lot of people here, I’m posting it to Tumblr as well. A big thank you to everyone who took the time to write these wonderful prayers!

For Aengus Óg:

For Áine:

For Airmed:

For Bé Binn:

For Boann:

For Brighid:

For Clíodhna:

For Danu:

For Dian Cecht:

For Donn:

For Eithne:

For Étaín:

For Fand:

For Fionnghula:

For Flidais:

For Lir:

For Lugh:

For Macha:

For Manannán:

For Medb:

For the Morrígan:

For Nuada:

For Ogma:

For Tailtiu

For Tuireann

For Multiple Entities:

nicstoirm:

aelish-ocleirigh:

Picture portraying the Celtic hero god, Lugh. Credit to Mickie Mueller, you can see their signature in the bottom right hand corner.

This is my first post in what I hope to be a series, the Tuatha de Danann breakdown. I hope to have one post like this up every week or every other week. Feel free to suggest who I should do next.

-Aelish

Lugh is the Celtic hero god of sun and storm. He is a jack of all trades and a warrior, young and handsome with thick curly red hair. When he was a child the god Manannan took him to Tir-nan-Oge where for twenty-one years Lugh grew. Manannan spoke to Lugh and gave him his sword, his horse which could ride over land or water, his helmet and breastplate. Then Lugh made his way to Ireland. After arriving to Ireland he made his way on foot to the dun of Nuada where he was told he needed a craft they did not already have within if he was to enter. The king approved his entrance after hearing Lugh alone could do everything his court members could combined. He was called the Ildana, the master of every craft.

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Excellent write up, only Lugh is not related to the sun 🙂 That’s a misunderstanding from ancient scholars who wanted to push the Irish deities into being Greek deities and they needed a “sun god” (not a sun goddess, we have those!), and since Lugh is once poetically referred to as rising like the sun rises… they jumped and assumed he must be a sun god.

But otherwise you have a great summary on Lugh 🙂

A Gaelpol prayer against Nazis

phoenyxoftheashes:

I pray to Brighid, Airmed, and Miach: heal those affected by white nationalism, racism, and anti-Semitism

I pray to Lugh, the Dagda, and Ogma: give us the skills to fight Nazis, and defeat them and their hatred

I pray to Manannan Mac Lir: cloak and protect everyone affected by white nationalism, racism, and anti-Semitism

I pray to Flidais: provide encouragement to those who counter-protest and fight back against the hatred produced by Nazis

I pray to Nuada: lead us in battle against the Nazis taking over our country.

I pray to Na Morrigna, the sisters of war: provide us with the strength to endure these horrifying times. Provide us with strength to fight back.