Showing posts with label god of the dead. Show all posts
Showing posts with label god of the dead. Show all posts

Thursday, 19 December 2013

Manannan mac Lir: Lord of Mischief

Religion: Ancient Irish/Scottish/Welsh/Manx

Titles/Epithets: Lord of Mischief, Guardian of the Gates Between Worlds, Master of Mists and Magic, King of the Blessed Isles, Keeper of Youth, First King of the Isle of Man, Foster-Father of Lugh, Grey Rider of Enbarr, Son of the Sea, Guide of Souls, God of Truth, Lord of Storms and Weather, The Great Navigator, etc.

Kingdom: The Isle of Man, Tir na nOg (The Land of the Young), Tir Tairngire (The Land of Promise), Tir fo Thuinn (Land Under the Waves), Emain Ablach (Isle of Women)

Functions: Afterlife Ruler, Psychopomp, Gatekeeper, Foster-Father, Trickster, Master Magician, Patron God of the Isle of Man, Sage, God of Weather/Seas/Truth/Navigation/Hidden Knowledge

Offerings: Ale, Mead, Pork, Beef, Salmon, Hazelnuts, Apples, Yellow Flowers, Seashells, Magical Dedications, Incense

Symbols: Triskele, Triskelion, the Sword Fragarach (the Answerer), Wavesweeper (Coracle)

Sacred Animals: Crane, Pig, Salmon

Sacred Plants: Alder and Apple

Relatives: Lir (Father), Fann/Fand (Wife), Ilbhreac (Son), Fiachna (Son), Gaidiar (Son), Aine (Daughter), Niamh of the Golden Hair (Daughter) Lugh Lamhfada (Foster-Son), Mongan mac Fiachnai (Mortal Son)

Myths

http://www.shee-eire.com/Magic%26Mythology/Gods&Goddess/Celtic/Gods/Manannan/Page1.htm

Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Hades, the Unseen One

Religion: Ancient Greek

Titles/Epithets: Zeus of the Underworld, Plouton (Of Wealth), God of the Underworld, Ruler of Many, Host of Many, Receiver of the Dead, Saviour of the Dead.

Kingdom: The Greek Underworld (Consisting of: The Fields of Punishment, The Fields of Asphodel, Elysium, Isles of the Blessed, Tartarus, and the Rivers Styx + Acheron + Lethe + Phlegethon + Cocytus)

Functions: King of the Underworld, Lord of Funerals, Master of Necromancy, Ruler of Ghosts, God of Mining and Metals

Offerings: Precious Metals, Money, Wine, Beef, Pomegranates, Dates, Incense

Symbols: Bident, Helm of Darkness, the Keys of Hades

Sacred Animals: Screech Owl

Sacred Plants: White Poplar, Mint, Cypress, Asphodel

Relatives: Persephone (WIfe), Cronus (Father), Rhea (Mother), Gaia (Grandmother), Uranus (Grandfather) Zeus (Brother), Poseidon (Brother), Hera (Sister), Demeter (Sister), Hestia (Sister) Heracles (Nephew), Theseus (Nephew), Many Others.

Myths

Donn, First Ancestor of the Irish

Titles: The Dark One, the First Ancestor, Lord of the Dead, Receiver of the Dead, Granter of Rest, Rider of the White Horse, Donn of the Dunes, Chief of the Milesians, Master of the Red Tower, Breaker of Ships, King of Knockfierna and Tech Duinn, Son of Mil.

Colors: Brown and Black

Symbols: White Horse, Shipwreck, Red Tower, Sand Dunes

Offerings: Mead, Ale, Beef, Grain, Cheese, Butter, Spring Water, Milk

Functions: Faerie King, Protector of Crops and Cattle, God of the Dead, Ancestor of the Irish, Brewer of Storms, Wrecker of Ships.

Home: Tech Duinn and Knockfierna

Festival: Samhain

Myths
http://www.shee-eire.com/Magic%26Mythology/Fairylore/Fairy-Mountains/The-legend-of-Knocfierna/Page1.htm
http://www.shee-eire.com/Magic%26Mythology/Myths/TheLeborGabala/Milesians/Page1.htm
http://www.shee-eire.com/Magic%26Mythology/Myths/TheLeborGabala/Milesians/Page2.htm
http://www.shee-eire.com/Magic&Mythology/Myths/Tuatha-De-Danann/LandingoftheMilesians/Page1.htm