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The Celtic Pantheon

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Abarta – god of jealousy, performer of feats

Accasbel – god of wine and mead

Aengus – god of youth and love

Aesun – early irish god

Afnac – god of forgetting

Alator – God of war and protection, name means “he who nourishes the people”

Albion – son of a forgotten sea god

Albiorix – God of protection and war, name means “king of the world”

Alisanos – god of stones

Ambisagrus – god of weather magic, leadership

Angus Mac Og – god of youth, love, music magic, protection of lovers, dream work, creativity and beauty

Arawn/Arawyn – King of Hell, God of Annwn. Ruled the underground kingdom of the dead.

Ard Greimme - Father of the famed warrior sisters, Aife and Scáthach. Once a Sun God.

Artaius - god of sheep and cattle herders from Celtic Gaul. Later, the Romans identified him with Mercury.

Baile of the Honeyed Speech – God of Blarney, the speech valued in Irish culture.

Barinthus – Charioteer to the residents of the Otherworld who was most likely once a Sea or Sun God.

Bel/Beltene – Closely connected with the Druids. His name was seen in festivals of Beltane/Beltain. Cattle were also driven through the bonfires for purification and fertility.

Bladud – Sun God who is associated with the sacred English hot spring known as Aquae Sulis. Depicted as a very virile male figure with flaming hair.

Bormanus – Thought to be one of the earliest Celtic Gods. Nothing is known about him today, though he may have later surfaced as Borvo, a Breton God of hot springs.

Borvo – God of hot springs who replaced his mother, Sirona, in this function when her story was patriarchalized. The spring he ruled had great healing powers.

Bran The Blessed/Bran MacFebal – A giant associated with ravens.

Breasal – High King of the entire planet who made his home in the Otherworld which is sometimes called Hy- or I-Breasal in his honor.

Bregon – Minor Celtic figure who plays a role as either the human son of Milesius or the divine father of Bile and Ith.

Brenos – War God to whom the victories at Allia and Delphi were attributed.

Belenus – God of healing, name means “bright one”

Bres – God of fertility, tyrant ruler

Camulos – War God from the region of Colchester which was once called by the Latin name Camulodunum in his honor.

Canola – Believed to be one of the oldest of the Irish deities, Canolawas the inventor of Ireland’s long loved symbol, the harp.

Cernunnos – The Horned God, God of Nature, God of the Underworld. The Druids knew him as Hu Gadarn, the Horned God of Fertility.

Cian – God of medicine who went to retrieve a cow which had been stolen by Balor. Father of Lugh. Son of Diancecht. Husband of Ethne.

Condatis – God of confluence whose sacred places were wherever two rivers or bodies of water met.

Credne – God of metallurgy and smithing who worked in bronze. He created all the Tuatha’s weapons with the goldsmith Goibniu and the woodworker Luchtain.

Cromm Cruaich – Ancient deity about which little is known about today. Seen as a harvest, death and sacrificial God. It is thought human sacrifices were once made to him at Samhain.

Cronos – Minor harvest and Sun God with Greek roots who was imprisoned with his subordinate deities on a western island which could have been a Land of the Dead.

The Dagda – High King of the Tuatha Dé Danann. God of death and rebirth, master of all trades, lord of perfect knowledge.

Daronwy – In The Book of Taliesin, The “Song of Daronwy,” relates adventures of this God who does not appear elsewhere in Celtic mythology.

Dispater – Gaulish God, whose name means “the father,” was a primordial God of creation who later merged with both Don andCernunnos.

Dunatis – Gaulish Celtic God of fortifications. Protector of sacred spaces.

Dylan/Dyonas – Guardian deity of the mouth of the River Conway. Symbol was a silver fish, son of Gwydion and Arianrhod.

Easal – God of abundance and prosperity who came into legend as King of the Golden Pillars.

Epos Olloatir – Horse God often seen as either a male form of Epona or as her consort.

Essus – Harvest God worshiped in Brittany and in Gaul by the people known as the Essuvi.

Finvarra – A strong God who became known as a faery king of the Tuatha Dé Danann.

Fionn MacCumhal – Legendary giant God/Warrior of Ireland who foresaw the coming of the Milesians and banished an invading giant from Scotland.

Gavida – Minor God of the forge.

Gog – Consort of Magog.

Goidniu – One of a triad of craftsmen with Luchtaine the wright and Creidne the brazier.

Grainne – Master herbalist and sun Goddess who was the daughter of King Cormac and who married Fionn MacCumhal.

Great Father – The Horned God, The Lord. Represents the male principle of creation.

Guaire – Guardian God/spirit of Bruigh na Boinne and father of Ebhlinne.

Gwawl Ap Clud/Gwawn – Son of the Goddess Clug. Thought to be a minor sun God.

Gwydion – Druid of the mainland gods, son of Don. Brother of Govannon, Arianrhod and Amaethon.

Gwyddno – At one time was a sea God. Came down in legend as a monster or faery of the ocean.

Gwynn Ap Nudd – King of the Fairies and the underworld.

Gwethyr – Opposite of Gwynn Ap Nudd. King of the Upperworld.

Hevydd Hen – Father of Rhiannon. Once part of a very old oral tradition which has been lost.

Holly King and Oak King – Two sacrificial Gods who, in the manner of such deities, are two aspects of the same being. Holly King represents the waning year, and battles the Oak King at Midsummer (probably at Beltane sometime in the past) for leadership.

The Horned God – Opener of the Gates of Life and Death.

Ialonus – Fertility God who governed over all cultivated fields.

Ibath – A nomad who is believed to be a Tuatha ancestor/father God.

Iubdan of the Faylinn – An Ulster God usually known in popular legend as the king of the Ulster faeries.

Keevan of the Curling Hair – Lover of Cliodna who may have been a God of fertility and of the hunt. All myths aside the ones of Cliodna have been lost.

Lassair – Goddess of Midsummer, part of a triune with her sistersLatiaran and Inghean Bhuidhe. Her name means “flame.”

Latiaran – The youngest of the three sisters who made up a Triune Goddess. Latiaran represented the first harvest of Lughnasadh.

Latobius- god of mountains and sky equated with the Roman Mars and Jupiter.

Lenus – God of healing, associated with the Roman god Mars

Latis – Lake Goddess who later became a Goddess of ale and mead.

LeFay – Goddess of the sea and of the Isle of Avalon. She was an excellent healer and drinking water bless her provided an instant cure for all.

Leucetios – Thunder and storm God.

Llasar Llaesgyfnewid – Battle God who is always paired with Cymidei Cymeinfoll, his wife.

Lugh – God of the sun and craftsmanship, justice and rulership

Mabon – Minor sun God who also has power in darkness. Some traditions view him as the original being, the first God, first life carved out of the primal void of the divine womb.

MacCecht – Son of Oghma. God of the plow for the Tuatha.

MacCuill – Minor sea God of the Tuatha Dé Danann.

MacGreine – Son of Oghma, minor sun God of the Tuatha Dé Danann and husband of Eire.

MacKay – MacKay’s legend is possibly a reworking of an old story about a fire God.

Maponus – God of music, poetry and youth

Neit – Tuatha Dé Danann war God who is seen as both the husband of Nemain and of the entire Morrígu tribe

Nuada – God of healing, the sea and warfare

Ogma – A champion of the Tuatha who carried a huge club. He invented the Ogam script alphabet.Taranis – god of thunder

Pwyll – Sometimes the ruler of the underworld.

Segomo – War God called by the name Cocidius. His image is always seen with birds of prey such as the hawk or falcon.

Sucellos – A river and death God about whom nothing but his name is known about. However, some claim he was the consort of Nantosuelta, whose name means “of the meandering stream.”

Taliesin – Minor barley God worshipped through the 16th century. Do not confuse him with the bard, Taliesin, though some of the famous bard’s attributes were grafted onto him.

Tethra – King of the FirBolgs after they were banished into the sea. He is now seen as a minor death God.

Tuan MacCarell – Nephew of Partholan was a hero who was created a God of animals and the woodlands by the mother Goddess Dana.

Female

Adsullata – goddess of purification, hot springs and solar magic

Achtland – goddess of sex

Aerten – goddess of peace and fate

Aeval – goddess of lust, sex magic and wisdom

Agrona – goddess of war and slaughter

Aibell – goddess of protection, music, earth magic and ecological magic

Aibheaog – goddess of healing and midsummer well rituals

Aiofe – goddess of protection, general knowledge, teaching, path working, and law. Goddess and queen of the isle of shadow

Aimend – minor sun goddesss

Aine – goddess of love, summer, youth, wealth, sovreignity, crops, cattle and the moon

Airmid – goddess of medicene and healing arts

Almha – goddess of tuatha de danann

Ancasta - goddess who survives only in her name through a dedication on a stone

Andraste goddess of overcoming enemies and war

Anu/Anann/Catana – Mother Earth, Great Goddess, Greatest of all Goddesses, another aspect of the Morrígu.

Ardwinna – Woodland and animal Goddess who stalked the forests ofArdennes riding a wild boar.

Ariadne – goddess of protection, magic, manifestation, time

Arianrhod – goddess of beauty, fertility, reincarnation. Mother aspect of the Triple Goddess and is honoured at the full moon.

Arnamentia - goddess of spring waters who was once a minor solar deity.

Artio – Bear Goddess whose shrine once stood in what is now Bern, Switzerland. She is usually depicted as being surrounded by full baskets and animals.

Badb/Badb Catha - The cauldron of ever-producing life, war goddess and wife of Net, mother aspect of Triple Goddess; also, linked with the cauldron, crows, and ravens.

Ban-Chuideachaidh Moire – Old Goddess who appears in modern Irish legends as the midwife who assisted the Christian Virgin Mary with her birth, and was also a title applied to St. Bridget.

Banba – Part of a triad with Fotia and Ériu. They used magic to repel invaders.

Bechoil – Goddess whose legends have been lost. Perhaps an early version of Dana.

Becuma – Tuatha Goddess who ruled over magical boats and had a weakness for sleeping with High Kings at Tara.

Belisama – Goddess of the Mersey River.

Berecynthia – An Earth Goddess, perhaps even a local goddess.

Blai – A Fairy Queen with a burgh of her own Drumberg. Represents a personal or mascot deity to Ossian.

Blathnat – Probably a form of the more popular Welsh Goddess,Blodeuwedd.

Blodeuwedd/Wlodwin – Lily maid of Celtic initiation ceremonies. Known as the Ninefold Goddess of the Western Isles of Paradise. Created by Math andGwydion as a wife for Lleu.

Bo Dhu – Black cow Goddess who helped bring fertility to barren Ireland.

Bo Find – “White cow.” This is how she manifested long ago on the barren and fruitless mass that would become green Ireland.

Bo Ruadh – Red cow Goddess who helped bring fertility to barren Ireland.

Boann/Boyne – Goddess of the river Boyne.

Bodua – War Goddess much like the Irish Badb.

Branwen/Branwyn – Venus of the Northern Seas, of the three matriarchs of Britain. Lady of the Lake.

Briant – Goddess of the river which holds her name.

Brigantia/Britannia – A Goddess of sovereignty and often thought of as the Brigit of England. In 1667 Charles I had her face placed on the coinage where it remains today, reviving an old custom, first instated by the Romans who adopted her as their.

Brigit/Brigindo – Associated with Imbolc. She had an exclusive female priesthood at Kildare and an ever-burning fire. She had 19 priestesses representing the 19-year cycle of the Celtic “Great Year.”

Brigantia – Goddess of rivers and waters, poetry and crafts

Brigid – Goddess of fire, fertility, healing, cattle and poetry

Bronach – Crone Goddess linked to forgotten Samhain rituals. Reclaim this forgotten Samhain Goddess at your own seasonal rites.

Caer Ibormeith – Usually thought of as a Goddess of sleep and dreams and a less violent version of Mare.

Cailleach – Goddess in her Destroyer aspect.

Caireen – Once a protective Mother Goddess, a defender of youth and patron of children. Associated with holly leaves.

Cally Berry – Often equated with the Cailleach Bheur of Scotland, although in northern Irish legends, she appears as a maiden Goddess, representation of spring, the hunt and guardian of animals.

Campestres – Campestres is the Roman name of a lost Goddess of fields that was probably a fertility or harvest Goddess in Celtic Gaul.

Cailleach – goddess of the winds and winter

Cerridwen – Goddess and sorceress, poetic wisdom, prophecy, magic and rebirth

Caolainn – Goddess who was the guardian/queen of a magical well in County Roscommon in western Ireland. She helped grant wishes, usually ones which taught the wishers that they didn’t really want what they thought they did.

Carman – Goddess of County Wexford and source name for LochGarman, who was once honored at Lughnasadh. It is believed she has roots in the Greek grain Goddess, Demeter.

Carravogue – Local Crone Goddess from County Meath who was transformed into a huge snake for eating forbidden berries.

Cathubodia – Occasionally seen as a Breton version of the Irish earth Goddess Banbha, most likely with origins in Gaul. Thought to be a war Goddess who shares Badb’s energies.

Cebhfhionn – Goddess of inspiration who was usually found next to the legendary Well of Knowledge from which she filled an endless vessel. She kept this sacred water from humans, feeling they could not handle its power.

Cerridwen – Moon Goddess, Grain Goddess. Welsh Bards called themselves Cerddorion (sons of Cerridwen). The Bard, Taliesin, founder of their craft was said to be born of Cerridwen and to have tasted a potent from her magic cauldron of inspiration.

Cessair – Of the race known as the Partholans who were among the first to occupy Ireland, she is the first ruler of Ireland. Well-known pre-Celtic Mother Goddess figure much like Dana. She led a journey of Partholans to the “western edge of the world” forty days before the great flood.

Cethlion – Goddess of the Formorians who was called “crooked teeth.” She prophesied the fall of her people to the Tuatha Dé Danann.

Chlaus Haistic – Ancient Goddess of unknown function who came down to earth as a powerful witch. Probably a crone Goddess.

Cliodna – Tuatha Dé Danann Sea and Otherworld Goddess who usually took the form of a sea bird and therefore symbolized the Celtic afterlife.

Clota – Well-known Goddess and namesake of the River Clyde. The waters in which she governed were believed to be especially useful in controlling seizures.

Coinchend – A semi-divine warrioress whose home was in the Otherworld.

Condwiramur – Goddess of sovereignty who appears shortly in the Grail legends as the wife of Sir Percival in which she is wedded and then bedded by Percival who then immediately sets off for the Grail castle to which he is finally admitted.

Corchen – Ancient snake Goddess about whom very little is known. She was probably once a regional mother earth Goddess, or Goddess of rebirth.

Corra – Prophecy Goddess who regularly appeared in the form of a crane. She symbolizes transcendent knowledge and transitions to the Otherworld.

Coventina – One of the most potent of the Celtic river Goddesses. Most likely Roman in origin. She was also the Goddess of featherless flying creatures which may have symbolized some type of blockage to passing into the Otherworld.

Cred – Fairy Queen Goddess who is associated with Dana’smountains, the Paps of Anu. She vowed never to sleep until she found a man who could create for her the most majestic poem ever penned.

Creiddylad – Connected with Beltane and often called the May Queen. Goddess of summer flowers.

Crobh Dearg – “The Red Claw.” War Goddess who is possibly a form of the crone Goddess of battle Badb. A Leinster fortress was named for her.

The Crone – Third aspect of the Triple Goddess. She signifies old age or death, winter, the end of all things, the waning moon, post-menstrual phases of women’s lives, all destruction that comes before regeneration through her cauldron of rebirth.

Cyhiraeth – Goddess of streams who later became thought of as a fairy spirit who was a portent of death, very similar to Ireland’s Beansidhe or Cornwall’s Washer at the Ford.

Cymidei Cymeinfoll – War Goddess who is always paired in stories with her husband, Llasar Llaesyfnewid. They own a magical cauldron into which they would cast warriors killed in battle.

Dahud-Ahes – Goddess of “debauchery” by her detractors, while some recent legends go so far as to make her the destroyer of her own realm through her excesses and her worship of “idols.”

Damara – Fertility Goddess associated with Beltane.

Damona – Cow Goddess which little is known about.

Danu – Major Mother Goddess, ancestress of the Tuatha Dé Danann.

Deae Matres – “Mother Goddesses.” A triune of earth Goddesses given this singular Latin name on the continent.

Dechtere – A triplicate unto herself, this Goddess throughout her myth say she alternately takes on the images of maiden, mother and crone.

Devona – Goddess of the rivers of Devon.

Diancecht – Physician-magician of the Tuatha.

Dil – Very old cattle Goddess about whom nothing is known about today. She could have been a derivative of the nearly forgotten Damona of Gaul.

Domnu – Goddess of the Formorians, who are sometimes referred to as the Fir Domnann in her honor.

Don/Donn – Sometimes called a Goddess and sometimes called a God. Ruled over the land of the dead.

Druantia – “Queen of the Druids.” Fir Goddess.

Dubh Lacha – Early Irish Goddess of the sea of whom little is known. Possibly another version of the Druidess Dubh.

Eadon – Goddess of poetry who may have also been a bard.

Epona – Horse goddess, fertility and cornucopias, horses and mules

Eriu – goddess of fertility, abundance, sovereignity and ireland itself

Ebhlinne – Goddess of Munster who was until recent times honored at the Midsummer Sabbat in her mountain home in County Tipperary.

Echtghe/Aughty – Believed to be another form of Dana by some, the first Great Mother Goddess of Ireland.

Eibhir – First wife of Ossian who is described as being a yellow-haired “stranger from another land.”

Eithne – Old Goddess whose original form likely traveled with the Celts across the continent over many generations from the Middle East.

Elaine – Maiden aspect of the Goddess.

Queen of Elphame – Goddess of death and disease who is often equated with the Greek Goddess Hecate.

Eostre – Goddess for whom the Ostara Sabbat is named for a.k.a. Easter. She is viewed as spring personified.

Erce – Earth Mother and Harvest Goddess represented by a womb or over-flowing Horn of Plenty who is believed to be Basque in origin.

Eri of the Golden Hair – Virgin Goddess of the Tuatha Dé Danann. In one legend, Eriwas at the bank of a river when a man in a silver boat floated down to her on a beaming ray of the sun.

Ériu/Erin – One of the three queens of the Tuatha Dé Danann and daughter of the Dagda.

Fachea – Goddess of poetry and patron of bards.

Fea – War Goddess whose root name means “the hateful one.” She is a subordinate deity of the Morrígu. Daughter of Brugh and Elcmar.

Finncaev – Minor Princess among the Tuatha Dé Danann. Thought to be a Goddess of love and beauty.

Fland – Daughter of woodland Goddess Flidais. A lake Goddess who is viewed in modern folklore as an evil water faery who lures swimmers to their death.

Flidais – She rode in a chariot drawn by deer. Ruler of wild beasts, forests, woodlands.

Garbh Ogh – Giantess and Goddess of the hunt whose chariot was drawn by elks.

Garmangabis – Goddess who was brought to Britain with the Romans and survives only through cryptic inscriptions.

Goewin – Goddess of sovereignty who held the feet of Math while he reigned. She was only exempt from doing this when he went to war.

Goleuddydd – Sow Goddess, mother of Culwch who ran in an insane rush to the deep woodlands to give him birth. Aunt of King Arthur.

Great Mother – The Lady. Represents the female principle of creation.

Grian – Fairy Goddess from County Tipperary is still thought to live in a burgh beneath Pallas Green Hill.

Gwen – A young female who was so beautiful that almost no one could live if they gazed upon her for long.

Habetrot – A “spinning” Goddess who is thought to either be a goddess of spell casting or the wheel of the year since “spinning” refers to them both.

Habondia – Goddess of abundance and prosperity who was later demoted to a mere witch in medieval English lore in order to strip her of her great power in the minds of the rural folk who depended upon her benevolence for their crops and herds.

Harimella – Goddess of Tungrain origin who used to be worshiped inDunfriesshire. Most likely a Goddess of protection.

Henwen – Sow Goddess much like her Welsh counterpart, Cerridwen. She is the deity who brought abundance to the land by giving birth to an array of “litters” throughout England.

Inghean Bhuidhe – Her name means “yellow-haired girl.” Much of her story has been lost, however, we do know that she was the middle girl of three sisters who made up a Triple Goddess.

Kele-De – Very old Goddess whose early all-female following was allowed to flourish by the early church. Their High Priestess reserved the right to take any and all lovers they chose.

The Lady Of the Lake – To some, she is a fairy woman, but to others, she is a potent deity of life, death and regeneration.

Mabb – Warrioress believed to be a Welsh version of Ireland’s QueenMaeve. Today in Welsh folklore she is a faery who brings nightmares and is a midwife to the Welsh fairy folk.

Macha – goddess of life, death, war, land, horses

Medb – Goddess of sovereignty and motherhood

Morrigan – Goddess of war and death, fate and battle

Naas – Goddess. Wife of Lugh, she died in County Kildare at a site which still bears her name.

Nair – This Goddess is best-known for escorting High King Crebhan to the Otherworld where she gave him great treasures. Her name means “modesty.”

Nehalennia – Dog Goddess who was the patron deity of sea traders, perhaps an image derived from Sirius (The Dog Star, which was once an important navigational star.

Nemetona – Guardian Goddess of all sacred places such as circles or magical groves.

Nemausicae – Mother goddess, fertility and healing

Nerthus – Goddess of fertility, peace and prosperity

Oanuava – Very old Earth Goddess from Celtic Gaul. A Mother Goddess who was regionally worshiped as the source from which all life flowed.

Ratis – Goddess of protective fortifications whose name means “of the fortress.”

Rhiannon – “The Great Queen.” Goddess of birds and horses. She rides a swift white horse.

Rosmerta – Goddess of both Celtic and Roman Gaul. After Rome conquered the region, Rosmerta was taken into the local Roman pantheon where she became a consort of their God Mercury.

Saitada – She is known only from one inscription in the Tyne Valley. It is thought she was a Goddess of mourning.

Scathach – Underworld Goddess, Goddess in her Destroyer aspect. A warrior woman and prophetess who lived in Albion, most likely on the Isle of Skye and taught the martial arts.

Sequana – Earth Goddess who lived beneath the rivers of Britain and could only be seen if the rivers were drained or low from drought.

Sul/Sulevia – Goddess of hot springs whose sacred waters was always hot. Prince Bladud built a shrine to her near Aquae Sulis where the popular modern-day spa is located.

Tamara – Goddess of the River Tamar which divides the Duchy of Cornwall from the rest of England. Most likely as much a protective force as she was a water deity.

Tamesis – Goddess of the River Thames, later replaced in patriarchal times by Llud, for whom Ludgate Hill in London is named.

Tlachtga – Goddess of sacrifice. She died giving birth to triplets fathered by three different men.

Uairebhuidhe – Bird Goddess whom little is known about today. Most likely a goddess of death or Otherworld. Maybe even a consort of the better-known bird God Nemglan.

Uathach – Goddess who trained warriors to fight. One of the many mistresses Cuchulain had over his life.

Wachilt – Minor sea Goddess later called a “witch” in English mythology. Mother of Wayland the Smith who is a German God honored in England.

White Lady – Dryad of Death. Queen of the Dead. The crone form of the Goddess.

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lurking-latinist · 7 months

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254) Slave Princess by Juliet Landon SHACKLED TO A SLAVE! For ex-cavalry officer the Fourth Doctor duty always occasionally comes first. His task to escort the Roman empress's White Guardian's? latest captive should be easy. But one look at his fiery slave and Four wants to put his own desires before everything else… For Princess Romanadvoratrelundar, her powerful, battle-honed captor has her head in conflict with her heart. Bound by a new-found bondage of emotions, it's not long before Romana wonders whether she wants to come out of this perilous journey to Aquae Sulis with her virtue intact…!

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mydarlingsunshine · 2 years

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In praise of Sulis

(Adapted from Orphic Hymn #8 to Helios)

Hear, golden Goddess, whose eternal eye

with broad survey illumines all the sky,

self-born, unweary'd in diffusing light,

and to all eyes the mirror of delight.

Maiden of the seasons, holy star,

from darkness hope comes beaming from afar,

with thy right hand the source of morning light,

and with thy left unconquered queen of night.

Your march agile and vigorous, radiant sun,

round heaven's course with haste and might you run.

Foe to the wicked, but the good soul's guide,

o'er all steps to the good you do preside.

With precious waters, Shining Queen, tis thine,

to gift unto the world healing divine.

Mother of ages, guide of prosperous deeds,

holy seer, from whom clear sight proceeds,

Sulis Invicta, all-seeing, bearing light,

source of existence, pure and fiery bright,

friend of crops, immortal queen of years,

strong and warm, whom ev'ry power reveres.

Great eye of heaven and the starry skies,

fated with eternal flame to set and rise,

dispensing justice, truth from you dost stream,

the world's great star, and o'er all supreme.

Faithful defender, and the eye of right,

of days the ruler, and of life the light.

From sacred springs pour blessings great and pure,

to each soul peace, and for each ill a cure.

Propitious on these humble labours shine,

and bless thy suppliants with life divine.

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afairybear · 2 years

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The Element of Water

Colors: Aqua, Black, Blue, Clear, Green, Sea Green, Ultramarine, White

Tools: Bowl, Cauldron, Chalice

Charms: Ambergris, Ice, Rain, Tears, Inverted Triangle

Stones: Blue Lace Agate, Aquamarine, Coral, Mother of Pearl, Water Opal, Pearl, Clear Quartz, River Rock, Sea Salt

Animals: Crab, Crocodile, Dolphin, Fish, Frog, Porpoise, Seabirds, Diving and Wading Birds, All Marine Life

Metal: Copper, Mercury ☠️, Silver

Fungus: All

Incense: Camphor, Coconut, Myrrh, Strawberry, Vanilla

Plants: Bat Nut, Cabbage, Camellia, Cantaloupe, Cattail, Cucumber, Driftwood, Eryngo, Eucalyptus, Fern, Frangipani, Gardenia, Kelp, Lettuce, Lotus, Papyrus, Rice, Rushes, Watercress, Watermelon, Water Lily, Willow, Aromatic Rush Roots, All Gourds, Reeds, Aquatic Plants, Succulent Plants, And Those That Grow Near Water.

Goddesses: Anahita, Atargatis, Benzaiten, Boann, Chalchihuitlcue, Coventina, Danu, Ganga, Ilmatar, Inanna, Luannotar, Nantosuelta, Nehalennia, Oshun, Ran, Sarasvati, Sulis, Teftnut, Tiamat, Yemaya

Gods: Aegir, Apsu, Dagon, Dylan, Ea, Enki, Hapy, Mannan, Neptune, Njoerd, Poseidon, Tlaloc, Yamm

Evocation: Gabriel, Ganymede, Merfolk, Michael, Nereids, Raphael, Water Nymphs

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breitzbachbea · 9 months

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Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love❤

God, I needed this right now, because I am about to explode from how exhausting and unfair adult life is. And I love NOTHING more than talk about my own shit. Thank you so much, nonnie, I owe you my life.

Perché in Sicilia i morti dovrebbe morire I am aware that there is technically a typo in here, but I don't have the book I quoted around, so I don't know if the typo is already in the source material. Either way, do you like ghosts? Do you like folklore? Do you like places haunted by the terrible things they've seen, objects filled with the absentminded crooked intentions of their owner? Do you like childhood friends, who are the only friends to trust each other with their terrible childhoods, but it doesn't solve anything? Perché is the story you want. Herakles and Michele are sneaking around Michele's house during a power outage, talking about the recent past and ranting about the distant one, while the are some parts in between those that are unspeakable. It weaves the past of Sicily on a whole, especially Palermo's and its hinterland, together with the fate of the Vento family and clothes the terrors of Michele's own psyche into the familiar appearance of the collective Sicilian folklore. Also, if you like two mediterranean guys being way too coddly and touchy-feely, you can give this one a go as well.

Don't Touch The Artwork I like this little pwp one-shot immensely, because despite plot being thinly on the ground, it has so many little fantastic character moments. Team Liechtenstein and Team Austria both get to shine, you get to understand both team dynamics on their own and how single members act with each other across the boundary. Not to mention that it brilliantly works out Hugo's and Alois' relationship - the toxic masculinity, the fragile 'friendship', how both are at such cross purposes with their needs and desires but agree just enough on sex itself to keep coming back to play the doomed game. Next round I'll win, they think, always. They are giving it their all and then it wasn't good enough, because it's not good enough on principle. Either way, if you want to read two guys have a handjob quickie in the restroom of the KHM in Vienna, because they find the millennia of human craft and expression boring - yeah, that's the one.

Between Me and the Goddess (and You) Will you please, for the love of God, read my Imperial Rome setting AU that doesn't rely on some Victorian decadence narrative bc these mfers believed Tacitus blindly. We don't need love slave bullshit and tyrannical hedonism, we need a couple who is so concerned for each other's health that they travel miles and miles for it. We need Harry being so close with Michele that he involves him in Magic - in something that is ought to only be between the one who calls upon a divine Entity and the Entity itself. Michele, who cannot bear a night parted from his love to fix his own troubles, in case Harry's leg gives him grief all alone. Also, curse tablets are inherently funny, so please read this SicIre trip to Aquae Sulis, where Harry wishes plague upon houses for petty theft.

No Rest For The Wicked Tu non fermami se capita! Lo sai che il mare mi agita! Ti canterò di quelle notti ad orienteeee, di quella luna che danzava tra i bazaaaaar! If you are a fan of self-indulgent fanfictions, this is the most unashamedly self-indulgent thing I ever wrote.* This story has everything: The Chaos Seven (Team Sicily and Team Ireland) go on a Turkey Vacay with the Greeks and Turks. Paddy hits his head. Harry and Soph are 100% on their bullshit as if no one else is around. Argueing. Cursing. Flirting. Hera and Sadık so deeply in love in their twisted and yet so mundane way. Italian Music and Sexy Dancing. Bridal Carrying. Please go and read it, 🌀 ohhh you want to read about TurGre and SicIre and the O'Connels soooo badly. 🌀 *All my other OC fics don't count, because I avoid tagging them Hetalia as much as I can, so I don't expect anyone to read it. Even if they are tagged hetalia, no one specifically looks for my OC ships, so while I am glad for every reader, I never write with any in mind.

A lot of messy heads No one ever reads this one, which is. fair. It's just a little episode from Paddy's life with the O'Connels, prompted by his girlfriend's old family pictures. I'm sure people who are open to everything and like family fluff will love this, regardless if they know the characters or not. But if you do and would like to see Daddy Paddy in full action, if you would liked to see a little, young teenage Harry in his moody phase and a carefree, energetic little brat of a Soph - please read this. Please see the children that the characters you've come to known, so baggage-laden, used to be.

#storie nostre #the pen is mightier than the sword #beareplies #anon #writing #hetalia #hetalia oc #harry #miche #soph #paddy #hera #sadık #hugo #alois #original fiction #somewhere in between orig fic and fanfic. meh. you'll see

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Sulisstuff explained!

Hello there! And welcome to my blog!

I've been on Tumblr for over 6 years. In the past I've had several blogs with this one previously being a meme page for Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks' miniseries Band of Brothers.

Now. I still love Band of Brothers, but I decided that I wanted to turn this blog into something more general.

So, why not get to know me a little?

In this post I'll discuss a few things:

Who I am

Where I'm from

What languages I speak

Fandoms I'm active in

My type of content

Well. You know the drill...

So, if you'd like to get to know me a little bit, read it below the cut!

PS. At the bottom you'll find a very heartwarming surprise : ')

First of all:

This blog is NOT dedicated to the godess named Sulis OR to Aquae Sulis, known for the Roman baths.

My blogname is just an easy way of writing Suli’s stuff. Gotcha?

Suli’s stuff = sulisstuff

Yeah? Okay, good. You can go on.

Soo, second of all:

What's my name?

My name is Suli.

It's not my actual name, but it's the name I'm comfortable with to put on the internet. So you can just call me Suli on this blog, even if you do actually know me ;)

Now, I mentioned Sulis and that my blogs name is just a version of Suli's stuff

But to those who are fan of James Cameron's Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water: I'm sorry. My name also doesn't have anything to do with Jake Sully's Na'vi name "Tsyeyk Suli"

I do absolutely love Avatar and I love the connection it has, but it's not based off of it.

Where am I from?

I'm from the Netherlands. I was born and raised Dutch and I'm proud of it! (gekoloniseerd)

So, since I'm Dutch, I feel like I have to mention that the Dutch people seem to be known for their fondness of swearing and cursing.

And I do feel like I also have to mention that I'm no exception.

Like, not in the slightest. Sorry

Iykyk...

My blog won't be filled with swearwords though, but I also won't make sure that it isn't. So if you have a problem with swearwords, you should probably look elsewhere.

Still love you all <3

What languages do I speak?

My first language is Dutch! I'm completely fluent and it's the language I speak on a daily basis.

My second language is English. I was not raised speaking English and I started taking English classes in school when I was about 12 years old. I consider myself pretty fluent in the language, but naturally I still make some mistakes as it is not my first language.

And after that I've had five years of German classes when I was in school, but I can't say I speak the language very well. I do understand it moderately though, but just don't ask me to translate it haha.

What are my pronouns/preferences?

I was born as a female and I identify as a female, so my pronouns are she/her.

I'm straight, and not part of the LGBTQ+ community, but I love and support everyone to be who they are and I will not accept any form of racism or discrimination on my blog! People who comment negatively on those matters will be reported and blocked immediately. No hate on this blog, just love!

What fandoms am I active in?

I'm active in several fandoms. Here are a few things listed that I absolutely love. Though you will see some stuff more regularly than others

Movies

Avatar

Avatar: The Way of Water

Dune

Series

Band of Brothers

The Witcher

Stranger Things

The Alienist

Knightfall

Reign

The Pacific

Currently watching: The Tudors (But I'm progressing very slowly because I never seem to have the concentration or motivation to finish a series. Sometimes I'm hooked and can't be "unhooked" for months but I still have to find that "hooked-button" for the Tudors)

Books

The Ranger's Apprentice / De Grijze Jager

Sports

Formula 1

What type of content can be expected?

On this blog I will post just random stuff related to the fandoms I'm in.

I actually love to write and I've been writing stories since I was 10 years old, but I've never actually published them anywhere. And if I do write, it will only be in Dutch. I master the English language very well, but not well enough to actually write stories I will be satisfied with.

So, if people would like me to write anything for the things I listed above, I will surely try, but it has to be okay if it's only written in Dutch :)

Furthermore I will probably post memes and other content related to the things I love!

Also, here's the heartwarming surprise I promised you. It’s the beautiful profile picture I created especially for this blog.

Gotta love Microsoft Paint.

We tried... Wef

ailed

:')

(Tap for better quality. you'll need it)

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