Zeus
King of the GodsMighty Zeus, the “cloud-gatherer,” lord of the skies, and hurler of lightning, commanded gods and mortals during his long but turbulent reign as king of the Greek gods.
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Greek Gods and Goddesses
Hera
Queen of the GodsThe goddess of marriage and family, Hera was the paragon of faithfulness, yet she was also tragically fated to battle endlessly with her husband Zeus’s infidelities and to seek vengeance, always fruitlessly, against his lovers.
Poseidon
God of the SeaThe lord of all waters, a god as unruly as the seas he commanded, Poseidon meddled constantly in the affairs of mortals and once challenged Zeus for control of the Olympian pantheon.
Demeter
Goddess of FertilityBounteous Demeter was the Greek goddess of fertility and agriculture, a paragon of motherly love, and a figure whose constancy in myth testified to the predictability and abundance of farming.
Celtic Gods and Goddesses
The Dagda
Chief of the Tuatha dé DanannThe Dagda, called the “good god,” is chief of the Tuatha dé Danann, god of life and death, of agriculture and fertility, wielding his cauldron of plenty, his mighty club, and a magic harp of seasons.
The Morrígan
Phantom QueenThe Morrígan is the Phantom Queen, the shapeshifting Irish goddess of death and battle. The keeper of fate and purveyor of prophecy, she knows all and sees all.
Brigid
Goddess of FertilityBrigid is the Exalted One, the flame-haired Celtic goddess of fertility, of dawn, and of poetry. She is the Goddess of the Wells, and one of Ireland’s most prominent deities.
Lugh
God of NobilityLugh, of the Long Arm, is the Irish god of kings, justice, and rulership. Master of all arts, he is chief Ollam of the Tuatha Dé Danann, a trickster, and wielder of Assal, the lightning spear.
Aengus
God of Poetry and LoveAengus is the Young One, an Irish deity of love and poetry and youth. He is a skilled magician and lover of birds, who dreams of beautiful women and seeks them out.
Cernunnos
God of the WildCernunnos is the horned god, the master of wild places and things. He is a mysterious Gallic deity, whose name is now used to refer to many nameless horned deities of the Celtic world.