Results for "celtic"
44 entries found.
- Ogham Concept
🇮🇪 Ireland and 1 moreCeltic mythology
The mythic traditions of the Celtic peoples, preserved in Irish and Welsh textsTradition · Speaking with spirits and the dead Historical
🇬🇧 United KingdomEnglish folklore
The myths, legends, and customs of England passed down through generations.Tradition · Protection · Cursing and harm Living
🇬🇧 United KingdomCeridwenCerridwen
A Welsh enchantress and modern goddess of poetic inspiration and transformation.Being · Change and initiation Revived
🇮🇪 IrelandThe MorríganMórrígan
An Irish goddess of war, fate, and sovereignty who appears as a crow or shape-shifter.Figure · Seeing and foretelling · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇮🇪 Ireland and 2 moreJack-o'-lantern
A hollowed vegetable carved with a face and lit from within, worn as a Halloween symbolCharm · Protection · Wonder and entertainment Living
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 moreWheel of the Year
An annual cycle of eight seasonal festivals observed by modern pagans.Tradition · Speaking with spirits and the dead · Power and authority Living
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreDruiddruides
A learned priestly class of the ancient Celts in Gaul and BritainTradition · Cursing and harm · Protection Historical
🇬🇧 United KingdomPixie
A mischievous sprite of British folklore from the southwest countiesBeing · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 3 moreWelsh mythologyY Chwedlau
The ancient legends of Wales and the Celtic Britons, preserved in medieval manuscripts.Tradition · Wonder and entertainment Historical
🇮🇪 Ireland and 1 moreOgham᚛ᚑᚌᚐᚋ᚜
An early medieval script of notched lines used to carve Irish names on stone monuments.Text Historical
🇮🇪 Ireland and 5 moreFairy
A European spirit with magical powers and human form found in folklore and artBeing · Protection · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreCernunnos
An antlered Celtic deity associated with nature and fertilityBeing · Power and authority · Luck and prosperity Historical
🇮🇪 Ireland and 2 moreTriquetra
A three-arc knot used in medieval art and modern pop culturePower and authority Living
🇮🇪 Ireland and 5 moreHoly well
A water source revered for healing and ritual across pagan and Christian traditionsTradition · Healing · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 3 moreRowancaorann
A Northern Hemisphere tree believed to ward off witches and protect travellers.Substance · Protection · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreDruidry
A modern nature religion inspired by ancient Celtic priests and Romantic idealsTradition · Protection · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreSelkie
Mythical seal-people who shed their skin to walk as humans on landBeing · Love and attraction · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇬🇧 United KingdomCat-sìth
A spectral feline from Celtic lore that haunts the Scottish Highlands and guards the dead.Being · Cursing and harm · Luck and prosperity Legendary
🇵🇹 Portugal and 5 moreCocoCoca
A monster used to frighten children into obedience across the Iberian world and Latin America.Figure · Cursing and harm · Binding and oaths Living
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreRevenant
An animated corpse or spirit that returns from the grave to haunt the livingBeing · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇮🇪 Ireland and 5 moreCairn
A human-made stack of stones used as a marker, memorial, or religious symbol across many cultures.Tradition · Protection · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇮🇶 Iraq and 5 moreLove magic
Rituals and spells used to attract, preserve, or end romantic relationships across many cultures.Tradition · Love and attraction · Cursing and harm Historical
🇮🇷 Iran and 5 moreKnocking on wood
A gesture of tapping wood to ward off bad luck or prevent tempting fateBelief · Protection · Luck and prosperity Living
🇩🇪 Germany and 5 moreWild Hunt
A spectral chase across Europe led by a mythic figure and ghostly riders.Belief · Cursing and harm Historical
🇮🇪 IrelandPúca
A shape-shifting spirit of Celtic folklore that brings fortune or mischiefBeing · Luck and prosperity · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇬🇧 United KingdomPuck
A mischievous domestic sprite of English folklore known for practical jokes and household choresBeing · Cursing and harm · Luck and prosperity Legendary
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreWater Horse
A mythical shape-shifter from Celtic and Nordic lore, often linked to lake monsters.Being · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇫🇷 France and 3 moreLes LavandièresKannerez-Noz
Supernatural washerwomen who wash shrouds or bloodstained clothes for those about to die.Being · Seeing and foretelling Legendary
🇵🇹 PortugalEnchanted Mouramoura encantada
A supernatural maiden from Portuguese and Galician folklore who guards treasures and ancient stones.Being · Cursing and harm · Luck and prosperity Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandAibellAoibheall
A Munster goddess turned fairy queen, said to foretell deathsFigure · Seeing and foretelling · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇪🇸 Spain and 2 moreTrasgu
A limping house goblin of northern Spain who teases, tidies and stays putBeing Legendary
🇮🇹 ItalyBorda
A blindfolded witch from the Po Valley who drowns children in marshesFigure · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇮🇪 Ireland and 3 moreFairy path
An invisible route used by fairies, often straight and connecting sacred sitesBelief · Cursing and harm · Protection Historical
🇪🇸 SpainHuman sacrifice in the ancient Iberian Peninsula
Ancient ritual killings by Lusitanian and Vetton peoples for divination and warRite · Seeing and foretelling · Cursing and harm Historical
🇮🇪 IrelandAbhean
A Tuatha Dé Danann poet said to have been killed in a disputeFigure Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandThe DagdaIn Dagda
Chief god of the Tuatha Dé Danann in Irish mythology, associated with fertility and magic.Being · Power and authority · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇮🇪 Ireland and 1 moreManannán mac Lir
A sea god and otherworld king in Gaelic mythology who guards the hidden lands of the Tuatha Dé Danann.Being · Protection · Power and authority Legendary
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreEndless knotདཔལ་བེའུ།
A knotted sign of good fortune in Buddhist, Hindu and Jain artCharm · Luck and prosperity Living
🇮🇪 IrelandNeitNéit
An Irish war god, husband of Nemain and Fea, grandfather of BalorBeing Legendary
🇮🇪 Ireland and 1 moreKeeningcaoineadh
A Gaelic vocal lament for the dead, performed by hired mourners in Ireland and ScotlandRite · Speaking with spirits and the dead Historical
🇬🇧 United KingdomNine sorceressesnaw chwaer
A group of nine magical women in Welsh and Arthurian legendFigure · Cursing and harm · Protection Historical
🇮🇪 IrelandGoibniuGaibhne
The smith of Irish myth who forged weapons and a silver armBeing · Protection · Healing Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandNuada AirgetlámNúadu
An Irish mythic king who lost a hand, then ruled again with a silver oneFigure · Power and authority · Healing Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandLughLú
A master craftsman and warrior of Irish myth who defeats a tyrant eyeFigure · Power and authority · Luck and prosperity Legendary
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Púca: Wirt Sikes, Public domain, source
- English folklore: J. R. Skelton, Public domain, source
- Ceridwen: Chris Denny, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Jack-o'-lantern: Toby Ord, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Wheel of the Year: Sunblade1500, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Druid: Bernard de Montfaucon, Public domain, source
- Nuada Airgetlám: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Welsh mythology: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Banshee: W.H. Brooke, Public domain, source
- Ogham: Runologe, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Fairy: Henry Fuseli, Public domain, source
- Water Horse: Theodor Kittelsen, Public domain, source
- Cernunnos: Nationalmuseet, Roberto Fortuna og Kira Ursem, Public domain, source
- Triquetra: Wiglaf at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Wiedergänger: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Holy well: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rowan: Taken by me, Jonik , on August 25, 2004., CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Druidry: TheJaySpearing, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Endless knot: Unknown author, CC BY 4.0, source
- Puck: Joseph Noel Paton, Public domain, source
- Selkie: Carolyn Emerick, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cat-sìth: John D. Batten, Public domain, source
- Coco: Francisco de Goya, CC0, source
- Cairn: Andrew Bossi, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Les Lavandières: Jean-Édouard Dargent, Public domain, source
- Fairy path: Aviddoghug at English Wikipedia ( Original text: David Gough ), Public domain, source
- Human sacrifice in the ancient Iberian Peninsula: Manuel Parada López de Corselas User:Manuel de Corselas ARS SUMMUM, Ce, Public domain, source
- Love magic: Kölner Meister [ 1 ] The artist is an unknown lower Rhenish artist. [, Public domain, source
- Knocking on wood: The White House, Public domain, source
- Enchanted Moura: Henrique José Teixeira Matos, Public domain, source
- Wild Hunt: Peter Nicolai Arbo, Public domain, source
- Pixie: John D. Batten, Public domain, source
- Lugh: Peter Clarke, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- The Dagda: WordRidden, CC BY 2.0, source
- Manannán mac Lir: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Celtic mythology: Unknown author, Public domain, source