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Friday, 16 April 2021
Giobhniu - God of Weaponry
Giobhniu (Gofannon) is the God of Weaponry and metal workers. He is the son of Don, the Mother Goddess. In mythology he brewed an ale of immortality and was also an architect.
The Great Smith
Goibniu (Gwiv`-nee-oo) (Goibhniu, Gwivni, Govannan, Goban, Gobhan, Goibne) is the ancient Celt God of blacksmiths and metalcrafts. He is part of the Irish tradition of one of the trio divine craftsmen and along with his brothers Luchta and Credhne called Na Tri De Dana.
He is featured in the Mabinogion and is known as the provider of fled Goibnenn, a sacred feast of the underworld. He is associated with Brewcrafing after brewing a draught of immortality in his great bronze cauldron.
He is the Blacksmith of the Tuatha De Danann who made weapons for them at Tara, he is said to make a sword from three blows of his hammer and his weapons never miss a target.
--~Attributes and Correspondences~--
Area of Influence:
Weapons, Metalworkers
Celtic
Tara
Wolf, Horse, Bear, Ram
Red
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Ruby, Bloodstone, Garnet, Red Topaz, Red Agate, Iron, Steel, Bronze
Wednesday
South
Fire
Dragons blood, Pine, Basil
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Mars, Sun
Oak, Nettles, Basil, Broom, Thistle, Pine, Wormwood, Hops, Hawthorn, Furze
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Weapons, Hammer
Fours, Fives, The Sun
Noon
Celtic - Gods and Goddesses
Name | Title | Type |
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Goddess of the underworld. | Goddess | |
Goddess of Healing and herbalism. | Goddess | |
Warrior Goddess | Goddess | |
Goddess of the Ardennes Forest. | Goddess | |
Goddess of the Wild. | Goddess | |
God with a venomous eye. | God | |
God of Fire and the Sun. | God | |
Goddess of lakes and rivers. | Goddess | |
God of Healing and Spring Waters. | God | |
Goddess of Love and Beauty | Goddess | |
God of Fertility, Life, Animals, Wealth, and the Underworld. | God | |
Goddess of Sacred Waters | Goddess | |
Goddess of Streams | Goddess | |
Goddess of Sacred Waters | Goddess | |
Queen of the Druids. | Goddess | |
Goddess of the Horse | Goddess | |
God of Weaponry | God | |
Goddess of cattle and herders. | Goddess | |
God of Springs. | God | |
Goddess of Sacred Waters. | Goddess | |
God of Druids. | God | |
God of Sailors and Merchants | God | |
Goddess of the River Marne. | Goddess | |
Goddess of War. | Goddess | |
God of healing. | God | |
Goddess of the River Seine. | Goddess | |
Goddess of the River Shannon. | Goddess | |
Goddess of Healing Springs | Goddess | |
Mother Goddess, Goddess of Healing Springs | Goddess |
Bibliography
- The Witches God - Janet and Stewart Farrar
- The Witches Goddess - Janet and Stewart Farrar
- A Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses - George Hart
- Celtic Goddesses - Miranda Green
- Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia - Jeremy Black and Anthony Green
- Maori Religion and Mythology - Edward Shortland
- The Greek Myths - Robert Graves
- Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines, 2-Volume Set - Patricia Monaghan
- Asgard and the Gods: The Tales and Traditions of Our Northern Ancestors - Wilhelm Wägner Macdovvall
- The Mythology of all Races - Vol 1-12 - Louis H Gray
- The Ancient Gods Speak - Edited by Donald B Redford
- The Pyramid Texts - Faulkner
- Aradia, Gospel of the Witches - Charles G. Leland
- Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas - H. A. Guerber
- The Theogony of Hesiod - translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White 1914
- Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities, 2-Volume Set - Charles Russell Coulter and Patricia Turner
- Wikipedia
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