#arawn god of the underworld

[wilderbas]

the dark side of the year is upon us in the north, stirring up all manner of creature and god. if you loose the path and find yourself astray in a frost bitten forest, you’d best keep an ear out for the clatter of hooves and the howling of hounds, for the wild hunt are doing their unearthly rounds.

brain has been taken over by the wild hunt/ rhiannon’s story in the mabinogion, so took it upon myself to rewrite their story & whip up some character designs. girl deserved better than to listen to her dumbass husband and take the punishment lying down.

[darkness9000a]

Alright, I just made four characters for Collektha Bounty since yesterday.

Arawn the celtic god of the damned , and his three hellhounds ( Cŵn Annwn ) are Réa , Slik , and Böler.

Arawn happens to be Grimskull’s arch rival, but despite of him being called a celtic good of the damned or the horned king, but he is also a hunter who hunts down lost souls or sinners in the human world or in the shadow realm, and taking them to Hell, but just because Arawn is a hunter, doesn’t mean he can’t be a bounty hunter just to get paid.

As for the Cŵn Annwn, ( Réa , Slik , and Böler ), well let’s just say they were adopted by Arawn at the Hellhound Adoption Foundation in the Sloth Ring, of course Arawn used to have nine hellhounds when he adopted them at that time, but unfortunately, Arawn only has three hellhounds, while his hunting partner, or in this case, his ex-hunting partner Mallt-y-Nos (Matilda of the Night) took six hellhounds from him by convincing the hellhounds to join her at her side of new ways to hunt, but that story still remains unknown.

[thescarlettbitch]

I don't think I've ever explained my specific "brand" of polytheism so ig here it goes

I believe that all world religions (past, present, future) hold some form of truth, and that there is no one true religion. I think that the mere belief in something grants it power. (Yes that includes cryptids to a point) Who are we to say that ancient civilizations were wrong to think that gods ruled their lives and created these phenomena that science now explains? Who's to say the gods didn't also give us science /to/ explain their domains, to try and make it comprehensible to our feeble minds?

That being said there is definitely some fake shit (scientology, of which i have personal beef with) but other than that I like to think that all gods and deities are just

Chilling together.

Ra and Apollo and Utu drive the sun together, keeping each other company.

Ereshkigal and Hades and Hel rule their specific underworlds as neighbors.

The reapers and Thanatos and Arawn take turns reaping souls and sending them to the correct afterlife.

Christian God tells the gods that the lost children he raised are working with to be good to them, that their parents or his followers did them wrong.

Saints and high priests hang out with Hiereiai and Gala, talking about their latest followers, the prayers they receive, and how best to help.

Demeter and Dumuzid have competitions over who can grow the best crop.

I find comfort in it, as someone with Christianity based religious trauma.

[dare-valley]

The King of Annwn

Brythonic Paganism Essays: Part I

The Usual Disclaimer: The tales of The Mabinogion and other surviving Welsh texts were once shared orally, passed down across generations, and over vast distances. By the time these stories were finally committed to writing, the Welsh had long embraced Christianity. As a result, what remains in these medieval manuscripts offers only a faint echo of the ancient beliefs held by the Brythonic or Romano-British peoples. Yet, by examining these stories in relation to one another, and drawing parallels with other Celtic or even Indo-European traditions, we may catch glimpses of the older beliefs that inspired them. What follows is simply theory, built upon these comparisons.

There are many contenders for the title of King or Lord of Annwn, the Otherworld in Welsh mythology. So many, in fact, that most Brythonic polytheists I’ve spoken to tend to agree that Annwn, like the mortal world, has multiple rulers. However, I believe these deities share too many similarities to be entirely distinct. Rather, I see them as different aspects or variations of a much older, singular god. Before delving into the gods themselves, let’s examine the key motifs:

The God-King is often depicted as a hunter, accompanied by the Cŵn Annwn—the hounds of Annwn—described as pure white with red ears.

He is locked in an eternal, seasonal conflict, where he can be seen as representing winter, battling against an opponent who embodies summer.

This struggle often revolves around a goddess who symbolizes spring, the earth, or fertility. This mythic framework is incredibly ancient, with perhaps the most well-known version being the story of Persephone in Greek mythology.

The conflict often involves a journey to the Underworld and escalates to such intensity that a mortal king must intervene.

The god is also often depicted as a psychopomp—an entity that guides the souls of the dead to their final destination, much like the Grim Reaper. However, it’s important to note that Annwn wasn’t necessarily viewed as an “afterlife” by its original believers. Instead, it was more of a mystical realm, later misunderstood and conflated with Hell or Hades through the lens of Christian propaganda.

Arawn

Pwyll, King of Dyfed, embarks on a hunt and encounters a pack of white, red-eared dogs bringing down a deer. He claims the kill for himself, only to be confronted by Arawn, the true owner of the hounds, who is also hunting. To make amends for his transgression, Pwyll agrees to a request from Arawn: they will swap appearances and live as each other for one year. Arawn explains that he goes to war every year with Hafgan—a name meaning something like "summer song" or "summer white"—for rulership of Annwn. Despite defeating Hafgan in combat each time, Arawn always loses in the end. As Hafgan lays dying, he taunts Arawn to strike again, and Arawn, unable to resist, delivers the fatal blow—only for Hafgan to be magically revived.

Pwyll agrees to the plan and spends a year living in Annwn disguised as Arawn. Though he shares a bed with Arawn’s Wife every night, Pwyll honors the situation and never takes advantage of it. When the time comes to face Hafgan in battle, Pwyll defeats him but refuses to strike the final blow. With Hafgan dead, his followers recognize Arawn as the true King of Annwn.

Here, we see the recurring motifs of the hunt, the yearly conflict with summer, and the intervention of a mortal king. In this version of the myth, it is the King who travels to the Otherworld, not the goddess who is absent. While the myth lacks a love triangle with a goddess, Arawn’s unnamed Wife does play a role, with her honor preserved, this was included in the story for a reason. The psychopomp element isn’t explicitly referenced in this story, but other familiar themes remain.

Gwyn ap Nudd

Culhwch desires to marry Olwen, the daughter of the giant Ysbaddaden. However, Ysbaddaden knows that he is doomed to die once his daughter marries, so he sets Culhwch forty impossible tasks. One of these is to slay the monstrous boar Twrch Trwyth, a cursed Irish king who now roams Britain as a destructive beast. Culhwch seeks help from his famous cousin, King Arthur, who agrees but warns that to hunt this particular monster, they will need the aid of Gwyn ap Nudd.

Gwyn ap Nudd - whose name means "White Son of Mist" - is somewhat preoccupied at the time, having just abducted the lady Creiddylad from her betrothed, Gwythyr ap Greidawl, whose name means "Victory Son of Scorcher." The ensuing conflict between Gwyn and Gwythyr grows vicious. In one particularly brutal act, Gwyn kills a captured knight, cuts out his heart, and forces the knight's son to eat it, driving him mad. King Arthur intervenes and orders the two rivals to cease their war. From that moment on, they are condemned to battle each other once a year, on May Day, until the end of the world.

Gwyn also appears in the poem The Dialogue of Gwyn ap Nudd and Gwyddno Garanhir in the Black Book of Carmarthen. It can be interpreted from this poem that Gwyddno, unaware that he has been slain in battle, meets a warrior (Gwyn) and asks for his protection. During the course of their conversation Gwyddno learns that the warrior has witnessed many battles and the deaths of many of Britain's heroes, and Gwyddno realises he is now one of those dead heroes as he is speaking to Gwyn ap Nudd.

Later traditions place Gwyn at the head of the Wild Hunt as the King of the Tylwyth Teg, the fair folk, the inhabitants of Annwn, where he rides his host on the night between October 31st/November 1st looking for the souls of the dead. He hunts with the Cwn Annwn, the same pack of dogs Arawn had.

Let's go through all this. We have two examples of a Hunt motif, the Hunting of Twrch Trwyth, and The Wild Hunt. Both can be seen as metaphors for Gwyn's role as a psychopomp, The Wild Hunt is explicitly about the souls of the dead being taken to the Otherworld, and Twrch Trwyth is no ordinary boar, he is a human soul transformed into a monster, and Arthur believes that only with Gwyn with them could they succeed.

We also have a war with summer over a girl. Creiddylad is of uncertain meaning, it could mean "heart-flood", "blood-flood" which is unclear to me, but Gwythyr being "son of Scorcher" seems to be a clear reference to summer, their battle is to commence on May Day, the start of summer, every year, forever. It's also worth noting that the Wild Hunt the night before November 1st is the start of winter. This was of course decided by the (not so mortal) legendary King Arthur.

A note on Gwyn's family: Nudd (pronounced Neathe like breathe) is a god who's name means mist. Getting lost in mist is a sure fire way of getting to Annwn, like a portal, and the Tylwyth Teg, or fair folk of whom Gwyn is king, are said to waylay travelers with mist and fog. Nudd comes from the older Celtic word Nodens, a god associated with healing, specifically but not limited to eyes, as well as dream interpretation. So here we see a god who is responsible for clearing or obscuring vision, both physically and mentally, like mist. Nodens is also closely linked to dogs, hunting and fishing. Lludd is another version of this name, and Lludd is given to be Creiddydlad's father, making her Gwyn's sisters as well as lover, but we don't know for sure if the medieval writers saw Lludd and Nudd as literally the same person, so it's really a matter of opinion.

Gronw Pebr

Gwydion, a magician, trickster, bard and potentially tree deity (more on this in a future essay), has gone to great trouble to bring about the birth of Lleu Llaw Gyffes, Lleu of Many Skills. This includes him stealing divine pigs from Annwn, given to Pryderi ap Pwyll by Arawn and magically impregnating his own sister. As a result Lleu's mother, Arianrhod, has laid three tynghedau on him, which is like a curse or a fate.

One tynged is that Lleu could not marry any woman of any race in this world. So Gwydion, along with his magically talented uncle King Math, created a wife for Lleu out of flowers and named her Blodeuwedd, meaning flower-face. Blodeuwedd and Lleu are happily married until one day, when Lleu is away from home, a hunter arrives.

His name is Gronw Pebr, Gronw the Radiant, and he requests shelter. Blodeuwedd, having never seen another man in her life other than her husband and her creators, falls in love with him. Gronw explains that in order for them to be together, Lleu must die. So Blodeuwedd discovers from her trusting husband the very specific and convoluted means that Lleu could be killed, which involves a spear that takes a year of Sundays to create. She tells Gronw about this, who goes about creating the spear.

When the time comes, Blodeuwedd tricks Lleu into the exact situation in which he can be killed, and Gronw strikes him with the spear. Lleu is "killed" but his body transforms into an eagle that continually rots, and flies away. Using pigs to sniff him out, Gwydion finds the decaying eagle perched in an oak tree, and with his gift of awen (divine talent and knowledge) sings Lleu back to life.

Lleu, Gwydion and Math return for vengeance, and this time it is Lleu who slays Gronw with a spear thrust that pierces the solid stone Gronw used as a shield. Blodeuwedd and her maidens flee, but as they keep looking behind them the maidens fall into a lake and drown and Blodeuwedd is transformed by Gwydion into an owl as punishment, a goddess of flowers cursed to never see the sun again.

This story is a lot more from the point of view of our summer representative Lleu, who's fleshed out far more as a god in his own right in the full telling of it. Lleu specifically is the god of light, as well as being "many skilled" and sharing many characteristics of the "divine son" god that will be explored in the next essay.

Gronw, by contrast, has nothing that indicates winter other than he opposes Lleu and his opposition takes a year of work. He also enters our story as a hunter. The circularity of this conflict is reinforced in the resurrection of Lleu, as winter defeats summer just for summer to return and defeat winter and so on. I am reminded by this resurrection by Gwydion of Hafgan's final strike, which revives him.

Blodeuwedd also gets far more attention in this story than the women in the other tales. A being who is a literal embodiment of spring, fertility and the earth, being made from flowers. It is likely that the owl transformation is a medieval invention. There are other animal transformations in this branch of the Mabinogion that I didn't mention here as they weren't relevant, which also seems to be an addition based on a trendyness of people who shapeshift in medieval literature. However, we also have the maidens falling into the lake, which I imagine is a remnant of the original, in which Blodeuwedd falls in, as the maidens are not really mentioned before so this is an odd detail. Lakes were seen as gateways to Annwn, so here we see Blodeuwedd fleeing to her Otherworldly lover. I personally take the owl to represent Blodeuwedd during the dark half of the year, when she is with her winter lover, awaiting to emerge from the earth in spring.

We have no psychopomping either, but we do have two references to swine herding which seems reminiscent of Culhwch and Olwen. King Math is certainly no mortal, but he seems to be a god involved with magic, judgement and punishment.

A note on Lleu's family: just as Gwyn and Creiddydlad are potentially siblings, so too are Lleu's parents Gwydion and Arianrhod. The story doesn't come straight out and say it, creating the characters of Gilfeathwy and Goewin as stand-ins, probably for the sake of Christian sensibilities. These two are never mentioned again or anywhere else as far as I know, and it is Arianrhod who is pregnant as a result of the whole thing, not Goewin. Some versions even have Arianrhod in Goewin's place as foot holder to Math. Lleu appears as Llefelys in another story, who is brother of Lludd (Nudd). This would make Creiddydlad, the Blodeuwedd-like lady of Gwyn's story, his niece, as well as Gwyn maybe his nephew.

This really nails home how these tales became so mixed up in their countless retellings over space and time before being written down. They spread out and became something unique then smashed back together time and again, but somewhere in there is the important truth. It can be confusing and frustrating, but bare in mind always:

The Gods are not their myths,

Embrace the mystery!

[mamamoon92]

List of Druid Gods and Goddesses✨

Aine - (AN-yuh) Goddess of love, summer, sovereignty. Some said she was the daughter of Manannan, some said she was the Morrigan herself. Aine is very vengeful, and offending her is not wise.

Amaethon - God of agriculture, animal husbandry. Enemy of Arawn. Brother of Gwydion and Arianrhod.

Arawn - God of the dead, hunting, revenge. King of the underworld. Enemy of Amaethon. Possessed a magical cauldron of regeneration. Possesses many hounds who hunt for the souls of the dead.

Arianrhod - Goddess of beauty, fertility, reincarnation, the sky, weaving, enchantment. Keeper of the circling "silver wheel" of stars, a symbol of time and karma. Sister of Amaethon and Gwyddion.

Blodeuwedd - Goddess of flowers, lunar mysteries, wisdom.  She was created from flowers by Math and Gwydion as a wife for the god Lleu. Gwydion later turned her into an owl for killing her husband.

Brigit - Goddess of fire, healing, motherhood, agriculture, inspiration, learning, divination, poetry, prophecy, the forge.  An  ever-burning fire is kept in her honor by nineteen priestesses. Imbolc is sacred to her. Sometimes considered a triple goddess: the Three Mothers. Also known as Brighid.

Cailleach - Goddess of disease, plague, sorcery. A hag, strongly associated with the crone aspect of triple goddesses. The goddess of winter, she brings snow until Brigit (spring) turns her to stone each year. The name means "veiled one."

Cernunnos - God of the hunt, animals, fertility, warriors, nature, commerce, love, the underworld. Known as "the Horned God." Stags are sacred to him.

Cerridwen - Goddess of enchantment, death, initiation, wisdom, inspiration, regeneration, dark prophecy. Moon Goddess, Great Mother and Grain Goddess. She brewed a magical potion of wisdom in her cauldron and forced the young Taliesin to stir it for a year and a day. When he accidentally swallowed the last three drops, he was transformed into a bard and grew very wise. Welsh bards once called themselves Cerddorion "sons of Cerridwen."

Dagda, The - God of the arts, knowledge, magic, music, prophecy, prosperity, regeneration, fatherhood, protection. Known as the "Good God" and "Lord of the Heavens," he succeeded Nuada as high king of the Tuatha De Danann.

Danu - Goddess of the elements (particularly water), magic, wisdom, the earth, cattle. Mother of the Tuatha De Danann, she is the most prominent mother goddess.

Diancecht- God of healing. Crafted a magical well which would resurrect to life anyone thrown into it, although the Fomorians filled it with stones. Had a son named Miach and a daughter named Airmed. See "Herbalism, the Legend."

Druantia - Goddess of fir trees, passion, protection, knowledge, creativity. Queen of the Druids and creator of the moon calendar. Often associated with motherhood.

Epona - Goddess of healing, prosperity, maternity. Protector of horses. Strongly associated with fertility.

Goibniu - God of the forge, brewing, thunder. Smith of the Tuatha De Danann, his weapons could not miss and were always fatal. His brew made the Tuatha De Danann invincible and healed all illnesses.

Gwyddion - God of enchantment, illusion, magic, music, shapeshifting, learning. Sometimes called the Druid of the Gods due to his interests. Brother of Amaethon and Arianrhod.

Gwynn ap Nudd - God of war, death, fallen warriors, the hunt. King of the Sidhe and the Otherworld.

Llyr - God of sea, water, the underworld. Father of Mannanan, who is generally considered more prominent. Also known as Lir.

Lugh - (Loo) Sun god of all crafts, the arts, healing, journeys, prophecy. His skills were without end, and they won him a spot in the Tuatha De Danann. He had a magic spear and otherworldly hounds. Lughnasadh is held in his honor. There are many tales about Lugh's exploits.

Manannan - God of the sea, weather, underworld. Son of Llyr. Shapeshifter. Separated the worlds of humans and faeries.

Morrigan, The - A shapeshifting goddess of magic, prophecy, revenge, war, death. Known as "Great Queen" and "Specter Queen," she often takes the form of a crow. Sometimes considered to be a Triple Goddess, her aspects are listed below.

   Nemain - Maiden. Known as "venomous" or "havoc," she can

      create hatred where there was none.

   Macha - Mother. Known as "battle," associated with horses,

      cunning, and protectors.

   Badb (Bibe) - Crone. Known as "fury," "battle crow," and

      "boiling," she confused warriors to increase slaughter.

Niamh - (Nee-av) Name means "radiance" or "brightness." Daughter of the sea god Manannan, she rode a white horse which could walk across the seas. See "Niamh's Story" for more information.

Nuada - (Noo-ada) God of harpers, healing, historians, magic, poets, warfare, writing. King of the Tuatha De Danann at one time, he had to step down when he lost his hand in battle; it was replaced by a silver one by Diancecht then one made of flesh by Diancecht's son Miach.

Ogma - God of eloquence, inspiration, language, magic, music, physical strength, poets, writers. Invented the Ogham rune alphabet and carried a huge club.

Taliesin - God of magic, music, poetry, wisdom, writing. Known as Prince of Song, Chief of the Bards of the West, and Patron of Druids, he was a great magician, bard, and shapeshifter who gained his wisdom from a potion brewed by Cerridwen.

[apiswitchcraft]

the celtic gods

please note that sometimes history gets blended with stories created by neopagan groups, and it's above my pay grade to know what is what

the creation myth of the irish is pretty much lost to time, but as far neopagan groups are concerned, it began with a horse named Eioch emerging from sea foam. nearby a hearty tree grew which Eioch fed upon, and this tree may have been Cerunnos (not many sources exist to corroborate this). jealous of the giants (who created the earth) that were many in number, Cerunnos and Eioch procreated to create the gods

CERUNNOS: irish god of nature, life, and fertility. associated with horned animals

the clan of Tuatha De Danann

DANU/ANU/ANANN: the matriarch of Tuatha de Danann (literally meaning "the people of the goddess Danu"), she is the irish goddess of regeneration, wisdom (since the Tuatha de Danann themselves were crafty), and sovereignty

THE DAGDA: son of Elatha (a Fomorian king) and possibly Ethniu, a triple god and one chief of Tuatha de Danann, god of life and death, the seasons, magic, and agriculture

BRIGID: daughter of Dagd, irish goddess of healing, fire/metalworking, and poetry

AENGUS/OENGUS: son of Dagd, irish god of love, beauty, summer, youth, and inspiration

MIDIR: son of the Dagd, although his name may mean "judge," some stories say he crafted the rivers and lakes

ERNMAS: her name refers to death by weapons

THE MORRIGAN: daughter of Ernmas, a triple goddess and the other chief of Tuatha de Danann, irish goddess of war, death, prophecy and ravens. her aspects are often considered Badb, Macha, and Nemain/Anand/Eea

ERIU: sometimes considered a daughter of Ernmas, goddess of Ireland (Ireland is derived from her name) and sovereignty

BRES: son of Eriu and Elatha (of the Fomorians), he was an unpopular king of Tuatha de Danann since he often gave preferential treatment to the Fomorians

BANBA: sometimes considered a daughter of Ernmas, goddess of Ireland

FODLA: sometimes considered a daughter of Ernmas, goddess of Ireland

LUGH/LUGUS: son of Ethniu (of the Fomorians) and Cian (of Tuatha de Danann), irish god of nobility, warriors, crafts, oaths, justice and sometimes light or the sun. he kills Balor at the battle of Mag Tuired

NUADA: the first king of Tuatha de Danann, irish god of fairness, justice, and honesty

OGMA: son of Elatha (of the Fomorians), irish god of language, eloquence, and learning

DIAN CECHT: irish god of healing and medicine, Tuatha de Danann's healer. father of Cian and grandfather of Lugh

GOIBNIU: irish god of craft, metalsmith for the Tuatha de Danann

the clan of the Fomorians, who fought to take over Ireland,

DOMNU: irish goddess of the abyss, or deep sea. patron goddess of the Fomorians

INDECH: irish son of Domnu, sometimes king of the Fomorians, other times just a warrior

BALOR: a giant cyclops that is usually considered the chief of the Fomorians. it is his death, at the hands of his grandson Lugh, that creates a time of peace and prosperity in Ireland

CAITLIN/CETHLENN: wife of Balor, a prophet

ELATHA/EALADHA: a king of the Fomorians, son of Balor and Caitlin, perhaps a god of the sun

ETHNIU: daughter of Balor and by some sources, irish goddess of the North Star

gods associated with the underworld,

ARAWN: welsh god of hunting, magic, and lord of the Annwn (afterlife). represents honor and fairness

CERRIDWEN: welsh goddess of the underworld, a shapeshifting witch and prophet

MANANNAN/MANAWYDAN: welsh god of the sea and guardian of the underworld

and the rest,

MATH AP MATHONWY: brother of Don, god of magic, sorcery and enchantment. created Blodeuwedd for a man, and turned her into an owl when she became unfaithful

BELI: welsh god of fire, death, and darkness

DON: welsh equivalent of Danu, the mother goddess. there is another welsh god by this name who is considered the god of the dead

GOVANNON: son of Beli and Don, welsh god of blacksmithing and crafts

GILVAETHWY: son of Beli and Don, god of agriculture and ploughing

GWYDYON: son of Beli and Don, welsh god of war, magic, illusion, poetry, and music

AMATHON: son of Beli and Don, welsh god of agriculture

NUDD/LLUDD: son of Beli and Don, welsh god of healing

GWYNN AP NUDD: son of Nudd, king of the fair folk, associated with the Annwn

CREIDDYLAD/CORDELIA: daughter of Lludd, welsh goddess of flowers and desire

ARIANRHOD: virgin goddess of the moon, reincarnation, the sky, and fertility. tricked into jumping over the magic wand of Math, which made her give birth to Dylan and Lleu. she refused to claim Lleu as her son and laid three curses upon him

DYLAN: welsh god of the sea and waves

LLEU: welsh hero, often attributed the same powers as Gwydion

AERON: welsh god of battle, slaughter, and fate

LLYR: welsh equivalent of Lir, god of the sea

MANAWYDDAN: son of Llyr, welsh god of the sea

BRAN: son of Llyr, welsh god of prophecy, war, and kingship

BRANWEN: daughter of Llyr, welsh goddess of love, beauty, and marriage

MODRON/MATRONA: mother of Mabon, welsh goddess of motherhood

MABON: welsh god of eternal youth, hunting, love, and the autumnal equinox

TALIESIN: welsh god of bards and poetry/music

MERLIN/MYRRDIN: welsh god of magic, gifted with prophecy and wisdom

RHIANNON: welsh equivalent of Epona, goddess of horses, motherhood, and strength

PRYDERI: son of Pwyll and Rhiannon, hero who's story is told in the Mabinogi

BLODEUWEDD: welsh goddess of flowers and emotions, protector of women

AINS/AINE: irish goddess of summer, fertility, and crops, Queen of the Faeries

EPONA: gaelic goddess of horses and fertility

BORVO/BORMO: gaelic god of hot springs

BELENUS: irish god of the sun, fire, healing, and fertility. celebrated during Beltainne

CAILLEACH/SCOTIA: irish goddess of the winds and winter, patron of animals

DRUANTIA: gaelic goddess of trees, fertility and passion, seen as Queen of the Druids

ESUS/AISUS: gaelic god of vegetation

FAND: irish goddess of the sea

FIONN MAC CUMHAILL: irish god of the woodlands, leader of the Fianna hunters

MAEVE/MEDB: irish goddess of sovereignty, intoxication, seduction

SCATHACH SCATA: irish warrior goddess, teacher, prophet, and sorceress

SUCELLOS: gaelic god of good fortune, wine, an agriculture, equivalent to the Dagd

TAILTIU: irish goddess of the earth, vigor, strength, and endurance. foster mother of Lugh

TARANIS: gaelic god of thunder and storms, associated with wheels

TEUTATES/ALBORIX/CATURIX: gaelic god of the tribe, protector of the people

[quitealotofsodapop]

For celestial NATO, since there is about 27 pantheons I imagine that everyone is arguing about how to punish Azure. In the end they have Xi Wagmu decide whether she herself will deal with him or have one of the regions' gods execute him.

This would also spark an investigation in Diyu featuring the underworld gods(they have to share after all). Hades, Pluto, Osiris, Hel, Ah Puch, Mictlantecuhtli, Arawn, Emma-ō(Enma depending) and Yeomna have their strongest soldiers to make sure no one is trying to escape *coff*TenKings*coff*

Ooof. Its like in the Rhino King chapter of JttW where the Celestial Realm had to have an internal investigation in order to determine the baddie's true identity. Everybody getting audited by an outside pantheon.

I feel like they pass Azure's judgement onto his own bodhisattva Manjushri - who has forgiven the bad kitty at least twice before. The most Azure ends up getting is community service and public cat shaming. Meanwhile, Peng is in birdy timeout in a big Tweety Bird cage.

Azure has to hold a sign saying something like:

The cat gods approve. The other gods are confused why this is considered an adaquate punishment.

Bastet: "You don't understand because you don't own a cat." Shashthi, Freya, Ishtar, and Korravai: *all nod in agreement*

But yeah a bunch of the different Underworlds are under internal investigation because of the Scroll of Memory situation. The Ten Kings are on house arrest until things get cleared up.

[fernthewhimsical]

Fern's (new) introduction to the Gleaming Grove

The Gleaming Grove is the name I use for my personal pantheon. It is a mix of historical, unrecorded, and constructed deities that I have been honouring for a little over a year now. Some of these deities have been in my life for quite a bit longer, some even right from the start.

Through personal interactions with these deities I have gotten to know them beyond what is historically known. This is called UPG, or Unverified Personal Gnosis. So please, keep in mind that these are my personal interpretations of these deities. Also, as I walk this path and learn more about myself and about these deities, the pantheon might change.

Now, allow me to introduce you.

Cernunnos: Horned Hunter – historical and unrecorded Gaulish deity of the forest, of animals and the hunt. He is the leader of the Wild Hunt and the King of the Fae. He is the god of the liminal, the in between. The cycles of nature – death, decay, and life again.

Nehalennia: Wildmother – historical Dutch deity of nature, the sea, harvest. She guides travelers over sea, guiding them with her stars, or with profitable winds. She is the tempest and the storm, but also the cooling breeze on a hot day. She is the deity of agriculture, especially orchards. Her travel over the sea also includes being a psycho-pomp, guiding those who have passed to their afterlife.

Baduhenna: Rootwoman – historical Dutch deity of the forest, magic, and war. They protect the sacred places and fight against any who wishes to take it away. Protects the oppressed and gives them the tools and power to fight against their oppressors, in both weapons and magic.

Elen of the Ways: Wayfarer – historical or constructed deity of roads and pathways, of journeys both physical and spiritual. She guides us with her lit lantern when we are lost. Labyrinths are dedicated to her, especially as a way to travel inward. She protects us when we travel and nudges us in the right direction of where we need to be. An antlered deity carrying a lantern and surrounded by green.

Nemetona: Sanctuary – historical Gaulish deity of sacred spaces. Protector of boundaries. Both the sacred spaces we creating when practicing witchcraft, as the sacred spaces that are our home and our personal boundaries.

Avalon - Lady of Avalon. Goddess of healing, magic, apples, and harvest. Queen of the Fae, keeper and protector of magic.

Hearthlight – unrecorded and constructed deity of home, hearth, and community. Protects the home and hearth, provides and guards warmth and love in the home. Connections and community. Sharing what you have and taking what you need. Perhaps a mantle shared between different deities

Loki: Trickster – historical Norse deity of mischief, change, laughter. God of the outcasts, challenges societal norms and brings necessary change.

Venaris: Lady of Flowers – unrecorded deity of spring, of flowers, love, joy, mirth, and art. Beauty, music, poetry and inspiration. She invites us to dance to the tune of the seasons, to stop and smell the roses, and see the small wonders around us. Is related to Eostre/Ostra and Meda

Liyesa: The Iridescent One – historical and constructed deity of beauty, self love and -acceptance, freedom. She teaches us there is beauty in all of us, and helps us learn to love and accept ourselves as we are. Breaker of Chains, she guides us to break free of the chains society and our own perfectionism throw around us. She grants us second chances should we need them.

Holle: the Veiled Silence – constructed and historical Dutch deity of silence, of winter and of secrets. She is the silence of snowfall. She urges us into contemplation and introspection, and what secrets mean and how to keep them.

Arawn - historical Welsh deity of the Underworld, the wild hunt, loyalty, and honour. King of the Fae and Lord of the Dead. Also called Gwyn.

Ashka: Ashkeeper – unrecorded deity of the dead, graveyards, and memories. Gathers and keeps the memories we have of those who have passed. Keeps the ‘souls’ safe until they are ready to continue to wherever they choose their afterlife to be.

the Morrigan: Crowmother – historical Irish deity of war, magic, and sovereignty. She is connected to Baduhenna both through historical sources and my own interaction with both.

Mona: Moonmother – historical deity of the Moon, magic, the night. Bringer of change and moving through cycles. Mother/sister to Starsister. Void created the stars, Herta (the Earth) and the moon. We gave them life in the form of divinity. Moon came first, and she inspired humans to give her a sister/daughter.

Stēra: Stardancer – unrecorded deity of the stars and the night sky, of navigation and of hope. A light in the dark, a guide to lead us home. She dances across the sky, leaving a trail of stars behind.

Herta/Arda: Greenmother – historical Dutch deity of the Earth, nature, growth, and harvest. Her day was called “Hartjesdag” or “Heart’s Day” and was a day for collecting magical herbs to bless the home.

Gahella: Void/Creation – The emptiness from which anything can be created (chaos in Latin) The depth of space. The Divine Chaosyne. Void is the emptiness that was here before the big bang. The void from which creation springs forth. They are the darkness between the stars that birth the galaxies and starfields. Chaos is needed to keep things from getting stagnant, and is the catalyst for change.

Werda: Wordweaver – unrecorded deity of words, stories, magic. Muse of writing. They spark the inspirational spark and guide the words on paper. They are the keepers of knowledge, both mundane and magical.

Lycke: Lotweaver – unrecorded deity of fate, luck, and the tapestry of life. They weave the threads of life, guide and watch over them. Fate is not set in stone, choices and such will always have an influence on the tapestry.

Klaithe: Craftweaver – unrecorded deity of creativity, artistry, and artisans. The joy of creation for the sake of creation. The inspirational spark that is within all of us. The need to express our true selves in our own ways.

Spirits honoured in my practice: the Good Neighbours, Alven, Merfolk, Dragon, Unicorn. My ancestors of blood and bone, land, heart, spirit, and craft. The spirit of Wolf and Crow.

[Updated March 9 2024]

[mpxarawn]

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@vitasmp

the celt had been unfazed by his first encounter with vitas, that he really didn't pay much attention to what had happened. it was like a normal occurrence for the death god ( which it kind of was. he was the lord of the annwn, the celtic underworld). however, despite the circumstances, vitas left an impression on the god. the gall and audacity was extremely refreshing, since the last person who tried that recently was maxim, so of course, vitas wasn't going to get away without consequences of disrespect, but arawn was going to enjoy it for the time being.

As always, work and lesson preparations sent him to pay a visit to the Phoenix library and archives, for a few pieces of artifacts and papers that will pertain to upcoming lessons. He headed to the library, and then to the archives, greeting all staff that he passed politely. While half of the university campus was the university, the other half was Phoenix Library and Arawn was often there to pick up books for classes and even casual reading. This time, however, he was on a mission for work.

His heels clacked on the floor as he pushed open the door to the archives. A smile spread on his face. "Ah, what a delight to see you again, Vitas. Unfortunately I am not here to see you," he said, as though he was disappointed at that fact, "I do require the original manuscript for good old Wilie boy's As You Like It." he stated. "and also Midsummer Night's Dream." he stated, going into his professor mode.

[templeofthehorn]

Celtic Beliefs and Spirituality

Celtic Beliefs and Spirituality

Ancient Celtic tribes were spread out all over Europe. Each tribe or cult, had different beliefs and customs, but all represented polytheism. The ancient Celts worshipped: the moon, sun, stars, the Earth Mother, and a wide range of gods and goddesses.  Celtic Polytheism declined during the Roman Empire, especially after outlawing Druidism, the most popular of the Celtic Beliefs.

Druidism

          Most of the Information we have learned about druidism, has been taken from the Romans. Ceaser believed that Druidism began in the British isles, and was later introduced to the Gauls. (The Gauls were simply people of Gaul, an area dominated by the Celts).

           Druidic practices were usually held in the clearings of forests, and later in sacred buildings built by the romans. When the romans took over most of Europe, and Christianity became the dominant religion, druidism was outlawed. Above the common people such as the peasants and the artisans, there were the warrior classes, the ruling classes, such as the kings or the chieftains, who were are above the rest, but there were also the Druids. The Druids were basically the “holy people” of their tribes.  It is said that the Druids didn’t have to pay taxes, and did not participate in wars or conflicts that most Celtic citizens had to endure. Though, there are many benefits of becoming a druid, it is still not an easy life. It may take over 20 years to learn the philosophy, poetry, healing, religious rites and magic, without a form of writing. The druids, or any Gaul for that matter, were fully aware of writing down their knowledge, but chose not to do so, because they preferred to rely on memories.

List of Celtic Gods and Goddesses

 AMAETHON : Welsh God of Agriculture. A son of Don and brother of Gwydion. Associated with plowing and husbandry. The modern Welsh name for a farmer is amaethwr and the Welsh word for plowman is amaeth.

ANGUS MAC OG : Ireland; god of youth, love, and beauty. One of the Tuatha De Danann, name means “young son.” He had a harp that made irresistible music, and his kisses turned into birds that carried messages of love.

ARAWN : Wales; god of the dead and the underworld Annwn. God of revenge, terror, and the dead.

BARINTHUS : Welsh, Anglo-Celtic, A charioteer to the residents of the Otherworld who was once probably a sea or sun God.

BELATUCADROS : British Celtic War God. His name means “fair shining one”.

BELI : Welsh, The primary Welsh father God, husband of Don, and father of Arianrhod. Also a minor sun God who some feel is the Welsh equivalent of Balor.

BORVO : Breton, God of healing. Borvo’s name means ‘to boil’, and he was a God of the hot springs.

BRAN THE BLESSED : Welsh, Pan-Celtic, Also Bran MacFebal. His name means ‘crow’, or ‘Raven’. Associated with ravens, he is the God of prophecy, the arts, leader, war, the Sun, music, writing.

CAMULOS : British, War God. Known from inscriptions and coinage bearing the symbol of a boar.

CERNUNNOS : Pan-Celtic, Known to all Celtic areas in one form or another. The Horned God; God of Nature; God of the Underworld and the Astral Plane; Great Father; “the Horned One”.

(Cernunnos)

CONDATIS : Britain, God who personified the waters, his sacred sites were wherever two rivers or bodies of water met.

DISPATER : Continental, Also Dis Pater. Gaulish God, whose name means “the Father,” was a primal God of creation who later merged with both Don and Cernunnos, the Horned God. The Gauls all believed themselves to be descended from him.

DWYVAN : Welsh, Also Dwyfan. Dwyvan and his wife, Swyfach, are the heroes of the Welsh flood myth. Together they built an ark, filled it with animals, and survived the great flood caused by Addanc, a lake God/dragon/faery. Though later versions of this myth are distorted in order to make it conform to the Biblical verson. Later on the Christoan church went to great lengths to destroy any records on the truth of this history.

DYLAN : Welsh, God of the Sea. His symbol was a silver fish.

ESUS : Breton, Continental, Also Essus. A harvest God worshipped in Brittany, and in Gaul by the people known as the Essuvi.

GOVANNON : Welsh, God of smiths and metalworkers. The weapons he makes are deadly in their aim, the armor unfailing in its protection.

GRANNOS : Scottish, Anglo-Celtic, Continental, An early continental God of mineral springs whose shrines have been found in the Scotland town of Musselburgh, in Auvergne, France, and near Edinburgh, Scotland.

GWYDDNO : Welsh, This one time sea God came down in myth as a monster of faery of the ocean.

GWYN AP NUAD : Welsh, King of the Fairies and the underworld.

THE HORNED GOD : Pan-Western European, Opener of the Gates of Life and Death; Herne the Hunter; Cernunnos; Green Man; Lord of the Wild Hunt. The masculine, active side of Nature; Earth Father. His sacred animals were the stag, bull, goat, bear.

LLUD : Anglo-Celtic, Welsh, Known in Wales as the son of Beli, and a death God in his own right.

LUGH : Pan-Celtic, The Shining One; Sun God; God of War; “Many Skilled”; “Fair-Haired One”; “White or Shining”; a hero god.

MANDRED : Cornish, In Cornish legends, Mandred is the true name of God which, when pronounced, draws the All-Power to the one speaking it.

MYRRDIN WYLLT : Welsh, A woodland God who deliberately grew feathers so he could leap from tree to tree.

OGHMA : Scottish, Irish, God of communication and writing who invented the Ogham Alphabet and gave it to the Druids.

List of Celtic Goddesses

ACHTLAND : Pan-Celtic, Goddess queen who no mortal man could satisfy

ADSULLATA : British, A Goddess of hot springs who came to Brittany from Celtic Gaul. She is the origin of the Anglo-Celtic sun Goddess Sul

AERTEN : Cornish, Anglo-Celtic, Welsh, Also spelled Aerfen, or Aeron. A Goddess of fate who presided over the outcome of war between several Celtic clans.

AGRONA : Welsh, Anglo-Celtic, Goddess of slaughter and war often equated with the Morrigan.

AIFE : Irish, Scottish, Also spelled Aoife. Aife was a Goddess and queen of the Isle of Shadow, an honor she shared with her rival and sister Scathach.

AINE : AN-yuh, Ireland, a woman of the Leanan Sidhe Some said she was the daughter of Manannan, some said she was the Morrigan herself.

ANDARTA : Gallic, Fertility Goddess and patron Goddess of the Vocontii tribe.

ANDRASTE : Romano-Celtic; British; Anglo-Celtic; Continental Europe, The patron Goddess of the Iceni tribe.

ANU : Ireland, goddess of plenty and Mother Earth. Greatest of all Irish goddesses, deity of cattle, health, fertility, prosperity, and comfort.

AOIBHELL : Evill, Ireland; another woman of the Sidhe, she made her dwelling in Craig Liath.

ARIADNE : Continental European, This Goddess of ancient Crete is the only Greek deity known to have been worshipped in Celtic Gaul.

ARIANRHOOD : Wales; goddess of beauty, fertility, and reincarnation. Known as Silver Wheel and the High Fruitful Mother, the palace of this sky goddess was Caer Arianrhold (Aurora Borealis).

ARNAMENTIA : Anglo-Celtic, Romano-Celtic, British, Water Goddess known only from inscriptions.

AVETA : Romano-Celtic Gallic, Goddess of birth and midwifery.

Badb : Bibe, Ireland, goddess of enlightenment, inspiration, life, wisdom. Sister of Macha, the Morrigan, and Anu, the name of this goddess means “boiling,” “battle raven,” and “scald-crow.”

BELISAMA : Celtic, Goddess of light and fire, the forge and of crafts. She is the wife of the god Belenus (Beli) and the Goddess of the Mersey River.

BLODEUWEDD : Welsh, “Flower Face”; “White Flower”. Lily maid of Celtic initiation ceremonies. Also known as the Ninefold Goddess of the Western Isles of Paradise.

BRIGANTIA : British, Anglo-Celtic, “High One”; pastoral and river goddess. Associated with Imbolc. Flocks, cattle, water, fertility; healing; victory.

(Brigantia)

BRITANNIA : Romano-Celtic British, Tutelary Goddess. The genia loci of Britain who first appears on the coinage of Antoninius Pius in the 2nd century AD. She became the symbol of the British Empire after being partly syncretized with the war goddess Minerva.”

CAILLEACH BHEUR : Scottish, Irish, Manx, Great Goddess in her Destroyer aspect; called “Veiled One”. Another name is Scota, from which Scotland comes. In parts of Britain she is the Goddess of Winter. She was an ancient Goddess of the pre-Celtic peoples of Ireland. She controlled the seasons and the weather; and was the goddess of earth and sky, moon and sun.

CERRIDWEN : Scottish, Welsh, Moon Goddess; Great Mother; Grain Goddess; Goddess of Nature.

CLIODNA : Irish, Scottish, Goddess of beauty and the otherworld. A Tuatha sea and Otherworld Goddess who often took the form of a sea bird and, as such, symbolized the Celtic afterlife.

CLOTA : Scottish, Popular Goddess of the River Clyde.

CONDWIRAMUR : Welsh, Cornish, An archetypal guardian of the feminine mysteries and a Goddess of sovereignty who appears briefly in the Grail legends as the wife of Sir Percival.

CORRA : Scottish, A Goddess of prophecy who usually appeared in the form of a crane.

COVENTINA : Anglo-Celtic, Scottish, British, Tutelary and water Goddess of uncertain affinities.

CRED : Irish, Scottish, Also Creide. This faery queen Goddess is associated with Dana’s mountains, the Paps of Any.

CREDDYLAD : Welsh, Daughter of the sea god Llyr.

CYHIRAETH : Welsh, Once a Goddess of streams, she later bacame thought of as a faery spirit who was a portent of death.

DAMARA : Anglo-Celtic, An English fertility Goddess associated with Bealtaine.

DAMONA : Gaul, Goddess of fertility and healing; her name means “divine cow”. Cow Goddesses were linked to fertility and abundance.

DIVONA : Gaul, A fertility Goddess associated with water and known only from inscriptions.

DRUANTIA : Breton, “Queen of the Druids”, Mother of the tree calendar; Fir Goddess. Fertility, passion, sexual activities, trees, protection, knowledge, creativity.

EPONA : Pan-Celtic, “Divine Horse”; “The Great Mare”; Goddess of horses; Mother Goddess. Fertility, maternity, protectress of horses, horse-breeding, prosperity, dogs, healing springs, crops.

Epona - Celtic goddess of horses

Epona - Celtic goddess of horses

ERCE : Anglo-Celtic, Earth mother and harvest Goddess symbolized by a womb or by an over-flowing horn of plenty, believed to be Basque in origin.

GOEWIN : Welsh, The Goddess of sovereignty who held the feet of Math while he reigned. She was only exempt from doing so when he went to war.

HABETROT : Anglo-Celtic, Habetrot was a “spinning” Goddess. Spinning is both Pagan lingo for spell casting and for the turning of the Wheel of the Year.

HENWEN : Anglo-Celtic, A sow Goddess much like her Welsh counterpart Cerridwen. She is the deity who brought abundance to the land by giving birth to an assortment of “litters” throughout England.

LATIS : Anglo-Celtic, Goddess associated with water. She was originally a lake Goddess who became a Goddess of ale and meade.

Le FAY : Welsh, Cornish, LeFay was a Goddess of the sea an dof the Isle of Avalon.

MARCIA PROBA : Anglo-Celtic, This English Goddess’ Roman name means “deep march” or “long march”, a Celtic warrior queen who lived around the third century BCE. Her laws, known as the Marcian Statutes, some scholars claim these statutes laid the ground work for the Magna Carta.

MODRON : Welsh, Goddess whose name means “divine mother”. She is one of the most potent of the Celtic archetypal mother Goddess.

MORGAN LeFAY : Welsh, Welsh death-goddess; Morgan the Fate. Glamorgan in Wales is said to be her sacred territory. She can cast a destroying curse on any man.

MORGAY : Scottish, Anglo-Celtic, A harvest Goddess from the Scottish/English border.

MORRIGAN : Pan-Celtic. Also the Morrigu; “Great Queen”; “Supreme War Goddess”; “Queen of Phantoms or Demons”; “Specter Queen”; shape-shifter. Reigned over the battlefield, helping with her magic, but did not join the battles. Associated with crows and ravens. The Crone aspect of the Goddess; Great Mother; Moon Goddess; Great White Goddess; Queen of the Fairies. In her Dark Aspect (the symbol is then the raven or crow) she is the goddess of war, fate and death; she went fully armed and carried two spears. Goddess of rivers, lakes, and fresh water. Patroness of priestesses and witches.

NANTOSUELTA : Continental, Also Nantsovelta. Her Breton name is Nataseuelta. She is a river Goddess from Celtic Gaul whose name means “of the meandering stream”.

NICEVENN : Scottish, “Divine”; “Brilliant”. A Samhain witch-goddess; equated with the Roman Goddess Diana.

NIMUE : Welsh, Cornish, Celtic Moon Goddess; also called Morgan.

OANUAVA : Breton, Continental, An ancient earth Goddess from Celtic Gaul.

[fragmentedhekatean]

OH-kay. so there's this p popular post going around talking about how fantasy books fall into an elemental / nature / whatever role gods when there were actually gods or personification of cities/ personification of local spot / special god dedicated to a singular lucky place etc etc etc and the post keeps going down to gods over the weirdest random shit and my good dudes two things can be and in fact were true

Fire Gods: Ra, Agni, Promethieus, Gerra, Svarog, Hesphestus

Thunder / Sky Gods: Zeus, Jupiter, Thor, Perun, Horus, Enil, Ba'al

Underworld Gods: Hades, Anubis, Osiris, Hel, Orcus, Arawn, Tuoni, Pluto

Water Gods: Posideon, Manannán mac Lir, Hapi, Leviathan, Neptune, Yam, Enki, Njord

Grain / Agriculture / Fertility Gods: Osiris, The Dagda, Saturn, Lugh, Freyr, Veles, Neper

this is clearly suuuuuper simplified, as it's late at night, and I've had a really shitty day, but a lot of ancient cultures did, in fact, have gods tied to the elements. Granted, most of them have a Lot of Roles that stray from that singular specific element

hell, a lot of fertility and agriculture deities often share roles and positions with water deities bec yknow water + plant = not starving people

and then there's a lot of minor things different deities cover as well ESPECIALLY through Epithets! granted I mostly know of Epithets mostly tied to Greek Religion and Mythos, but AGAIN those "elemental deities" often end up being patrons and protectors of certain cities and you can see that through the fairly popular myth tied to the Rivalry between Poseidon and Athena over Athens

ancient peoples tended to have gods that were tied to the forces of nature bec they didn't have the Big Science Facts on Fancy Weather. They had their stories, their religions and their gods

like I get the Point of the Big Popular Post complaining about the oversaturation of elemental pantheons in fantasy stories but tbfh if you want to have an elemental Pantheon in your WIPs then go for it my dudes, history is, in fact, on your side.

I'm just tired of people shitting on things. if you want an elemental magic based system for your gods, then do it!! If you don't, then dont!!! Don't listen to people who just want to complain

[hypaalicious]

Okay so cwn annwn are Celtic hell hounds that span over Ireland, Wales and Scotland, they belong to Arawn, he is the Celtic god of the dead and underworld they guard the gates annwn the Celtic heaven realm basically. Eternal spring and summer, you get to party with some fae as well. Cwn annwn howl to unchristaned souls to let them know they will die soon and be taken to annwn. When a cwn annwn betrays it's kind it becomes a bastard dog/hound of destiny (gwyllgi), telling all souls that they will lose what they love closet to them, could be death could be a falling out, buy they go from a massive wolf to welsh mastiff (massive beast thst sadly no longer exist). Cwn annwn go on a yearly hunt at the start of fall with Arawn to collect lost souls and to check on the gwyllgi to see if their still breathing cause even though they rejected or betrayed their king arawn he still loves each one of them. Funnily enough both are messagers of the gods to help mortals they choose. ~ local pocket dragon swears that hell get more use, I mean he's my dnd boi.

Okay, this makes sense that it’s Celtic cause I was like “man I have no idea even how to pronounce this”

And I still don’t, mind you, but I have a better grasp on it now LMAO

That’s really cool tho! It’s interesting to hear how involved ppl’s dnd characters are. Which is kinda ironic for me because urrbody who truly knows me knows that usually I don’t really care about OCs, LOL! But with something like dnd where OCs are the whole point to the game, I actually get more involved in those backstories than the actual game itself.

Which is something I need to work on 😩 It’s still rather difficult for me to be enamored by dnd despite having a great time with my current group because I haven’t really found my niche in the universe in general to really immerse me the way I want.

[thevoidwriting]

Hey so @tsutkomi here's more Swond being a menace to his pup, @clownwrites last time I tag you in Swond content unless you want it

So here's a thought, our boy is lorger than normal but in his hound form he's a little bit bigger than a dire wolf, he's about 400 lb of gwyllgi, his pup would be the size of a husky, small next to the pack but large by human standards, they can look his human form in the eyes hah. Mini story.

"Da why am I pure white with red tiped ears?" They cock their wolfish husky head to the left. " And your all black with burgundy tipped ears and tail?" They ask softly in case it upsets Swond. He laughs heartily and loud, "well mine colors are of shame for leaving the service of arawn. I'm dyed back as night for that's when I fled him, the burgundy is to show me tainted blood. You are pure colors to show innocence and light my pup." He explained just as softly. " Uncle arawn isn't mad at you. He's the one who brought me here." Pup says sleepily.

Their father's eyes practically pop out of their socket. "uncle arawn." His pitch gets higher and higher as he repeats it, "how did he find you before me." Swond sounds shocked and in disbelief. "He tracked your scent with the other cwn annwns and came to me first, he says he gets it now and he's not mad live your life as you see fit but when your ready to come back here one unanswered phone call away and if I need help call him like beetle juice." Pup replies nonchalant, "that's nice pup, did he seem mad or hiding his anger." Swond sounds scared. "He seemed genuine and upset that you haven't talked to him in centuries 1500 years dad really. Now he just wants to actually talk now that everything has settled please call him da." Pup snuggles into their da and falls asleep in wolf form getting head scratches and their ears played with. " Maybe I will lord knows he could and should have claimed you as one of his cwn annwn but instead he gave me the greatest gift of all. My pup to finish raising, sorry I yelled at you my lord but I wanted to know what else was out there." Swond talks to himself.

Another voice creeps up, "may I safe passage into your lovely home dear puppy." It was arawn. "My lord you always have safe passage in my home, i should have never-" Swond was cut off. "I saw you wanting to leave and I didn't want to see my children leave me so soon, no one ever took your place, in my heart or during the hunt. When your ready to come back, for now I can be uncle arawn to your pup, teach them magic and how to change gender on their own wouldn't that be fun. "

Swond laughs low and soft, "for a god of black magic and the underworld you seem all to happy to be a father, grandfather and uncle, teaching them the wicked pagan ways, next your gonna own a coffee shop." He jokes. "I helped make hells Hand basket." For the second time Swond felt his eyes pop out of his sockets. "Of course you did, no wonder hazle wouldn't tell me the benefactor, just cause you were a fae King doesn't mean you have to act like one." Swond groaned. "My dearest pup I want to make sure all my kids are taken care of, even the rebellious ones that become gwyllgis are my babies." Arawn pets swonds head his hair turning white with red tips again, "the cleansing will only last a week then you'll be back to being black as night. I'm feeling nostalgic for the days you listened to me." The god hums sadly. "I get that my lord. I miss it to somedays but I wouldn't have my pup if I did as you say." Swond murmurs. "I know it's a balance, you get to be a father but at the cost of your lord that's kinda steep and I'm sorry for that." Arawn whispers, the night carries in much like this as they catch up. When the sun finally peaks over arawn exits not before leaving a gift for the pup, a custom collar that hides in the skin so they can transform whenever they want like a good uncle would. "see you in two weeks to start their training for the hunt next year." Arawn hums happily.

[evicted-oc]

════════ஓ๑ Arawn the god of death ๑ஓ════════

═════════ஓ๑ Godly Information ๑ஓ═════════

ஓ๑ Ruler of Annwn, which is the celtic underworld

ஓ๑ Known to strike fear within humans and the dead

ஓ๑ Natural born leader

ஓ๑ Very fair leader, but punishes heavily if needed

ஓ๑ Looked as an evil god, but is actually very peaceful

ஓ๑ As a god, he has many magical abilities

══ஓ๑ Fear

════ஓ๑ Can strike fear into anyone at will

══ஓ๑ Invisibility

════ஓ๑ Can turn invisible at will

══ஓ๑ Shadow manipulation

════ஓ๑ Controls shadows to hide himself

══ஓ๑ Summon the dead

════ஓ๑ Can control and summon dead

══ஓ๑ Necromancy

════ஓ๑ Can talk to the dead

══ஓ๑ Umbrakinesis

════ஓ๑ Control over the dark

══ஓ๑ Shapeshifting

════ஓ๑ Can shape shift into your worst fear

ஓ๑ Unfortunately, due to him being sent to earth to live amongst the humans, he is not able to freely use his powers. Each of them make him very tired after too much usage. He can use each of his abilities in limited amounts

═════════ஓ๑ Godly Appearance ๑ஓ═════════

ஓ๑ Waist length black hair and completely black eyes

ஓ๑ Tall and extremely skinny to show off his bones and is 7'0 | 213 cm

ஓ๑ Sunken eyes and prominent collarbones, spine, and ribs

ஓ๑ Wears makeup to make his face look like a skeleton

ஓ๑ Always wears s long purple cloak and wears heavy eyeliner

═════════ஓ๑ Human Appearance ๑ஓ═════════

ஓ๑ Pitch black hair and black eyes

ஓ๑ Not as skinny, has a little bit of muscle and is 6'2 | 187 cm | 23 years old

ஓ๑ Left arm has a black out sleeve and the rest of his body from neck down is covered in tattoos

ஓ๑ Large scar on his right eye which makes it appear grey

ஓ๑ Left eyebrow and tongue is pierced

ஓ๑ Has the cutest dimples when/if he smiles

ஓ๑ Super pale skin due to being in the underworld, burns easily in the sun

ஓ๑ He has to make money somehow on earth, so he became a tattoo artist

ஓ๑ Only wears black and refuses to wear anything else

════════════ஓ๑ Personality ๑ஓ════════════

ஓ๑ Dark, loner, mysterious, expressionless, cold, quiet, careless, observant, angry

ஓ๑ Does not experience any sort of care for others

ஓ๑ Burns the butt of his cigarette on people's thighs

ஓ๑ Glares a lot

ஓ๑ Addicted to smoking, vape, and weed

ஓ๑ Has a shit eating grin when he's scaring someone

ஓ๑ Low social battery

═══════════ஓ๑ Preferences ๑ஓ═══════════

ஓ๑ Likes

══ஓ๑ Smoking, weed, drugs, vaping, playing guitar, painting nails, spa days, being alone, night, darkness, eyeliner

ஓ๑ Dislikes

══ஓ๑ Large crowds, noise, disrespect, children, immaturity, daylight, beach, flowers, bright colours, physical affection

═════════════ஓ๑ Nsfw ๑ஓ═════════════

ஓ๑ Sadistic dom

ஓ๑ Refuses to sub for anyone

ஓ๑ Can get very violent

ஓ๑ Don't call him daddy he hates it

ஓ๑ Kinks

══ஓ๑ Weapon play, blood, pain, bondage, size kink, choking, breath play, overstimulation, spanking, biting, hair pulling

═══════════ஓ๑ Relationships ๑ஓ═══════════

ஓ๑ Gay | Mono

ஓ๑ Dating

══ஓ๑ Dating @livealittleoc-cb Apollo | ♡ 4 ♡ 25 ♡ 2023

ஓ๑ Friends

══ஓ๑ Balor | Besties

══ஓ๑ Óðr | Besties

══ஓ๑ Hœnir | Fuck buddies

══ஓ๑ Lugh | Secretly good friends

ஓ๑ Pets

══ஓ๑ Baby river hog | Buttercup

══ஓ๑ Baby capybara | Bubbles

[noxspost]

some of the HHAWFAIGM (Hypnos has a weird family and is going home) Universe head cannons.

so This is basically Hypnos having a found family made of Egyptian Norse, Celtic, Greek, Roman, Chinese, Japanese and Mesoamerican gods.

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the goddesses vesta and Hestia are like vodka aunts very the nicest, sweetest people you'll ever know except in case you threaten their family then you might as well wish and ask the gods to spare you because they won't.

Hypnos is the 2nd youngest of this found family and Makira is the youngest. Hela and Morrigan are Hypnos's favorite aunts on the Norse and Celtic side of the family.

When Hypnos's partners came to Pluto and Proserpina to ask for his hand marriage Mictlantecuhtli and Mictecacihuatl Met group I absolutely said nothing yet terrifying them.

Pluto had to break the silence and then of course Morrigan came in with food and they talked about the festivities but the other two were ready enough to beat the crap out of them if they ever hurt Hypnos.

Xolotl made the whistle which Hypnos has.

the miss American deities are like the Russian uncles and aunts or cousins of the entire group most importantly they helped Hypnos get out of his shy shell and be confident in his domain.

Set is the most trans ally you've ever met and yes he did in fact help Hypnos find himself when he did come out same with Osiris same with Anubis.

Cernunnos i is the same guy that helped tiptoes with his flashbacks in bad nightmares when he was freshly end with his domain same with

Somnus, Anubis and Makaria are Hypnos's siblings.

Yama is his closest cousin.

Yama is the Indian god of the dead I think or death but he has definitely the God of justice and I imagine during one of these meetings Hades was trying to figure out a more efficient way of keeping track of all those souls instead of just a giant board with a bunch of tallies when Yama came up with the idea of a system paperwork like what you see in the Hades game.

Ereshkigal taught Hypnos How to make up and how to dress better and that's how he found his style after he came out. Hypnos sees her like a great aunt.

Hades is gender Queer and is seen as a best friend by Hypnos he married into this found family.

The place and group is called the House of the lost sons as in children and Izanami who is the goddess of the underworld in Japanese mythology is like the grandmother figure or mother figure to the more older ones and it is so funny that the Mesoamerican deities will gladly murder you over five bucks but will absolutely murder Zeus for hurting Hypnos.

How Hypnos sees his found family

Makaria- Greek- sister- greek

Cernunnos-uncle-Celtic and Gallo-Roman

Morrigan- aunt- Celtic

Arawn- Welsh Celtic- cousin  

Hela- Nordic- aunt

Anubis- Egyptian- brother

Osiris- Egyptian- friend or uncle 

Set-Egyptian- uncle

Mictlantecuhtli- shorten to Mictlant- uncle

Mictecacihuatl- shorten to cihuatl- aunt

Xolotl- Aztec- great uncle

Yan Wang- China- cousin

Izanami- Japanese mother goddess- mama or abuela (Spanish for grandma)

Yama- Indian Hinduism- cousin

Persephone- aunt

Pluto- Rome- dad

Hades- friend

Ereshkigal – Babylonian- great aunt

Somnus- brother

Donn- Irish Celtic- half brother

Hunhau- Mayan- aunt-uncle

Uacmitun- Mayan- aunt

Proserpina- Roman- mom

[egglantine23]

i'm trying to farm Farosh in TOTK for armor and i keep getting scales not fang shards so here is some story for the pjo celtic au.

While I haven't read the trials of Apollo or the sun and the star, I know that Jason Grace is dead and I'm pretty sure he doesn't show up in the underworld. My fix for this is that Jason's mortal grandmother is Welsh and her spirit is in the kingdom of Annwn, after finding out her grandson died she asked the king to bring his spirit to Annwn so she could give him a loving home. the king agrees and Jason's spirit is brought to Annwn

Annwn is actually a lot like the land of the living but it is said to be a paradise for all who live there. Jason goes through the transition from life to death rather uneventfully, he meets his grandmother and a lot of his ancestors, spirits are given grief counseling to process their death and because of how traumatic Jason's life was he was given a therapist. his therapist suggests hiking in the nearby parks and woods to help relax, on one of these hikes he trips and falls right on top a young girl

Aisling had been very stressed the last few days, she had a test coming up, a very important test. Every young student of magic goes through it, the formation of her very own wand. A wand is deeply connected to its wielder, the person must show off who they are inside and bare their soul to a pure silver medallion. The wand made from those materials contains a part of its creator's magic and soul, strong in the hands of another but most powerful in its creator's hands.

She knew that the test is really a formality, her parents and teachers had told her multiple times. But the nagging fear of failure was always there. So she studied in the forest by her home, practicing using the practice wand that barely worked half the time and reading spellbooks. Her aunt Morigon would surely test her on magical knowledge and trivia. You see Aisling wasn't a normal kid, well for starters she knew magic and lived in the faerie realm during summers and holidays, but she was also a Demi-god, half god half mortal. Her Dad was king Arawn and her mom, well she had two moms, see about 200 years ago the king and queen met and fell in love with a mortal woman by the name of Mary, Aislings mum, so her moms are queen mary and queen Fiona. That also meant her Aunt Morigan was The Morigan goddess of fate, death, war, and lots of other stuff.

So she studied, and today was supposed to be no different but one moment Aisling was reading about shield spells and the next she was smashed to the ground under a huge weight.