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Category: British Mythology
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Ancient faery queen of Britain The Queen of Elphame is an ancient fairy queen renown on the border of England and Scotland. There are many an old folktale in the British Isles describing a woman by the side of the road. Sometimes she is a fine white lady upon a horse or desperately beautiful seductress,…
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Coventina : The Forgotten Water Goddess of Hadrian’s Wall Dearest Coventina, Goddess of wells and springs. Queen of the river deities. First worshipped in Celtic Britain, when the belief in local water goddesses was strong. When people would bring gifts to the springs and wells to express their gratitude and to pray to the river…
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Morgana – enchantress, high priestess of Avalon Morgana Le Fay is an enchantress, fairy-queen and high priestess of Avalon from the Arthurian Legends. In the earliest myths, she was a benevolent goddess and wise healer who helped Arthur in his quests. In medieval times Morgan became the antagonist of the story, often depicted as Arthur’s…
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The Lady of the lake The lady of the lake is a well known ethereal character from the mythology of Arthur. She is often depicted as a powerful sorceress, a High Priestess of Avalon. She is the guardian of the legendary sword of Excalibur, and in many stories she rises from the lake and presents…
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The Grindylow – Jenny Greenteeth Jenny Greenteeth is an English fairy or bogey who dwells in ponds and lakes covered in duckweed. She waits lurking beneath the water for unexpected children to pass close by and pulls them down to her lair. The Grindylow is a type of water spirit from British folklore. They dwell…
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The Alaisiagae – Mysterious warrior goddesses of the Wall. The Alaisiagae were Celtic/Germanic war goddesses similar to the Valkyries of the Norse. They were worshiped in the North of England with votives found at Housesteads on Hadrian’s Wall. These enigmatic deities are shrouded in mystery, but there presence offers us a glimpse into the complex…
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