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Celtic Pantheon

Celtic

Name Date

1. Who's who

Write the letter of each figure's role next to their name.

  1. 1.Brigid
  2. 2.Danu
  3. 3.Lugh
  4. 4.Manannán mac Lir
  5. 5.Nuada Airgetlám
  6. 6.The Dagda
  7. 7.The Morrígan
  8. 8.Aengus Óg
  • A.fertility, agriculture, manliness
  • B.sea, otherworld, weather
  • C.earth, fertility, motherhood
  • D.war, fate, death
  • E.love, youth, poetry
  • F.skill, craft, arts
  • G.kingship, war, justice
  • H.fire, poetry, smithcraft

2. Family and relationships

Fill in each blank with a name from the word bank.

Word bank: Aengus Óg · Dian Cécht · The Dagda · The Morrígan

  1. 1. is a parent of Brigid.
  2. 2. is a parent of Aengus Óg.
  3. 3. is a sibling of Goibniu.
  4. 4. is a sibling of Ogma.
  5. 5. is a sibling of Midir.
  6. 6. is the spouse of The Dagda.

3. Short answers

  1. 1. What was Brigid associated with, and which symbols help you recognise Brigid?

  2. 2. What was Danu associated with, and which symbols help you recognise Danu?

  3. 3. Retell “The Second Battle of Mag Tuired” in two or three sentences. Who is involved, and what changes by the end?

  4. 4. Retell “The Children of Lir” in two or three sentences. Who is involved, and what changes by the end?

Answer key: Celtic Pantheon

1. Who's who

  1. 1. Brigid: H
  2. 2. Danu: C
  3. 3. Lugh: F
  4. 4. Manannán mac Lir: B
  5. 5. Nuada Airgetlám: G
  6. 6. The Dagda: A
  7. 7. The Morrígan: D
  8. 8. Aengus Óg: E

2. Family and relationships

  1. 1. The Dagda
  2. 2. The Dagda
  3. 3. Dian Cécht
  4. 4. The Dagda
  5. 5. Aengus Óg
  6. 6. The Morrígan

3. Short answers (guidance)

  1. 1. fire, poetry, smithcraft. Symbols: flame, Brigid's cross, holy well. (mythosatlas.com/deities/brigid)
  2. 2. earth, fertility, motherhood. Symbols: rivers, earth, the moon. (mythosatlas.com/deities/danu)
  3. 3. The Tuatha Dé Danann fight the Fomorians for control of Ireland. Lugh leads the gods to victory, slaying his grandfather Balor. (mythosatlas.com/stories/cath-maige-tuired)
  4. 4. A tragedy where four children are cursed by their jealous stepmother to live as swans for 900 years. (mythosatlas.com/stories/children-lir)

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