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Sovereignty goddess, the Glossary

Sovereignty goddess is a scholarly term, almost exclusively used in Celtic studies (although parallels for the idea have been claimed in other traditions, usually under the label hieros gamos).^[1]

30 relations: Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index, Badb, Branches of the Cenél Conaill, Cailleach, Cambridge Ritualists, Camma, Canu Heledd, Cartimandua, Celtic studies, Euhemerism, Feis, Geoffrey Chaucer, Gerald of Wales, Gormflaith ingen Flann Sinna, Gormlaith ingen Murchada, Guinevere, Hieros gamos, Horse goddess, Kingship of Tara, Loathly lady, Macha, Medb, Niall of the Nine Hostages, Peredur, Rhiannon, Sovereignty, The Morrígan, The Wife of Bath's Tale, Topographia Hibernica, Uí Néill.
Ancient Ireland
Celtic mythology
Irish goddesses
Marriage and religion
Women and religion

Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index

The Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index (ATU Index) is a catalogue of folktale types used in folklore studies.

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In Irish mythology, the Badb (Old Irish), or in modern Irish Badhbh—also meaning "crow"—is a war goddess who takes the form of a crow, and is thus sometimes known as Badb Catha ("battle crow"). Sovereignty goddess and Badb are Irish goddesses.

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Branches of the Cenél Conaill

The Cenél Conaill, or "kindred of Conall", are a branch of the Northern Uí Néill, who claim descent from Conall Gulban, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages, and allegedly the first Irish nobleman to convert to Christianity.

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Cailleach

In Gaelic (Irish, Scottish and Manx) myth, the Cailleach is a divine hag and ancestor, associated with the creation of the landscape and with the weather, especially storms and winter. Sovereignty goddess and Cailleach are Irish goddesses.

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Cambridge Ritualists

The Cambridge Ritualists were a recognised group of classical scholars, mostly in Cambridge, England, including Jane Ellen Harrison, F.M. Cornford, Gilbert Murray (actually from the University of Oxford), A. B. Cook, George Thomson, and others.

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Camma

Camma (Κάμμα) was a Galatian princess and priestess of Artemis whom Plutarch writes about in both On the Bravery of Women and the Eroticus or Amatorius.

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Canu Heledd

Canu Heledd (modern Welsh /'kani 'hɛlɛð/, the songs of Heledd) are a collection of early Welsh ''englyn''-poems.

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Cartimandua

Cartimandua or Cartismandua (reigned) was a 1st-century queen of the Brigantes, a Celtic people living in modern-day northern England.

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Celtic studies

Celtic studies or Celtology is the academic discipline occupied with the study of any sort of cultural output relating to the Celtic-speaking peoples (i.e. speakers of Celtic languages).

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Euhemerism

Euhemerism is an approach to the interpretation of mythology in which mythological accounts are presumed to have originated from real historical events or personages.

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Feis

A Feis or Fèis is a traditional Gaelic arts and culture festival.

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Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer (– 25 October 1400) was an English poet, author, and civil servant best known for The Canterbury Tales.

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Gerald of Wales

Gerald of Wales (Giraldus Cambrensis; Gerallt Cymro; Gerald de Barri) was a Cambro-Norman priest and historian.

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Gormflaith ingen Flann Sinna

Gormflaith ingen Flann Sinna (c. 870–948) was an Irish Queen of Tara, Munster, and Leinster.

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Gormlaith ingen Murchada

Gormlaith ingen Murchada (960–1030), sometimes spelt Gormflaith, was an Irish queen.

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Guinevere

Guinevere (Gwenhwyfar; Gwenivar, Gwynnever), also often written in Modern English as Guenevere or Guenever, was, according to Arthurian legend, an early-medieval queen of Great Britain and the wife of King Arthur.

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Hieros gamos

Hieros gamos, hieros (ἱερός) meaning "holy" or "sacred" and gamos (γάμος) meaning "marriage," or Hierogamy (Greek: ἱερὸς γάμος, ἱερογαμία "holy marriage"), is a sacred marriage that plays out between gods, especially when enacted in a symbolic ritual where human participants represent the deities. Sovereignty goddess and hieros gamos are marriage and religion and Religious rituals.

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Horse goddess

The term Horse goddess may refer to one of several mythological goddesses.

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Kingship of Tara

The term Kingship of Tara was a title of authority in ancient Ireland - the title is closely associated with the archaeological complex at the Hill of Tara.

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Loathly lady

The loathly lady (dynes gas, Motif D732 in Stith Thompson's motif index), is a tale type commonly used in medieval literature, most famously in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Wife of Bath's Tale. Sovereignty goddess and loathly lady are Celtic mythology.

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Macha

Macha was a sovereignty goddess of ancient Ireland associated with the province of Ulster, particularly the sites of Navan Fort (Eamhain Mhacha) and Armagh (Ard Mhacha), which are named after her. Sovereignty goddess and Macha are Irish goddesses.

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Medb

Medb, later spelled Meadhbh, Méabh(a) and Méibh, and often anglicised as Maeve, is queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Sovereignty goddess and Medb are Irish goddesses.

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Niall of the Nine Hostages

Niall Noígíallach (Old Irish "having nine hostages"), or Niall of the Nine Hostages, was a legendary, semi-historical Irish king who was the ancestor of the Uí Néill dynasties that dominated Ireland from the 6th to the 10th centuries.

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Peredur

Peredur (Old Welsh Peretur) is the name of a number of men from the boundaries of history and legend in sub-Roman Britain.

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Rhiannon

Rhiannon is a major figure in Welsh mythology, appearing in the First Branch of the Mabinogi, and again in the Third Branch.

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Sovereignty

Sovereignty can generally be defined as supreme authority.

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The Morrígan

The Morrígan or Mórrígan or Danu, also known as Morrígu, is a figure from Irish mythology. Sovereignty goddess and The Morrígan are Irish goddesses.

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The Wife of Bath's Tale

"The Wife of Bath's Tale" (The Tale of the Wyf of Bathe) is among the best-known of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

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Topographia Hibernica

Topographia Hibernica (Latin for Topography of Ireland), also known as Topographia Hiberniae, is an account of the landscape and people of Ireland written by Gerald of Wales around 1188, soon after the Norman invasion of Ireland.

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Uí Néill

The Uí Néill (meaning "descendants of Niall") are Irish dynasties who claim descent from Niall Noígíallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages), a historical King of Tara who died c. 405. Sovereignty goddess and Uí Néill are ancient Ireland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereignty_goddess

Also known as Goddess of sovereignty.