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BRIGIT OF THE CELTS

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Brigit was one of the great Triple Goddesses of the Celtic people.

She appeared as Brigit to the Irish, Brigantia in Northern England,

Bride in Scotland, and Brigandu in Brittany. Many legends are told

about Brigit. Some say that there are three Brigits : one sister in

charge of poetry and inspiration who invented the Ogham alphabet,

one in charge of healing and midwifery, and the third in charge of the

hearth fire, smithies and other crafts. This catually indicates the

seperate aspects of her Threefold nature and is a neat division of

labor for a hard-working goddess.

Brigit was probably originally a Sun Goddess, and a charming story

of her birth is that she was born at sunrise and a tower of flame

burst from the forehead of the new born Goddess that reached from

Earth to Heaven. It was likely She who inspired the line in the famous

Song of Amergin: "I am a fire in the head." Her penchant for smithcraft

led to her association by the Romans with Minerva/Athena. As a warrior

Goddess, She favored the use of the spear or the arrow. Indeed, various

interpetations of her name exist including, "Bright Arrow," "The Bright

One," "the Powerful One" and "The High One," depending upon the region

and the dialect.

As a Goddess of herbalism, midwifery and healing She was in charge