British Mythology


Andraste - She is the goddess of war in Celtic Britain. Boudicca, or Boadicea, a Celtic queen, sacrificed Roman women to Andraste.

Arnemetia - She is a goddess of water.

Belatucadros - British god of war and destruction of enemies, his name means "fair shining one." He is equivalent to Beli.

Brigantia - She is the goddess of the Brigantes, the people of Yorkshire. She is also goddess of two rivers, the Braint and the Brent. These two are named after her. She is associated with flocks and cattle.

Camma - Camma is a hunting goddess to the British.

Cartimandua - She was the legendary warrior queen of the Brigantes. She led them into battle against the Roman Empire. The Brigantes are the descendants of Brigantia.

Caswallawn - Caswallawn is the god of war to the British Celts.

Cernunnos - He is called "The Horned One" and is a god of fertility, life, wealth, animals, and the underworld. He is depicted with stag antlers, and sometimes a coin-filled purse. He is born at the winter solstice and marries the goddess at Beltane, then dies at the summer solstice. He and the goddess of moon alternate their rule over life and death. He was sometimes accompanied by a serpent with a ram's head, and by a stag. He was later renamed Herne the Hunter for the part he plays in the Wild Hunt.

Cocidius - Cocidius is the god of hunting in North Britain.

Condatis - He is a river god, and the personification of water.

Contrebis - He is the local god for the area of Lancaster, in Britain.

Coventia - She is the goddess of water and springs. She personifies a holy spring, endowed with powers of healing.

Cwn Annwn - These are the "hounds of Annwn." They are white hounds with red-ears who come out of Annwn, the Welsh underworld. When they come out, it is to take part in the Wild Hunt, sometimes killing or kidnapping surface inhabitants. In Wales, they are associated with the sounds of wild geese, supposedly bringing the souls of the damned to the underworld. The hounds are also called Cwn Mamau, or "hounds of the mothers."

Damara - She is a fertility goddess of the British. She is associated with the month of May.

Lud - In myth, he was a king of Britain who beautified London City. He was buried by a gate which is named in his honour. Some also believe that this is the name of a Celtic river god.

Nodens - He is the river god of the Severn estuary, which is located in southwestern England. He is the equivalent of Nuada.

Sabrina - The British Celtic river goddess of the Severn River, in southwest Great Britain.

Sheila-na-gig - She is the goddess of fertility. She is depicted as a woman displaying her genitals, in an effort to ward off death. She has been christianized as a female demon, placed on the outside of some English churches, and keeps evil away.

Shoney - A British sea deity.

St. Anne - Legend says that St. Anne was thrown out by her evil husband, a duke. The duchess was then brought to Jerusalem in an angel boat. She gave birth to the Virgin Mary, and returned to Britain after having raised her daughter.

Sul - British goddess of hot springs.

Wild Hunt - This is a supernatural force that sweeps the land during the night, usually during the winter. The Cwn Annwn, the "hounds of Annwyn," usually take part in the Hunt. Sometimes it hunts anything and everything, and sometimes only evil creatures. In Britain, it is led by Cernunnos, the horned god. The Welsh claim it is led by Gwynn ap Nudd, or sometimes by Bran.