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31485, brigid
Posted by LexM, Thu Aug-04-05 02:52 PM
(even europeans had goddesses for a time. *grin*)

http://www.pantheon.org/articles/b/brigid.html

Name Cognates: Breo Saighead, Brid, Brighid , Brigindo, Brigandu , Brigan, Brigantia, Brigantis , Bride .

Breo Saighead, or the "Fiery Arrow or Power," is a Celtic three-fold goddess, the daughter of The Dagda, and the wife of Bres. Known by many names, Brighid's three aspects are (1) Fire of Inspiration as patroness of poetry, (2) Fire of the Hearth, as patroness of healing and fertility, and (3) Fire of the Forge, as patroness of smithcraft and martial arts. She is mother to the craftsmen. Sons of Tuireann: Creidhne, Luchtaine and Giobhniu...

Brigid, which means "one who exaults herself," is Goddess of the Sacred Flame of Kildare (derived from "Cill Dara," which means "church of the oak") and often is considered to be the White Maiden aspect of the Triple Goddess. She was Christianized as the "foster-mother" of Jesus Christ, and called St. Brigit, the daughter of the Druid Dougal the Brown. She sometimes also is associated with the Romano-Celtic goddess Aquae-Sulis in Bathe.


apparently, there's also a saint brigid: http://anamspirit.com/brigid.htm