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|  | Aine
is a beautiful fertility Goddess of ancient Ireland. She has been called the Faery
Queen of Knockaine. Wherever she focused her attention Love flourished. Aine's
Hill in County Kerry, was the site of glorious Midsummer celebrations in her honor.
| | Cerridwen
is the Keeper of the great cauldron, the Grael. In the cauldron brews immeasurable
wisdom, magic and knowledge. Whoever sips of the cauldron of Cerridwen becomes
enlightened. When Gwion Bach accidentally put his finger into her cauldron and
sucked it he was transformed. He, with Cerridwen in pursuit shape shifted into
a hare, a fish, a bird, and a grain and the finally emerged as the great Taliesin,
the greatest of bards. |  |
 | Rhiannon,
"The Great Queen", was cursed by a scorned lover's father. As a result
she became barren and childless for many years. When at last she gave birth to
her first son, she was falsely accused of devouring her child. She is seen riding
a swift white steed accompanied by blackbirds. She is the patroness of all unjustly
accused and of those who suffer long-term hardships.
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| Blodeuedd
is an Otherworldly woman who was born of flowers. Lleu's mother Arianrhod place
a gais (magical oath) on her son that he should never marry a mortal woman. So
Blodeuedd, whose name means "Flower Face", was created from the flowers
of oak, broom and meadowsweet by powerful magicians as a wife for Lleu. When she
slept with another man she was changed into an owl and became a creature of the
night. |  |
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