Pantheon

Irish

Associated Holidays

Samhain

Worshipped By

Irish and Celts

Rituals for Worship

Offerings of Red Foods

Water set on an Altar

Prayers

Key Points / Halloween Connection

- Irish god of death, doom, foretelling and victory in battle whose customs form many of the Samhain traditions

Brief Bio

The Morrígan is mainly associated with war and fate, especially with foretelling doom, death, or victory in battle. In this role she often appears as a crow, the badb. She incites warriors to battle and can help bring about victory over their enemies. The Morrígan encourages warriors to do brave deeds, strikes fear into their enemies, and is portrayed washing the bloodstained clothes of those fated to die. She is most frequently seen as a goddess of battle and war and has also been seen as a manifestation of the earth- and sovereignty-goddess, chiefly representing the goddess's role as guardian of the territory and its people.