Deity Profile: Morrigan

Also Known As:

• Badb - as a Crow or Raven

• Macha - as a Young Maidan

• Nemain - as a Warrior

Crystals: 

• Black Obsidian

• Black Onyx

Herbs:

• Mugwort

• Dragon’s Blood

Goddess of:  Death, War, Prophecy and Fate

Relationships:

• Member of the Tuatha Dé Danann

• Married to Dagda. 

Symbols:

• Raven

• Old Crone

• Warrior

Colours:

• Black

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Imagery:  

Morrigan is one of the Triple Goddesses. She is seen as a shapely maiden, a warrior queen and an old crone. She will also be seen as a Raven or Crow and this is one of her many symbols. 

Keynotes: 

• Historically she is a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann - a group of the main deities in Gaelic Ireland, similar to the pantheon of Gods such as the Greek Olympians. Her place within the pantheon is similar to Hera - as the jealous wife of the Chief God Zeus, Morrigan is married to Dagda.

• It was believed that if you saw Morrigan on the battlefield, either in human or raven form - the battle is lost and she has arrived to take the dead away.

• She has been compared to the Valkyries from Norse mythology as they both take the dead away.