Scottish mythology

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Wicca, like any other religion, has myth and folklore galore. For centuries, the gods and goddesses of witchcraft have had their tales spread far and wide by their worshipers. Some of these deities are benevolent---others, not so much. 10Abonde Germanic/Central European Photo credit: Matthias Kabel Abonde (also known as Perchta) is not just a Wiccan

In Irish and Scottish mythology, the Cailleach (Irish pronunciation: [ˈkalʲəx], Irish plural cailleacha ˈkalʲəxə, Scottish Gaelic [ˈkaʎəx] plural cailleachan [ˈkaʎəxən]), also known as the Cailleach Bheur, is a divine hag, a creatrix, and possibly an ancestral deity or deified ancestor. The word Cailleach means 'hag' in modern Scottish Gaelic, and has been applied to numerous mythological figures in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man.

The Cat Sìth or Cat Sidhe is a fairy creature from Celtic mythology, said to resemble a large black cat with a white spot on its breast. Legend has it that the spectral cat haunts the Scottish Highlands. The legends surrounding this creature are more common in Scottish folklore, but a few occur in Irish. Some common folklore suggested that the Cat Sìth was not a fairy, but a witch that could transform into a cat nine times

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CLIODNA Irish/Scottish, Goddess of beauty and the otherworld. A Tuatha sea and Otherworld Goddess who often took the form of a sea bird and, as such, symbolized the Celtic afterlife.

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Dagda is described as the good god of the Irish Celts. He was thought of as a father figure who was from the superhuman race of beings called the Tuatha. The god Ogma was one of his sons. Dagda was a warrior of immense strength who carried a huge club which with one end could kill nine people but at the other end restore a person's life. He owned a cauldron called an Undry which supplied unlimited food. The magic harp he owned was made of oak and encrusted with jewels.

Cirein Croin - A sea serpent from Scottish folklore. According to folklore, it is able to take form of a small silver fish and loure fisherman into capturing it, then revert back to its original form and eat the fisherman.

Burach Bhadi- Scottish myth: a large eel-leech creature with 9 eyes, that lurks in the man-made lakes of Scotland. It it attracted by passing horses which it attached onto and drags down into the water where it would drain it of blood.

Cernunnos. “The Horned One” is a Celtic god of fertility, life, animals, wealth, and the underworld.

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Selkie- Scottish myth: these are take the form of seals when in the ocean but when on land they shed their skin to become a human. If the skin is stolen then they can't return to seal form or to the sea which means they are stuck with whoever stole their seal skin.

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When walking in the forest alone at night, beware of Ghillie Dhu, protector of the forest, from Scottish lore and myth.