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Goddesses of The Celts ~ N

Nantosuelta
Gaulish/Continental. Consort of the God of the Hammer, Her story has become obscured. She always holds in Her right hand a container - often a saucer, sometimes a cup or small pot. In Her left hand She holds a long staff which has a small model of a building, perhaps a house, hanging from it's tip. She is associated with ravens, and thus is perhaps connected with the Morrigan in one way or another. "Winding River". A protective goddess and goddess of water. Among the Mediomatrici of Alsace she is often portrayed holding a model of a house, indicating a domestic function.

Nantosuetta
A Celtic goddess worshipped in Gaul. She forms a pair with the god Sucellos. Her attribute is as cornucopia ("horn of plenty"), which refers to her aspect of fertility goddess. Occasionally she is represented with a cottage on her hand, which could indicate that she was patroness of the family. Nantosuetta was also a goddess of the realm of the dead.

Nemain
(Frenzy). Irish. One of the three Valkyrie-aspects of the the Morrigan, Goddess of war and battle.

Nemetona
(Nemeton, "shrine") (She of the sacred grove). Gaulish. A Continental Deity revered during Roman times; her name may be cognate with the Irish Valkyrie Nemain, and in fact the Romans seem to have regarded her as having some connection with Mars. The Celtic goddess of sacred groves or shrines.

Nimue
Celtic Moon Goddess of Fate.

Nisien
(peaceful).Welsh. Maternal half-brother to Bendigeidfran (Bran) and full brother to Efnisien. Well-favored, he was a natural diplomat of whom it was said that he could make a peace between two embattled armies at the height of their fury. He spent much of his time repairing the damage done by Efnisien.
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