Celtic Goddesses

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Celtic Goddesses

Perhaps the strongest of Celtic beliefs, almost unique among ancient peoples, was their devotion to the Great Mother, the mother and warrior goddesses. Celtic peoples, before Roman and Christian intervention, were one of the few races to give their goddesses equal footing with their gods.

This is not to say that other pagan religions did not honour the Great Mother. But upon close inspection it can be found that the male deities of most other pantheons were considered more important, more powerful. The goddesses were allowed their place in worship so long as their followers did not try to usurp the prime position of power which was always held by a male deity.

The goddesses of the Celts did not hold a secondary position in their worship or their legends. This respect bled over into Celtic society. As a result Celtic women were highly respected, having many rights of property, person and status. Priestesses were held in honour. Women were warriors as well as mothers and had equal rights with men.

Did this harm or weaken the society or lessen the men? According to history, decidedly not. The Celts were one of the fiercest, most spiritually advanced races of the Old World, weakening only when they accepted and bowed to the inroads of Christianity.