Celtic Mythology: Irish Gods and Goddesses: Boann
[ Aine ] [ Airmid ] [ Anu ] [ Aonghus ] [ Balor ] [ Boann ] [ Bres ] [ Brighid ] [ Lugh ] [ Midir ]
Boann was an Irish water and fertility goddess.
Special Birth: The birth of Aonghus was no normal child's birth. Boann had the child not by her husband but through her lover the Dagda. Neither wanted their secret tryst to be known, and used their powers to alter the babies womb time to 1 day instead of the traditional 9 months.
Husband: Nechtan or Elcmar
Lover: The Dagda
Children: Aonghus
River: River Boyne
Animal: White Cow
Symbols: Hazel Nuts, Blood
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