Morrígan

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figure in Irish mythology goddess

Morrígan is a prominent goddess in Celtic mythology associated with war, fate, and sovereignty, often depicted as a shape-shifter linked to crows and battlefield prophecy.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Morrigan 1
The Morrigan 1
The Morrigan in Lost Girl 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Irish mythology ⓘ
goddess ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Morrígu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mórrígan NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsIn Táin Bó Cúailnge NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Cú Chulainn NERFINISHED ⓘ
battle frenzy ⓘ
battlefield ⓘ
bloodshed ⓘ
crows ⓘ
fate ⓘ
kingship ⓘ
land sovereignty ⓘ
omens of death ⓘ
prophecy ⓘ
ravens ⓘ
shrieking on the battlefield ⓘ
sovereignty ⓘ
terror of battle ⓘ
war ⓘ
washer at the ford ⓘ
canTakeFormOf crow ⓘ
eel ⓘ
heifer ⓘ
old hag ⓘ
wolf ⓘ
young woman ⓘ
culture Celtic mythology ⓘ
Irish mythology ⓘ
domain death in battle ⓘ
magic ⓘ
prophetic vision ⓘ
warfare ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasAbility shape-shifting ⓘ
hasAspect Badb NERFINISHED ⓘ
Macha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nemain NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfName Old Irish ⓘ
memberOf Tuatha Dé Danann NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameMeaning great queen ⓘ
phantom queen ⓘ
role chooser of the slain ⓘ
instigator of conflict ⓘ
protector of sovereignty ⓘ
sometimesConsidered triple goddess ⓘ
symbol crow ⓘ
hooded crow ⓘ
raven ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Weirdstone of Brisingamen → featuresCharacter → Morrígan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Morrigan
Macha → hasAspect → Morrígan ⓘ
this entity surface form: horse aspect of the Morrígan
The Moon of Gomrath → hasCharacter → Morrígan ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Morrigan
Macha → hasCounterpart → Morrígan ⓘ
Celtic mythology → hasDeity → Morrígan ⓘ
Emain Macha → namedAfter → Morrígan ⓘ
this entity surface form: goddess Macha
Macha → partOf → Morrígan ⓘ
Emmanuelle Vaugier → portrayedCharacter → Morrígan ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Morrigan in Lost Girl