Morrigan

Japanese: Morrigan
Morrigan

Danu was the goddess of fertility and wealth, Lugh the god of the sun, light and wisdom, Lir the god of the sea and king of the land of ever youth with his son Mananann, Dagda the god of the earth, Ogma the god of eloquence and poetry and the inventor of the oldest Celtic writing system, Angus Og the god of beauty, youth and love, Nuada the god of war and Morrigan the goddess of war who roamed the battlefields in search of death and blood. Moreover, when the Dana Giants (another name for the race of the goddess Danu) were defeated by the Mailisians, they fled across the sea and created and lived in the Land of Eternal Youth, and are believed to still exist today as an invisible race of fairies called the Sidh, who hid in the ruins of earthen mounds and circular earthen forts, or in stone trenches and burial mounds, and had an underground paradise.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Morrigan" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ダヌーDanuは豊饒と富の女神,ルーLughは太陽・光・知恵の神,リルLirは息子マナナンMananannと共に海の神であり常若(とこわか)の国の王である。またダグザDagdaは大地の神であり,オグマOgmaは雄弁・詩歌の神で,ケルト最古の文字オガム(オガム文字)の発明者とされ,エーンガス・オグAngus Ogは美・若さ・愛の神で,ヌアザNuadaは戦いの神でありモリガンMorriganは死と血を求め戦場を飛び回る戦いの女神とされ,これらの神々にまつわる話がさまざまに伝えられている。またこのダーナ巨人神族(女神ダヌーの種族の別名)は,マイリージア族に敗れると,海のかなたに逃れて〈常若の国〉をつくって住み,また土塚や円形土砦の遺跡,あるいは石壕や墳丘に隠れ,地下に楽園をもつ妖精シーsidhとなり,目に見えない種族としていまも存在すると信じられている。…

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