MYTHOLOGY (noun.)
1. a collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition.
2. the study of myths
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THE MORRÍGAN
Morrígan is one of the most mysterious figures in Irish mythology. In some myths the Morrígan is a collection of three war goddesses (Badb, Macha, and Nemain) or she appeared as a solo goddess. This chapter will mainly focus on her rather than the three goddesses.
Morrígan was often described a goddess of war, fate and death. Many times she could be flying above battlefields in the form of a crow to encourage courage among the shoulders. Like the banshee, she was an omen of death. Morrígan appeared to soldiers washing bloodstained armor right before they died in battle.
There is a suggested link between her and the banshee of later folklore due to her role of having preminitions about a particular warrior's violent death.
However, her role was not only to be portrayed as a symbol of imminent death, but to influence war. She did this by taking the form of a crow flying overhead, either striking fear or courage in the warriors below.
The Morrígan is also associated with the land and animals, more particularly livestock. Some argue that war is not a primary aspect of her role, suggesting that she also oversees the land, it's stock, and it's society.
It is also suggested that she is closely linked to the fianna, and that they may have been, in some ways, dedicated to her.
