I believe the Morrigan is older than the Tuatha de dannan. Similar to Mannan Mac Lir. The way she’s talked about I believe she’s been in Ireland for a long time. She just chose the Tuatha as the rulers.
A Celtic deity, I nickname my honorary American-Irish big sister out of affection and respect. She was born with the special ability to magically see ghosts or spirits in the plain blue without any style of technology with her eyes themselves. I am always thankful to the Morrigan herself, or whatever deity under the deity portion of fate or magic that I have been blessed with people on the earth I acknowledge as family members out of bond and honor together. Even with me having ones from blood. Always till the end of our reality, I will cherish my Morrigan-like sister and her one-year-old son along with her as my nephew among the other honorary kin I have till I fall.
Are you staying in the show Vikings where they have Viking mythology They were using a Celtic goddess as the reason for Raven symbolism? The Ravens are attached to Odin and that's the reason for the Ravens being cited constantly in Vikings. They're two completely different mythological
I will tell you of a brief story of my triad True deities that were and are now 1. In turn becoming the True God of Chance (plausibility rather than luck). In the beginning when their numbers 15+ True deities and it was still an even split of males and females and the lone deity of oaths and binding. There were 3 dedicated to time but not time in of itself. Father Time to be clear is about the passage of time and the amount remaining between the fates and the final conclusion. The True deity of death is about the ending and passing on of the soul. The trio though were modeled after the fates and the norns and such. One was future, and another present, and the last is past. Now these 3 hung out with Good luck and Bad luck; so the 5 became entangled. Because when one True God slays another they take the others aspect into themselves to end up being something new. as the 3 got caught up in various traps that they saw coming but could not avoid they fell one by one to either good luck or bad luck. Future saw a warrior she loved to much and fell into a trap of fate. knowing that by saving his life she would ultimately lose her own. Past fell into an even simpler trap. So preoccupied by processing everything that was, they failed to note how weakened they had become; then when all else failed a blade of Runeo was used to end them. The present was always aware of what was going on at that moment but suffered from anxiety of what to pursue first. To late he tried to save the past but in turn fell shortly after it. Behind it all was Good Luck. As they say Fortune favors the fool. In this case that fool being fortunate was none other than good luck attempting to ussurp the heavens by letting the others fall to his good luck. As it turns out Bad Luck failed to help all of Good Lucks victims... except he was in fact so unlucky that he had to beat Good luck at his own game to succeed. As always it came down to the roll of 13 dice that roughly add up to 109 if all max values. So the dice were rolled and Good Luck lost... after all Good Luck always pulled off the least likely and positive result. The only reason he never failed before was because everyone else was to lucky to be considered 0% victory and that victory to not lead to a worse outcome. Because bad luck always failed that meant that he already knew the value of freewill better than most others and therefore was incorruptable by being given Good luck. With the past, present, future of luck gathered together the title became chances. Chance means that probability is never zero nor could it ever be zero; Bad luck means that bad outcomes out number good ones. So Xathridial (or however I am spelling it currently), must role the dice and be dictated by the outcome for most everything. So despite gaining luck his ill luck was still a bit stronger. That is why loss hits so much harder than gain. Not counting the rare exceptions.
She’s tied to the land's renewal and growth by ensuring the land stays fertile. This represents how endings can bring about new beginnings and healing.
@@pantheonmythology ensuring the land stays fertile? how? can you reference a story or something? ensuring the land stays fertile represents how endings can bring about new beginnings? is that what you mean by "this". im not trying to be a jerk but thats the circular language from the video. ive only ever known the morrigan to represent death and terror while you do mention that - the implication that she is a benevolent force is new to me.
Not to be dark but plants thrive where bodies lie. Ashes tend to enrich the soil and many mythologies have the same connection between death and renewal through nature.
The video also *did* give an example. The warrior drank the crone's offered milk, and it healed him/her (which person it was is unclear, because it was he who was being injured, but then the video says the Morrigan was the one healed...).
@@NightWink129the warrior in question was Cu Chulainn (depending on the story, Celtic Hulk and next to impossible to stop in battle) who basically cursed and wounded Morrigan limiting her power. After he was wounded and dieing Morrigan transformed and appeared as the crown and trick Cu into saying her name three times ( think Beetlejuice) restoring her power. The narrator left out she is married to the Daggon, lord and god of the earth and got around as much as Zeus
As far as I know this is mostly accurate, though there's a few notes to be said here... 1. The Morrigan wasn't just Present at Cu Culain's death, she Caused it by Feeding him Dog meat which Broke one of his Geas and made him vulnerable to be Killed by others. 2. The Ravens in "Vikings" aren't a Reference to her, they're a Reference to Hugin and Munin, Odin's pet Ravens who scout the 9 realms and report back to him. Having a Raven Watching you is basically the same as saying that Odin is taking interest in you and what's going on. You can't Insert a Goddess from a Different(Though Related) Mythology into a Story about Literal Vikings.
Is this a challenge like Green Eggs and Ham? Using only ten words in endless combinations? Death prophecy life change shapeshifter raven crow It’s been less than 4 minutes and it’s been the same two concepts recycled nine times.
A shorter list is what she cannot do. Honestly I prefer seeing her in stories as a bad guy... as a hero she would be to powerful and I am not sure I could feel any chance of loss. I know her Triad nature mainly through an Arthurian book I own. crown/maiden/mother and in all aspects misunderstood. Arguably her "evil" nature in it was born from all the BS she went through before book 1 starts. Mordred was unfortunately a literary device more than character; but Morrigan flipped over his death before she returned to immortality. Very complex and hard to quickly reference. Forever King Broken Sword Third Magic Are the 3 books but I forget the series title. Takes place around the turn of the millennia (1999 or 2000 roughly).
Remember that she was such a a powerful source of inspiration for the Druids that Catholic priests rewrote her to be a demon of sorts. You can't take the current writings at face value. They can't be trusted. She was a big enough threat to the growing Christian movement that they had no choice but to rewrite her as something evil and harmful.
@@keikonooner3756 Cannot fully discredit all of it either. Its most likely they exaggerated vs completely made up. Just cause you do seemingly evil things does not mean that the misunderstanding was not simply cultural. Burning heathens at the stake for witch craft was not EVIL to the church at the time but it clearly would of been for what the otherside saw. That entire time the truth could be that one in a hundred magic practitioners were actually evil; and so the hundred died over the actions of the one. I try my best to not take a side in these arguments of the past. I would rather not demonize any side. That being said; regardless of who was responsible it certainly is not moral to say its OK to kill a group over the actions of a few. I mean imagine what people will say in 1000 years about our people of today. You really think it is right for them to judge us when they have not lived our lives?
@@kodytiffany5686What the Crusaders did to pagans, men ,women to children, over time was nothing but slaughter. Joan of Arc was only 19. When she was burned at the stake..And her only " sin" was that she would not deny , renounce her ability that she could speak to god in front of a court of clergymen... The Spanish Inquisition was legalized torture and slaughter. Yes , I disagree with you. No free passes for slaughter in the name of religion. The times and attitudes of when it happend are no real excuse for the perpetrators...
Okay, half of this auditory essay was a repeat of the exact same statement reworded over and over again. 🙄 I'd like to know where these goddesses are now. You know how many leaders -- both acting in public and from the shadows -- need to be tested and demolished right now?
why is it "the morrigan" and not just morrigan? it actually means something? this bothers me so much.. like saying "the churchill" "the victoria" "the darwin" "the elizabeth" etc.. :S
it can be confusing, and a good deal of it also has to do with the way the ancient Irish was translated/pronounced. It can mean "Great Queen", "Phantom Queen" "Nightmare Queen" etc, just based on where you put a bit of accent. "The Morrigan" is a title as well as a proper name. Some practitioners lean into the singular version of that aspect of the goddess under the pronunciation of "Morrigu" to go along with Macha and the Badb with "The Morrigan" being used for representing the aspects of the goddess as a whole. To complicate things even further, there are several characters in Irish mythology that go by the name...and title of Macha. Furthermore, "Badb" is sometimes a singular goddess and sometimes seen as perhaps a type of frenzy goddess/being as the word is sometimes written in the plural form. Long story short, Irish mythology is confusing. What's 100% true is that The Great Queen is a total badass.
No, not just to Odin... To Herself, The Morrigan also. Ravens are not the sole property of one god or person. She is as ancient if not more than Odin. Briton, Celtic paganism is as old if not more than the Norse.
@@PeterDarkmoor women empowerment doesn’t always mean every aspect of modern feminism. There’s other ways to empower women then following those beliefs, but I guess we’ll never know unless we talk to her on what she personally believes.
I'm a daughter of the morrigan and this video hit the nail on the head thank you this is a great video for people wanting to learn more to start with
she was my mother too at that time...she was a wonderful woman with a kind soul...but she did not had black hair...she had red hair
Thank you for making and sharing this interesting, insightful, and informative video about the Goddess.
Always liked Celtic mythology, it really deserves much more hype. Great video once again!
The artwork at 2:53 is so reminiscent of an ex of mine I was startled! Fun video, keep up the interesting mythical references and creative subjects
The true Raven Queen
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Wow. Well done. I'm even downloading this to my downloads.
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I believe the Morrigan is older than the Tuatha de dannan. Similar to Mannan Mac Lir. The way she’s talked about I believe she’s been in Ireland for a long time. She just chose the Tuatha as the rulers.
Why is the Morrigan so legendary?
She doesn't give a damn about plot armor.
A Celtic deity, I nickname my honorary American-Irish big sister out of affection and respect. She was born with the special ability to magically see ghosts or spirits in the plain blue without any style of technology with her eyes themselves. I am always thankful to the Morrigan herself, or whatever deity under the deity portion of fate or magic that I have been blessed with people on the earth I acknowledge as family members out of bond and honor together. Even with me having ones from blood. Always till the end of our reality, I will cherish my Morrigan-like sister and her one-year-old son along with her as my nephew among the other honorary kin I have till I fall.
I Love the Morrigan...she was my mother at that time!she was a wonderful woman with a kind soul
Great video!
Beautiful
She's my queen and deserves her legendary status
Mother can be all those things and many more FYI don't piss her off unless you are ready to go to war for it 🖤
❤🤍💙 all your video's mate👍.
Are you staying in the show Vikings where they have Viking mythology They were using a Celtic goddess as the reason for Raven symbolism? The Ravens are attached to Odin and that's the reason for the Ravens being cited constantly in Vikings. They're two completely different mythological
I wouldn't say completely different. Both represent a diety that governs warfare and death on the battlefield, proficiency, and magic.
I will tell you of a brief story of my triad True deities that were and are now 1. In turn becoming the True God of Chance (plausibility rather than luck).
In the beginning when their numbers 15+ True deities and it was still an even split of males and females and the lone deity of oaths and binding. There were 3 dedicated to time but not time in of itself.
Father Time to be clear is about the passage of time and the amount remaining between the fates and the final conclusion. The True deity of death is about the ending and passing on of the soul.
The trio though were modeled after the fates and the norns and such. One was future, and another present, and the last is past. Now these 3 hung out with Good luck and Bad luck; so the 5 became entangled. Because when one True God slays another they take the others aspect into themselves to end up being something new.
as the 3 got caught up in various traps that they saw coming but could not avoid they fell one by one to either good luck or bad luck.
Future saw a warrior she loved to much and fell into a trap of fate. knowing that by saving his life she would ultimately lose her own. Past fell into an even simpler trap. So preoccupied by processing everything that was, they failed to note how weakened they had become; then when all else failed a blade of Runeo was used to end them. The present was always aware of what was going on at that moment but suffered from anxiety of what to pursue first. To late he tried to save the past but in turn fell shortly after it. Behind it all was Good Luck.
As they say Fortune favors the fool. In this case that fool being fortunate was none other than good luck attempting to ussurp the heavens by letting the others fall to his good luck.
As it turns out Bad Luck failed to help all of Good Lucks victims... except he was in fact so unlucky that he had to beat Good luck at his own game to succeed.
As always it came down to the roll of 13 dice that roughly add up to 109 if all max values.
So the dice were rolled and Good Luck lost... after all Good Luck always pulled off the least likely and positive result. The only reason he never failed before was because everyone else was to lucky to be considered 0% victory and that victory to not lead to a worse outcome.
Because bad luck always failed that meant that he already knew the value of freewill better than most others and therefore was incorruptable by being given Good luck.
With the past, present, future of luck gathered together the title became chances. Chance means that probability is never zero nor could it ever be zero; Bad luck means that bad outcomes out number good ones. So Xathridial (or however I am spelling it currently), must role the dice and be dictated by the outcome for most everything. So despite gaining luck his ill luck was still a bit stronger.
That is why loss hits so much harder than gain. Not counting the rare exceptions.
how exactly does the morrigan represent life and a healer? it is mentioned a couple of times but no examples
She’s tied to the land's renewal and growth by ensuring the land stays fertile. This represents how endings can bring about new beginnings and healing.
@@pantheonmythology ensuring the land stays fertile? how? can you reference a story or something? ensuring the land stays fertile represents how endings can bring about new beginnings? is that what you mean by "this". im not trying to be a jerk but thats the circular language from the video. ive only ever known the morrigan to represent death and terror while you do mention that - the implication that she is a benevolent force is new to me.
Not to be dark but plants thrive where bodies lie. Ashes tend to enrich the soil and many mythologies have the same connection between death and renewal through nature.
The video also *did* give an example. The warrior drank the crone's offered milk, and it healed him/her (which person it was is unclear, because it was he who was being injured, but then the video says the Morrigan was the one healed...).
@@NightWink129the warrior in question was Cu Chulainn (depending on the story, Celtic Hulk and next to impossible to stop in battle) who basically cursed and wounded Morrigan limiting her power. After he was wounded and dieing Morrigan transformed and appeared as the crown and trick Cu into saying her name three times ( think Beetlejuice) restoring her power.
The narrator left out she is married to the Daggon, lord and god of the earth and got around as much as Zeus
She was my wife
As far as I know this is mostly accurate, though there's a few notes to be said here...
1. The Morrigan wasn't just Present at Cu Culain's death, she Caused it by Feeding him Dog meat which Broke one of his Geas and made him vulnerable to be Killed by others.
2. The Ravens in "Vikings" aren't a Reference to her, they're a Reference to Hugin and Munin, Odin's pet Ravens who scout the 9 realms and report back to him. Having a Raven Watching you is basically the same as saying that Odin is taking interest in you and what's going on. You can't Insert a Goddess from a Different(Though Related) Mythology into a Story about Literal Vikings.
Sounds like a character that should be taught in military science courses.
Who did the painting at 9:12 ? It's gorgeous
I concur. That painting is a thing of dark beauty
Cool video... I definitely learned something! Thank you 🙂
But... what is "punkin mythology"? 🤔
Nana Morrie?
This to me is a pretty loose interpretation of the Mórrígan
the Morrigan in Vikings, can somebody please remind me when?
The very first scene . Ragnar and Rollo are on a battlefield and then Ragnar has a vision of Odin
Is this a challenge like Green Eggs and Ham? Using only ten words in endless combinations?
Death prophecy life change shapeshifter raven crow
It’s been less than 4 minutes and it’s been the same two concepts recycled nine times.
Don't be frigging rude... And it wasn't THAT repetitive at all, if you truly were listening and took it all into context.
A shorter list is what she cannot do.
Honestly I prefer seeing her in stories as a bad guy... as a hero she would be to powerful and I am not sure I could feel any chance of loss.
I know her Triad nature mainly through an Arthurian book I own.
crown/maiden/mother and in all aspects misunderstood. Arguably her "evil" nature in it was born from all the BS she went through before book 1 starts.
Mordred was unfortunately a literary device more than character; but Morrigan flipped over his death before she returned to immortality.
Very complex and hard to quickly reference.
Forever King
Broken Sword
Third Magic
Are the 3 books but I forget the series title.
Takes place around the turn of the millennia (1999 or 2000 roughly).
Remember that she was such a a powerful source of inspiration for the Druids that Catholic priests rewrote her to be a demon of sorts. You can't take the current writings at face value. They can't be trusted. She was a big enough threat to the growing Christian movement that they had no choice but to rewrite her as something evil and harmful.
@@keikonooner3756 Cannot fully discredit all of it either. Its most likely they exaggerated vs completely made up.
Just cause you do seemingly evil things does not mean that the misunderstanding was not simply cultural.
Burning heathens at the stake for witch craft was not EVIL to the church at the time but it clearly would of been for what the otherside saw. That entire time the truth could be that one in a hundred magic practitioners were actually evil; and so the hundred died over the actions of the one.
I try my best to not take a side in these arguments of the past. I would rather not demonize any side.
That being said; regardless of who was responsible it certainly is not moral to say its OK to kill a group over the actions of a few.
I mean imagine what people will say in 1000 years about our people of today. You really think it is right for them to judge us when they have not lived our lives?
@@kodytiffany5686What the Crusaders did to pagans, men ,women to children, over time was nothing but slaughter.
Joan of Arc was only 19. When she was burned at the stake..And her only " sin" was that she would not deny , renounce her ability that she could speak to god in front of a court of clergymen...
The Spanish Inquisition was legalized torture and slaughter.
Yes , I disagree with you. No free passes for slaughter in the name of religion. The times and attitudes of when it happend are no real excuse for the perpetrators...
Is anyone else thinking Verna from Fall of the House of Usher is inspired by the Morrigan?
I named my second child after her.
The morrigan was not a triple goddess. Thats a greek thang. Not irish. She had two sisters . She had a son who had 3 hearts with serpents.
Okay, half of this auditory essay was a repeat of the exact same statement reworded over and over again. 🙄
I'd like to know where these goddesses are now. You know how many leaders -- both acting in public and from the shadows -- need to be tested and demolished right now?
I was gonna buy a shirt... 😢
Cú Chulainn pronunciation in this is like telemarketers trying to say my last name. painful.
why is it "the morrigan" and not just morrigan? it actually means something? this bothers me so much.. like saying "the churchill" "the victoria" "the darwin" "the elizabeth" etc.. :S
it can be confusing, and a good deal of it also has to do with the way the ancient Irish was translated/pronounced. It can mean "Great Queen", "Phantom Queen" "Nightmare Queen" etc, just based on where you put a bit of accent. "The Morrigan" is a title as well as a proper name. Some practitioners lean into the singular version of that aspect of the goddess under the pronunciation of "Morrigu" to go along with Macha and the Badb with "The Morrigan" being used for representing the aspects of the goddess as a whole. To complicate things even further, there are several characters in Irish mythology that go by the name...and title of Macha. Furthermore, "Badb" is sometimes a singular goddess and sometimes seen as perhaps a type of frenzy goddess/being as the word is sometimes written in the plural form.
Long story short, Irish mythology is confusing. What's 100% true is that The Great Queen is a total badass.
@@poolguyunfiltered2850 woah! thanks for this awesome replay! XD
@@Wayfaring_Stranger no problem at all! :)
It's not a name, it's a title.
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Hei leave vikings out. Their Ravens betong to Oðin
No, not just to Odin... To Herself, The Morrigan also.
Ravens are not the sole property of one god or person.
She is as ancient if not more than Odin.
Briton, Celtic paganism is as old if not more than the Norse.
She have some similarities to Odin.
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Morrigan would not agree with some of the modern feminism though....
Pretty sure she is about woman empowerment and equality. Not sure what you're talking about.
Yeah, the toxic women amongst the rest of the great women absolutely need to be tried and tested as well.
@@PeterDarkmoor women empowerment doesn’t always mean every aspect of modern feminism. There’s other ways to empower women then following those beliefs, but I guess we’ll never know unless we talk to her on what she personally believes.
The feminist tries to hijack her but she is a mother and a wife..