#goddess aine

[joshsindigostreak]

Finally got the Aine statue I’ve been wanting for months and she looks perfect on my Altar 🥰

[luciferjeremywhite]

From Lucifer's Notebook: Part Four -

Lucifer Jeremy White

[allmythologies]

irish mythology: aine

aine is a goddess of summer, fertility, love, wealth, and sovereignty. she is associated with midsummer and the sun, and is sometimes represented by a red mare.

[modernitywitch]

Some modern associates I make with Lady (Goddess) Áine

The colors pink, gold, red, yellow, orange, spring green

Spring time, weeds, flowers, the sun

These emojis 💕🌱✨🌕🌻

Cows, horses, dragonflies, bees 🐝

Rose quartz, orange calcite, serpentine, carnelian

Rose scented candles, flower scents

Lavender perfume/ lotions

Milk, herbs in breads, flowers

Scissors, bells, rings/ jewelry

Lakes and rivers, flower fields

$eX magick 😚 self love journaling and self love magick

Song associations

In the kitchen - Mree

Swan upon Leda - Hozier

Talk & Like real people do - Hozier

Scarborough Fair - Simon and Garfunkel

[wolffoxnation2]

Funfact about celtic myth:

When a cruel Irish king tried to assault the celtic goddess, Aine after she tried to help him with his kingdom.

She bit his fucking ear off.

Now a fun thing about old irish laws about royalty is that anyone who is 'imperfect' (read: disabled/ missing a limb) is unfit to rule.

So biting his ear off meant he lost his right to rule and all his kingdom :)

Moral of the story, dont fuck with irish women or anyone for that matter

Also fun fact Aine is known as the Fae (Fairy) queen and a summer goddess

(i say summer goddess like that because celtic pantheon dont follow those, 'god of' rules. They have a fuck ton of talents and arent set in one thing)

[aeternalight]

It just feels weird to put Aine down as a love deity, she is incredibly far removed from greek love deities and a lot of deities in celtic myth are painted as fertility or love deities.

Like yes, she has some rule over it, but as she is a goddess who got sexually assaulted, it just feels kind of offensive and strange.

Like, am I the only one who hates this? She is more a summer deity than anything else. Paint her as a seasonal deity and you will understand.

It just feels wrong. Stop doing this. It's minimal compared to all the other things she rules over. Like the goddess of the fae and summer.

[mythosblogging]

In the western world, the sun is quite often depicted as masculine, accompanied by the feminine moon, often the sun god’s sister or wife. One of the most famous of these gods is Apollo, known for his unlucky love affairs, his archery skill, and his musical ability. But while the sun may often be seen as male, this is not always the case, and there are many goddesses around the world known for their connection to the sun.

Áine

An Irish Goddess or fairy, Áine is said to have many attributes including love, fertility and summer. One of these attributes is the sun. She is said to make her home in Cnoc Áine, or Knockainy a hill located near a village of the same name in the Irish county of Limerick. She is said to show herself on this hill at midsummer and will sometimes take on the form of a red mare who is too swift to ever be caught.

Many of the legends surrounding Áine involve her laying with mortal men and conceiving children – sometimes willingly and sometimes unwillingly. Her son Eogan was said to be the result of her rape by the human king Ailill, in retaliation for which Áine is said to have bitten off the king’s ear. This is said to have lost him his kingdom as an old law of the time stated that a king must be unblemished, which Ailill no longer was.

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[jasper-pagan-witch]

🔥 Anything regarding one or more of the deities you honor/worship/work with

Hey Runa!

Cernunnos is not a fertility god, that's a syncretism with Faun, Pan, and the Wiccan Horned God. I cannot stress enough how little to do with fertility his domains have.

Aphrodite is not just a goddess of love. Yes, that's part of her, but to act like that is her only domain is missing a large portion of who she is and how she was worshiped in antiquity.

Aine is not a love goddess and I think calling her one is in poor taste considering the primary myth known about her is the one where she's sexually assaulted by a king.

Thanks for dropping by and letting me get that out of my system.

~Jasper

[witchyazu]

HELP// Weak Connection with my deity!

I work with Athena(4 years) and Áine(6 months) and recently (after a big brake from witchcraft) I started again my craft and I feel Athena and receive signs and I speak to her normally but Áine's energy seems a little weak. I don't recieve signs, her candle is always dull, It's almost like I lost inspiration towards her. I asked her what could I do to strength our connection and I did not understand very well what she told me trough tarot. It's kinda wierd. What do I do? Have anyone been through this?

[amlan47]

Áine of Knockainy, Ain Cliach, Ain of the Light, Áine N’Chliar, Ain Cliar the Bright

Áine (ON-ya) is an Irish Goddess of summer, love, protection, fertility, wealth and sovereignty.

In her role of Moon Goddess, she guards livestock, crops, and cattle.

In her role as Sun Goddess, she could take the form of ‘Lair Derg’, a red mare that no one could outrun, in order to walk among her people.

Also known as a Faery Queen and Love Goddess, she has been known by other names such as the Lady of the Lake, the Goddess of the Earth and Nature, the Goddess of Luck and Magick, and Leanan Sidhe (“Sweetheart of the Sidhe”).

Áine is thought to mean “brightness, glow, joy, radiance, splendour, glory, fame”.

She is associated with Midsummer (Litha, Summer Solstice), however also has sacred days following Lughnasadh.

She is associated with the Sun and Moon, the element Air, the direction South West, and one of the sacred herbs of Druids, Meadowsweet.

Her sacred animals are the red mare, rabbit, and swan.

She is associated with the Irish Province of Munster, specifically County Limerick, where the hill of Knockainy (Cnoc Áine) is found.

Áine is thought to be the daughter of King Eógabail/Eoghanach, a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann and the foster son of the sea god Manannan Mac Lir.  However, other legends claim that she was married to Manannan Mac Lir.  Other sources state that she is the daughter of the Dagda and sister to Brigid.Áine is thought to be the sister of Aillen and/or Fennen (Finnen/Fenne/Fennel).She is also thought to be the sister of Grian (Grainne), with Áine ruling over the light half of the year and Grian ruling over the dark.  However Grian could also be another aspect of Áine.Áine is sometimes mistaken for the Mother Goddess Danu, who is known regionally as Anu.

Áine was also known as a Love Goddess, and people would worship her in the hope that she might bestow sexuality, fertility, abundance and prosperity upon them.Through her many relationships with human men, she is thought that she gave birth to a magical Faerie-Human race, which is how she gained her name as Queen of the Faeries.One of the myths surrounding Áine describes how she sat in her birthing chair on Lughnasadh and gave birth to a sheave of grain. It is believed that by performing that act, Áine gave the gift of grain to the people of Ireland.

Many stories exist regarding Áine and her mortal lovers.  It is said that Gerald, Earl of Desmond, once stole Áine’s cloak while she swam in a river, and would not return it to her until she agreed to marry him.Their son was Geroid Iarla, known as The Magician.  Áine made a deal with the Earl that he would never be surprised by anything her son did, however after performing a superhuman deed, the Earl was surprised, and Áine was free to return to the fairies (sidhe).In other stories, Áine is the unwilling wife of Geroid Iarla, and ends up turning him into a goose or killing him (or both).Another myth describes how Áine was raped by the King of Munster, Ailill Aulom, which led to Áine biting off his ear.  By biting off his ear, Áine deemed Ailill unfit to be king due to his disfigurement.From all her aspects it is shown that Áine was not a deity to offend, if crossed she could have coined the phrase “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned”.

~EmmaRuth Allaire Zerna Concepción [emmeranne] {ruti of beruti)

[royal-wren]

Another complaint building off the last post, but u ghhhh, stop trying to push the love domain onto Irish goddesses. It's a love GOD, not goddess, get it right.

[dejahisashmom]

Aine: Radiant Celtic Goddess of Love, Summer, and Sovereignty | Ancient Origins

https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/aine-radiant-celtic-goddess-007097

[modernitywitch]

Working on a travel alter for my deities.

Want to incorporate a piece of each of my deities.

Gotta figure out how to remove hot glue, or at least how to not chip the wood. Any tips?

[aineofknockaines]

Being a Goddess

*braids dandylions and sunflowers together for a floral crown*

They just don’t understand what it means to be a goddess.  More than just immortal, but an actual god.  Goddess.

We rarely ever marry nor produce progeny.  We oversee theaters in particular worlds and swathes of the human experience.  We are worshipped, especially by cats.

~Aine of Knockaine