What is Brigid?
'''Brigid''' is the [[Ireland|Irish]] [[goddess]] of fire. She is also called Bride, Bridey, Brighid, Brigit, Briggidda, Brigantia, and Breo-saighead.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.druidry.org/obod/deities/brigid.html |title=Brigit: The Survival of a Goddess |work=druidry.org |access-date=8 December 2010 |archive-date=24 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124211123/http://druidry.org/obod/deities/brigid.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> According to legend she was born at dawn, rising into the sky with fire streaming from her head. The daughter of an Irish god, Dagda, she later married an Irish king, Bres. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.goddessgift.com/goddess-myths/celtic-goddess-brigid.htm Brigid, Celtic Goddess of Inspiration and Healing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831095746/http://www.goddessgift.com/goddess-myths/celtic-goddess-Brigid.htm |date=2010-08-31 }} {{religion-stub}} [[Category:Paganism]]