Badb
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In Irish mythology, the Badb, or in modern Irish Badhbh —also meaning 'crow'—is a war goddess who takes the form of a crow, and is thus sometimes known as Badb Catha. She is known to cause fear and co
Badb would commonly take the form of the hooded crow.
The Morrígan
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The Morrígan or Mórrígan, also known as Morrígu, is a figure from Irish mythology. The name is Mór-ríoghan in modern Irish before the spelling reform, and it has been translated as "great queen" or "p
Badb
…a notable person. She would sometimes do this through wailing cries, leading to comparisons with the bean-sídhe (banshee). With her sisters, Macha and the Morrigan or Anand, Badb is part of a trio of war goddesses known as the three Morrígna. In Irish legends, Badb is associated with war and death, appearing either…
Detail from 1911 painting "Cú Chulainn" by J.C. Leyendecker. The Morrígan depicted here as a crow.