Goddess: Arianrhod (Welsh) Arianrhod — Moon Spirit A Welsh goddess,
Arianrhod is a character in the story collection, The Mabinogi. She is ruler
of Cael Sidi, a magical realm in the north. Arianrhod, whose name means,
“silver wheel,”
was worshipped as priestess of the moon, ruler of the tides.
The moon is the archetypal female symbol, representing the mother goddess connecting
womb, death, rebirth and creation. In the Welsh lore, the constellation,
Corona Borealis is name Caer Arianrhod — Arianrhod’s castle. The Celts
counted time not by day, but by nights, and made their calendars, such as
the famous Coligny calendar) not by the sun, but by the moon. Source:
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