7/6/2023 0 Comments The celts nora chadwick![]() ![]() ![]() The Goddess Badb is also a goddess of prophecy and omens. Scathach is also considered a goddess of the dead by some scholars, which points to a shamanic origin. Warrior women with sword in a hand ( Maksym Dykha / Adobe) Shaman Warriors Idolized as GoddessesĪlso, from Irish mythology, when the wise warrior woman, Scathach, prophesies the life of the hero, Cú Chulainn, she speaks in Imbas Forosnai. According to many scholars, the name "Fedelm" itself means "prophetess" and is said to derive from the proto-Celtic stem wēd- / wid- "to know, to see". She then chants her prophecy in the form of a poem. ![]() Medb asks if she has learned Imbas Forosnai, and when told yes, Medb asks Fedelm if she will look into her future to see how she will prosper. The Celtic scholar Nora Chadwick notes that in Irish mythology the prophetess Fedelm tells Queen Medb that she has been in the land of Alba learning the art of the Filidect. ![]()
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