'Brigit'
B75w
US$110.00
Ladies antique silver plated Torc bangle with embossed 'Triskel' dial. Japanese quartz movement, dustproof construction, stainless steel back, 3 year battery. Dustproof construction, diam. 1in.(25mm)
Brigit
Power - Fiery Arrow -Daughter of the Dagda; called
the poetess. Often called the Triple Brigids.
Goddess of fire, fertility, the hearth, all feminine arts and crafts,
and martial arts. Healing physicians, agriculture, inspiration, learning,
poetry, divination, prophecy, smithcraft, animal husbandry, love, witchcraft,
occult knowledge.
She had an exclusive female priesthood at Kildare and an ever-burning
sacred fire. The number of her priestesses was nineteen, representing
the nineteen-year cycle of the Celtic "Great Year." Her kelles
were sacred prostitutes and soldiers brigands.
Triskel
The 'Triskel' design on the dial is one of the basic Celtic designs. The circles represent the three domains of ancient Celtic belief: the underworld for the past, the earth world for the present, and the sky world for the divine.
