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	In ], '''Brigid''' ("goddess who exults herself") was the daughter of ] and wife of ].		In ], '''Brigid''' ("goddess who exults herself") was the daughter of ] and wife of ].

	Brigid was known by many names, but all the different ~~divinities~~ were ~~three-aspected~~ ~~goddesses~~.		Brigid was known by many names, but all the different ]s were ]es, with a maiden, mother, and crone aspect.

			Some of her titles included:
	*"Fire of Inspiration" - patroness of ]		*"Fire of Inspiration" - patroness of ]
	*"Fire of the Hearth" - patroness of healers, goddess of fertility		*"Fire of the Hearth" - patroness of healers, goddess of fertility

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In Celtic mythology, Brigid ("goddess who exults herself") was the daughter of Dagda and wife of Bres.

Brigid was known by many names, but all the different avatars were triple goddesses, with a maiden, mother, and crone aspect.

Some of her titles included:

By Tuireann, she was the mother of Creidhne, Luchtaine and Giobhniu.

Brigid possessed an apple orchard in the Otherworld; bees traveled there to obtain magical nectar. This orchard was associated with Avalon.

Brigid was the goddess of the Sacred Flame of Kildare. After the Christianization of the Celts, Brigid was considered the foster mother of Jesus Christ and was often called St. Brigid, daughter of the druid, Dougal the Brown. Some sources suggest that Saint Brigid was an Irish Catholic bishop.

On February 1, Brigid was celebrated at Imbolc, when she brought spring to the land. It is now the feast day of the Catholic St. Brigid.

Brigid was the patron goddess of the druids.