Trinity Knot Band (C-413)

Celtic Goddesses...

The trinity symbol was thought to originally be a way the Ancient Celts symbolized their triune deities. This meaning would be adopted by the Christian faith among many other aspects of the Pagan religion. It would come to symbolize the three sides of the Christian God – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.

Before this there were many Goddesses, actually, that symbolized three different meanings. Brighde (Bridget) was one of the most common Goddesses. She was so popular that she later became a Saint in Christian faith. This was supposed to be a different person, but historians now believe that she was the persona of the Celtic Goddess.

Lugus is actually one of the Celtic Gods mentioned as a possible triune deity. He is believed to encompass Esus, Toutatis, and Taranis. It is also possible that he was thought to be this type of God because of the threefold death that occurred in Celtic mythology. This could represent dying in three different manners at once or dying within three separate parts of a story.

Many people who study Celtic history believe the trinity knot was one knot that helped to express their belief in birth, death, and rebirth - not only in human life, but in nature as a whole. This was because they depended on nature for life, and it was a part of their spiritual life.