I thought I'd go ahead and post this while I'm still thinking of it. Morrigan is the name of the goddess we were trying to remember last week who took the form of a crow and was associated with battles.
The article I've linked above, says this about her to start:
"The Morrigan is a goddess of battle, strife, and fertility. Her name translates as either "Great Queen" or "Phantom Queen," and both epithets are entirely appropriate for her. The Morrigan appears as both a single goddess and a trio of goddesses. The other deities who form the trio are Badb ("Crow"), and either Macha (also connotes "Crow") or Nemain ("Frenzy"). The Morrigan frequently appears in the ornithological guise of a hooded crow. She is one of the Tuatha Dé Danann ("Tribe of the goddess Danu") and she helped defeat the Firbolg at the First Battle of Mag Tuireadh and the Fomorians at the Second Battle of Mag Tuireadh."
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Thanks Renee! I'll definitely be incorporating that into my paper! You're the greatest! :)
Yeah, that's the one! She's also known for being seen on the battlefield washing the entrails of the dead after the fight is over.
She's crazy creepy.
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