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Bowynn Gods: Morrighynn

Morrighynn   (Mor-re-gin)  Morrighynn is the Bowynn goddess of the moon. In the sacred and divine family, she holds one of the more enriched sacred stories of all the goddesses and gods. Aside from the moon she is a goddess of the night and the stars. While her mother Tora is the prime goddess of the night, Morrighynn is still a goddess presiding over this time of the day. She is also the goddess of meteor showers, the constellations, the night sky (working together with her Mother Tora). As the moon influences the tides, Morrighynn is also seen as a goddess of sea tides. She is the patroness to Astrologers, Astronomers, Astronauts and those working in space sciences.

Morrighynn's name literally means "Star Mistress". Why her main attribute is the Moon [Mor], she is really the goddess of all nightly celestial bodies and happenings. Morrs [Stars] are seen is as mini moons.

     Morrighynn is not to be confused with the Keltic goddesses of the same basic name. She holds no attributes to that of war, fear nor that of a triple goddess. Nor does she bear any hunting aspects like her Mediterranean counterparts. She is a sweet caring goddess who also is the patroness of horses. Particularly white horses.  The sacred stories speak of Morrighynn and her beloved Herne are endless and play a crucial part in the Bowynn calendar. She is introduced to Herne on the first day of spring, they first united on the first of May. Herne and Morrighynn are married on the first of spring and Hern dies on the first of November. By Herne, Morrighynn is the mother of the 4 lords of the winds. One of her sacred tales speaks of her taming the 30 white immortal horses of the moon. And it is with these horses she guides the moon across the night sky. Her horses incidentally are all named for each of the 30 days of the Bowynn month and the moon phases there-in.

     Morrighynn is said to be a most beautiful raven-haired goddess and a smile that can charm humans and animals alike. Her dress and hlad are of white and flaked with silver. She bares a crown or circlet of stars that encircle her head and has deep blue eyes. Sometimes she bears a staff in her hands, sometimes, a globe representing the moon, other times she carries a bridle of white and silver. And even other times she is seen holding a white lily, the flower most sacred to her. The lily being the flower Hern presented to her in their wedding ceremony. Her totem animals are the white horse, owl and wolf. So, at times she will take such forms when around people. Sacred offerings to Morrighynn are of milk (commonly offered on full and dark moons), water, lily's and other white flowers, votive images of horses, wolves, owls and stars and of course, incense.