Sheela-Na-Gig Plaque "faerie" her pregnant belly and thighs

her pregnant belly and thighs in prominent relief

date unknown]

or three mighty men

This lunar fertility goddess was known for her athletic prowess

holding high the two serpents of immortality

Sheela-Na-Gig Plaque "faerie" her pregnant belly and thighsTraditional Celtic folk image of the Goddess Her form is carved on ancient churches throughout Ireland, believed to ward off evil. This Celtic archetype of the Great Mother appeared in folk and church art by at least 1080 CE, but undoubtedly is of much earlier origin. She may be identical with the war goddess Morrigan, consort to the Dagda. One of her images is found near the ancient goddess shrine of Avebury, where she symbolized fertility;