*Nodens or *Nodons (reconstructed from the dative Nodenti or Nodonti) is a Celtic healing god worshipped in Ancient Britain. Although no physical depiction of him has survived, votive plaques found in a shrine at Lydney Park ( Gloucestershire ) indicate his connection with dogs, a beast associated with healing symbolism in antiquity.

Nodens (also known as Lord of the Great Abyss) is a deity from Celtic mythology, incorporated into the Cthulhu Mythos by H. P. Lovecraft. The character is generally depicted as being an inhabitant of the Dreamlands and the master of the night-gaunts, a …

2023年4月5日 · Nodens, also known as Nudens and Nodons, is the Celtic god most commonly associated with healing, sea, hunting, and wealth. In medieval Welsh legends, the god’s name changed over time, from Nodens to Nudd, and later it became Llud.

2024年9月6日 · Nodens is a Celtic healing god that was worshipped by the Celts of Britain. He is mostly known from the remains of a Romano-Celtic temple at Lydney Park in Gloucestershire. As well as being a healing god, Nodens seems to have had associations with the sea.

Nodens, the Celtic god of healing, aligns closely with the inherent curative qualities attributed to dogs. These animals were believed to possess healing powers, influencing the well-being of individuals suffering from ailments or seeking spiritual balance.

Nodens is the original form of the Welsh name Nudd, which later become Lludd in the medieval Welsh legends. His name means 'catcher' and so may be related to hunting or fishing. 'Mist' has also been offered as a meaning for Nudd.

Perhaps the name Nodens/Nudd is not Indo-European in origin and represents the survival of a native deity into Iron-age Celtic and then Romano-Celtic belief systems. As such the name may never be interpreted satisfactorily and we are left with its survival into extant Celtic languages.

2024年12月5日 · Nodens first appeared in Lovecraft's 1926 novella The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, where he is an "archaic" god served by the night-gaunts. He is depicted as somewhat benevolent and as opposing the frightening Nyarlathotep.

Nodens was the Romano-Celtic version of Nudd and a god with definite connections to both healing and water, his totem animal appearing to have been the dog. The Romans sometimes equated him with their own god Neptune, a connection that led Nodens to …

This article is about the Celtic deity. For the Elder God from the Cthulhu Mythos, see Nodens (Cthulhu Mythos). Temple at Lydney Park Nodents (Nudens, Nodonts) is a Celtic deity associated with healing, the sea, hunting and dogs. He was…