Flidais

Culture: Irish (Celtic)   Domain: Wild animals, forests, cattle and abundance

Flidais is associated with wild deer and forest creatures, as well as, in some tellings, cattle and their abundant milk; she is sometimes described as shape-shifting and is closely tied to the fertility and provision of the wild and tamed land alike.

Associations

Wild animals, forests, abundance from the land, shape-shifting, fertility.

Ways people honor her (modern)

• Spend time observing wildlife respectfully in its own habitat
• Support wildlife or forest conservation
• Keep a deer image or milk offering on the altar
• Read her scattered appearances across the Ulster Cycle texts

Approach any deity with respect and do your own research. Practices vary widely between traditions, and modern devotional practice often goes beyond what survives in ancient sources.