Áine (Pronounced awn-ya) is a major figure in Irish mythology. She is the ancient Celtic goddess of summer, love, fertility, and wealth, revered in local folklore as the Queen of the Faeries (Bean Rí na Sí) and a powerful protector of women, crops and livestock.
Her name means "Brightness, Radiance or Splendour". She is associated with the life-giving energy of the sun and the healing, protective cycles of the moon.
She is closely connected to nature, often taking the form of a swan (representing transformation) or a red mare (Lair Derg) that could outrun any creature. 
In Celtic belief, she embodies the land itself. She can grant or remove a king's right to rule, and she is historically invoked to bless the soil with abundance.
Áine is fundamentally linked to light, warmth, and the peak of the agricultural year.
As a goddess of the sun and radiant light, her power peaks at the Summer Solstice. She represents the life-giving warmth necessary to ripen crops before the harvest.
On Midsummer Eve, locals climbed her sacred hill, Cnoc Áine (Knockainey, County Limerick). They carried cliars-bunches of straw and silver fir tied to poles and set ablaze.
Believers waved these torches over fields, crops, and cattle. This ritual act simulated the sun's fiery rays, driving away bad luck, pests and barrenness.
Folklore holds that if the mortal celebrations ended too early, Áine herself would appear on the hill leading a procession of her faery followers to finish the ritual.
Made using the finest designer resin and cold cast bronze technique
Cold casting is the technique of mixing resin and bronze to created a detailed sculpture of metallic texture
Measurements: 17D x 12.7W x 23H Centimetres
Extremely detailed crafting work with hand painted accents
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