Aengus’s Backstory: Also known as Aongus, Aonghus, Angus, or Oengus in Old Irish his name essentially translates to “unique force or unequal vigor.” His father is the Dagda and his mother is the Goddess Bóinn, who is the deity who rules over the Boyne river. Aengus was born out of an affair and it is said that to hide Bóinn’s pregnancy the Dagda made the sun stand still for 9 months. This means that Aengus was conceived and born in one day. Additionally, it is said that Aengus was born (and conceived) on Samhain. In Irish mythology, as well as being his birthday, it is the day he is finally able to obtain the woman he loves whom he met in his dreams and fell into a wasting sickness due to his desire for her. His mother, Boann, goddess of the River Boyne, and a cow goddess whose milk formed the Milky Way (Bealach na Bó Finne, or the White Cow's Way in Irish), searched Ireland for a year, then his father, the Dagda, did the same. Finally, King Bodb Derg of Munster found her after a year. After this, Aengus wooed her and they flew off in the form of swans. Aengus is a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann and the God of Love, Youth and Poetry. Even though Aengus is not seen as a god of great power, someone to be fearful of like Lugh, Dagda or the Morrígan, he would certainly be ranked high among the gods, being the son of Dagda, Earth God and the father of the gods. While he was young, Aengus dispossessed the Dagda of his home, Brú na Bóinne. He arrived after the Dagda had shared out his land among his children, and none was left for Aengus, so Aengus asked his father if he could live in Brú na Bóinne – the central spiritual spot by the Boyne, the river whose goddess is Bóinne – for "a day and a night", and the Dagda agreed. Irish has no indefinite article, so "a day and a night" is the same as "day and night", which covers all time, and so Aengus took possession of Brú na Bóinne permanently
Important Posessions/Symbols: It is said that Aengus owns a magical horse so large it can carry an entire household, a cloak that is many colors but appears only one color to anyone who is about to die. Also, it is said that four swans circle his head and he owns a golden harp.
Connection to Modern Witchcraft: Aengus is typically appealed to as a deity of love. Offerings may include milk, strawberries, or red roses. Crystals associated with Aengus are sapphire, tourmaline, ruby, jasper, rose Quartz, peridot, and copper. His element is air, his planet is venus, and incense scents associated with him include sandalwood, rose, jasmine, lavender, and cinnamon