The Indo-European world in general, and the Celtic world in
particular, are rife with triplism.  Early physical evidence
of triple-aspect divinities include figures of mother goddesses
(Matronae) seated in threes found in Roman Gaul and Britain,
and the Genii Cucullati, cloaked male figures who usually
appear singularly on the Continent, but in threes in Roman
Britain.

Dennis King

Ar 11:02 AM -0600 6/15/98, scríobh Mike Johnston:
>2) Awhile back, we had a discussion about the Hag of Beare,
>which, although a solo act, led me (hag-ridden, as it were) to
>the Scottish Hag Goddess, a tripartite entity: Cailleach Mhor Nam
>Fiadh, Cailleach Mhor A Chilibric, and Cailleach Beinn A Bhric.
>There doesn't really seem to be any functional correlation with
>the Morrigu/... (more probably with the Sovereignty Goddess whose
>apects are Banbha, Fodla, and Eriu) but it makes me wonder if
>there are many more such 'triple aspect' gods/goddesses which I
>have not yet run across? Is there any suspicion that such
>entities may have been partially a product of "Trinity-minded"
>translators?