Clíodhna
Clíodhna, the Celtic Goddess of love who presided over the Celtic Otherworld. In Celtic mythology the Otherworld is a great realm of all deities & is also the realm of the dead. It is usually described as a supernatural realm of eternal youth, beauty, health, joy & abundance. Clíodhna had 3 magical birds, one who would sing so sweetly that these songs would cure any illness. Despite her beauty and love she did have a harder side to her.
The tales say that she would use her beauty to lure mortals to their deaths by the sea shore. This is where the superstition came from: You should not see a woman before traveling off at sea because it is bad luck! Some tales of Clíodhna say that she fell in love with a mortal and decided to become mortal herself, which only resulted in her death later on. Supposedly she drowned in the harbor of Glandore and the waves that rock the shores to this day are a constant reminder of Clíodhna .
Every 9th and powerful wave that crashes against the shores is known as Clíodhna ’s wave. Her beauty & femininity in Celtic mythology is still remembered, specifically in the southern part of Ireland, especially County Cork which is in the Province of Munster.