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Brigit, pronounced Bridge-it, and Cailleach, pronounced Ky-Lock, are goddesses in Celtic Mythology, with Brigit representing Summer and Cailleach representing summer.

Cailleach, also known as Beira, Queen of Winter in Scotland, is the Mother Goddess of all other Gods and Goddesses in Celtic folklore and is said to be older than time itself. She is said to reign from Samhainn (First day of Winter) until Bealltainn (First Day of Summer), at which point she transforms into a block of stone until she once again awakens in time for the next winter.

Brigit, also known as Brid or Brìghde, is the goddess of Summer and the daughter of the The Dagda, Chief of the Tuatha Dé Danann, who was an important fertility god, among other things, in Irish Mythology. She represents growth, fertility, poetry, smithing, and livestock.

Sometimes these two goddesses are shown as being one being with two faces and at other times, they are separate entities.

The story goes that Angus, King of Summer, has to rescue Brigit from her imprisonment in Ben Nevis by battling his mother, Cailleach, every year; which is why winter does always end at the same time each year. In many ways, it is similar to the Greek Story of Persephone.