Citations:triple goddess

Noun: "(mythology) a female triune deity, being a single goddess with three distinct aspects/manifestations, or three separate goddesses who form a unit"

 * 1998 — Mike Dixon-Kennedy, Encyclopedia of Greco-Roman Mythology, ABC-CLIO, Inc. (1998), ISBN 1576070948, page 146:
 * A mysterious deity, depicted as a triple goddess with three bodies and three heads, she [Hecate] was honored in Heaven, on Earth, and in the Underworld and was held in esteem and awe by all the Olympian deities, including Zeus.
 * 2007 — Evans Lansing Smith & Nathan Robert Brown, The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Mythology, Alpha Books (2007), ISBN 9781592577644, unnumbered page:
 * Morrigan is a single goddess. However, she is also portrayed as a triple goddess at times, made up of three separate entities.
 * 2009 — Jennifer Emick, The Everything Celtic Wisdom Book: Find Inspiration Through Ancient Traditions, Rituals, and Spirituality, Adams Media (2009), ISBN 9781598695403, page 81:
 * The Irish Brighid was a triple goddess, the name belonging to not one but three daughters of Dagda, each of whom had a separate specialty.
 * 2010 — Gienna Matson and Jeremy Roberts, Celtic Mythology A to Z, Chelsea House (2010), ISBN 9781604134131, page 22:
 * The two minor sisters are probably simply other aspects of the dominant Brigit. Taken together, the Three women form a triple goddess.
 * 2010 — Michelle Skye, Goddess Aloud!: Transforming Your World Through Rituals & Mantras, Llewellyn Publications (2010), ISBN 9780738714424, page 45:
 * Eriu is yet another example of an Irish triple goddess. With her sisters, Banba and Fotla, she creates a triad reminiscent of Brigid and Morrighan.
 * 2012 — Sharon Paice MacLeod, Celtic Myth and Religion: A Study of Traditional Belief, with Newly Translated Prayers, Poems and Songs, McFarland & Company, Inc., ISBN 9780786464760, page 51:
 * The goddess Brig was a triple goddess of poetry, smithcraft and healing, along with her two sisters of the same name.