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==Origin==

==Origin==

Latin triad-, trias, from [[Greek]], from treis [[three]]

Latin triad-, trias, from [[Greek]], from treis [[three]]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1546]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1546]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: a [[union]] or [[group]] of [[three]] : [[trinity]]

*1: a [[union]] or [[group]] of [[three]] : [[trinity]]

*2: a chord of [[three]] [[tones]] consisting of a root with its third and fifth and constituting the [[harmonic]] basis of tonal [[music]]  

*2: a chord of [[three]] [[tones]] consisting of a root with its third and fifth and constituting the [[harmonic]] basis of tonal [[music]]  

*3: The [[number]] [[three]] (in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagoreanism Pythagorean philosophy]).

*3: The [[number]] [[three]] (in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagoreanism Pythagorean philosophy]).

*4. In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh-language_literature Welsh literature]: A [[form]] of [[composition]] characterized by an arrangement of subjects or statements in groups of [[three]].

*4. In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh-language_literature Welsh literature]: A [[form]] of [[composition]] characterized by an arrangement of subjects or statements in groups of [[three]].

*5: A trivalent element or [[radical]], i.e. one which combines with [[three]] [[atoms]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen hydrogen] or other monovalent element or radical.

*5: A trivalent element or [[radical]], i.e. one which combines with [[three]] [[atoms]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen hydrogen] or other monovalent element or radical.

 

 

==Description==

==Description==

A '''triple deity''' (sometimes referred to as threefold, tripled, triplicate, tripartite, triune or '''triadic''') is a [[deity]] associated with the number [[three]]. Such deities are common throughout world [[mythology]]; the number three has a long [[history]] of mythical associations. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._G._Jung C. G. Jung] considered the arrangement of deities into triplets an [[archetype]] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_religion history of religion].

A '''triple deity''' (sometimes referred to as threefold, tripled, triplicate, tripartite, triune or '''triadic''') is a [[deity]] associated with the number [[three]]. Such deities are common throughout world [[mythology]]; the number three has a long [[history]] of mythical associations. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._G._Jung C. G. Jung] considered the arrangement of deities into triplets an [[archetype]] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_religion history of religion].

The deities and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legendary_creature legendary creatures] of this [[nature]] typically fit into one of the following general categories:

The deities and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legendary_creature legendary creatures] of this [[nature]] typically fit into one of the following general categories:

* '''''triadic''''' ("forming a group of three"): a triad, three [[entities]] inter-related in some way (life, [[death]], rebirth, for example, or triplet [[children]] of a [[deity]]) and always or usually associated with one another or appearing together;

* '''''triadic''''' ("forming a group of three"): a triad, three [[entities]] inter-related in some way (life, [[death]], rebirth, for example, or triplet [[children]] of a [[deity]]) and always or usually associated with one another or appearing together;

==Triple Goddesses==

==Triple Goddesses==

In the [[myth]] and [[religion]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-Europeans Indo-European] cultures, the term "triple goddess" has been used to refer both to goddess triads and to a single [[feminine]] [[deity]] described as triple in form or aspect. In religious [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iconography iconography] or [[mythological]] art, three separate [[beings]] may [[represent]] either a triad who always appear as a group ([[Greek]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moirae Moirae], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charites Charites], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erinnyes Erinnyes] and the Norse [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norns Norns]) or a single deity known from [[literary]] [[sources]] as having three aspects (Greek [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecate Hecate], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Nemorensis Diana Nemorensis].) In the case of the Irish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighid Brighid] it is ambiguous whether a single [[being]] or more are [[represented]]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morr%C3%ADgan Morrígan] is known by at least three different names.

In the [[myth]] and [[religion]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-Europeans Indo-European] cultures, the term "triple goddess" has been used to refer both to goddess triads and to a single [[feminine]] [[deity]] described as triple in form or aspect. In religious [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iconography iconography] or [[mythological]] art, three separate [[beings]] may [[represent]] either a triad who always appear as a group ([[Greek]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moirae Moirae], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charites Charites], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erinnyes Erinnyes] and the Norse [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norns Norns]) or a single deity known from [[literary]] [[sources]] as having three aspects (Greek [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecate Hecate], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Nemorensis Diana Nemorensis].) In the case of the Irish [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighid Brighid] it is ambiguous whether a single [[being]] or more are [[represented]]. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morr%C3%ADgan Morrígan] is known by at least three different names.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matres Matres] or Matronae are usually [[represented]] as a group of [[three]] but sometimes with as many as 27 (3 x 3 x 3) inscriptions. They were [[associated]] with [[motherhood]] and [[fertility]]. Inscriptions to these deities have been found in Gaul, Spain, Italy, the Rhineland and Britain, as their [[worship]] was carried by [[Roman]] soldiery dating from the mid 1st century to the 3rd century AD. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_Green Miranda Green] observes that "triplism" [[reflects]] a way of "[[expressing]] the [[divine]] rather than presentation of specific god-types. Triads or triple beings are ubiquitous in the Welsh and Irish mythic imagery" (she gives examples including the Irish battle-furies, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macha Macha], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighid Brigit]). "The [[religious]] iconographic repertoire of Gaul and Britain during the [[Roman]] period includes a wide range of triple forms: the most common triadic depiction is that of the triple [[mother]] goddess".

The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matres Matres] or Matronae are usually [[represented]] as a group of [[three]] but sometimes with as many as 27 (3 x 3 x 3) inscriptions. They were [[associated]] with [[motherhood]] and [[fertility]]. Inscriptions to these deities have been found in Gaul, Spain, Italy, the Rhineland and Britain, as their [[worship]] was carried by [[Roman]] soldiery dating from the mid 1st century to the 3rd century AD. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_Green Miranda Green] observes that "triplism" [[reflects]] a way of "[[expressing]] the [[divine]] rather than presentation of specific god-types. Triads or triple beings are ubiquitous in the Welsh and Irish mythic imagery" (she gives examples including the Irish battle-furies, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macha Macha], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighid Brigit]). "The [[religious]] iconographic repertoire of Gaul and Britain during the [[Roman]] period includes a wide range of triple forms: the most common triadic depiction is that of the triple [[mother]] goddess".

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Goodrich Peter H. Goodrich] [[interprets]] the figure of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_le_Fay Morgan le Fay] as a [[manifestation]] of a British triple goddess in the medieval romance [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight Sir Gawain and the Green Knight]. A [[modern]] Triple Goddess is central to the new religious [[movement]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicca Wicca]].

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Goodrich Peter H. Goodrich] [[interprets]] the figure of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_le_Fay Morgan le Fay] as a [[manifestation]] of a British triple goddess in the medieval romance [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight Sir Gawain and the Green Knight]. A [[modern]] Triple Goddess is central to the new religious [[movement]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicca Wicca]].

==Indo-European theory==

==Indo-European theory==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Dum%C3%A9zil Georges Dumézil] proposed that [[ancient]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-European Indo-European] society followed a tripartite model involving three classes - Priest, Warrior and Peasant. Triadic forms are characteristic of Indo-European [[conceptual]] [[structures]]. The [[religious]] life of this [[society]], according to Dumézil, included three main gods which [[represented]] each of these three classes. Dumézil understood this [[mythology]] as [[reflecting]] and validating [[social]] structures in its [[content]]: such a tripartite class system is found in ancient Indian, Iranian, Greek and Celtic texts. In 1970 Dumézil proposed that some goddesses represented these three qualities as different aspects or epithets and identified examples in his [[interpretation]] of various deities including the Iranian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An%C4%81hit%C4%81 Anāhitā], the Vedic [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarasvat%C4%AB Sarasvatī] and the Roman [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_(mythology) Juno].

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Dum%C3%A9zil Georges Dumézil] proposed that [[ancient]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-European Indo-European] society followed a tripartite model involving three classes - Priest, Warrior and Peasant. Triadic forms are characteristic of Indo-European [[conceptual]] [[structures]]. The [[religious]] life of this [[society]], according to Dumézil, included three main gods which [[represented]] each of these three classes. Dumézil understood this [[mythology]] as [[reflecting]] and validating [[social]] structures in its [[content]]: such a tripartite class system is found in ancient Indian, Iranian, Greek and Celtic texts. In 1970 Dumézil proposed that some goddesses represented these three qualities as different aspects or epithets and identified examples in his [[interpretation]] of various deities including the Iranian [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An%C4%81hit%C4%81 Anāhitā], the Vedic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarasvat%C4%AB Sarasvatī] and the Roman [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_(mythology) Juno].

Petreska Vesna posits that [[myths]] including trinities of [[female]] [[mythical]] [[beings]] from Central and Eastern European [[cultures]] may be [[evidence]] for an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-Europeans Indo-European] [[belief]] in trimutive female "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaving_(mythology) spinners]" of [[destiny]]. But according to the linguist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._L._West M. L. West] various [[female]] [[deities]] and mythological figures in Europe show the [[influence]] of pre-Indo-European goddess-worship, and triple female fate divinities, typically "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaving_(mythology) spinners]" of destiny, are attested all over Europe and in Bronze Age Anatolia.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_deity]

Petreska Vesna posits that [[myths]] including trinities of [[female]] [[mythical]] [[beings]] from Central and Eastern European [[cultures]] may be [[evidence]] for an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-Europeans Indo-European] [[belief]] in trimutive female "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaving_(mythology) spinners]" of [[destiny]]. But according to the linguist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._L._West M. L. West] various [[female]] [[deities]] and mythological figures in Europe show the [[influence]] of pre-Indo-European goddess-worship, and triple female fate divinities, typically "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaving_(mythology) spinners]" of destiny, are attested all over Europe and in Bronze Age Anatolia.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_deity]

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