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Celtic Gods and Heros: Introduction to Celtic Mythology
by John Patrick Parle [2003 words] |
| |  | "Youngsters of school age almost effortlessly learn about the gods and heroes of Greek and Roman mythology. Names like Zeus,..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Celtic, Welsh, Irish & Brittish |
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Celtic Gods and Heros: Celtic Gods of Mainland Europe
by John Patrick Parle [2160 words] |
| | | "Speakers of Celtic languages once dominated a swath of Europe stretching from Spain to areas of modern-day Turkey. At various times..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Celtic, Welsh, Irish & Brittish |
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Celtic Gods and Heroes: The Gods of Ancient Ireland
by John Patrick Parle [2242 words] |
| | | "Celtic peoples established themselves in Ireland about 2,500 years ago. But humans had inhabited the island long before that, as..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Celtic, Welsh, Irish & Brittish |
| | | Location: Saga of Times Past > History & Anthropology > Celtic & Irish |
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The Twilight of the Celtic Gods
by John Patrick Parle [3002 words] |
| | | "The Milesians, according to myth, were the first Celts to settle in Ireland. This group was named after the eight sons of Mil (some..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Celtic, Welsh, Irish & Brittish |
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Mother Of The Gods And The Father Of The Gael
by Sarah NiGhillielai/dir [4186 words] |
| | | "There is no surviving, or as yet translated, Creation story within Irish mythology. We learn from the Lebor Gabala Erenn, a text..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Celtic, Welsh, Irish & Brittish |
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The God of the Hammer
by Obsidian [126 words] |
| | | "Gaulish/Continental. This is a figure of which a number of images and icons survive. He is invariably represented as a bearded male..." |
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The God of the Wheel
by Obsidian [67 words] |
| | | "Gaulish/Continental. This figure is nearly always represented as a fierce-appearing, nude male. He bears in striking position a..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Celtic, Welsh, Irish & Brittish |
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Nudd
by Obsidian [4 words] |
| | | "Welsh. Another form of Nuada...." |
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Gwydion
[36 words] |
| | | "Welsh druid of the mainland gods; wizard and bard of North Wales. Prince of the Powers of Air; a shape-shifter. His symbol was a..." |
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Cernunnos
by The Troth [60 words] |
| | | "(Also Known as Hu'Gadarn, Herne, The Horned One) Celtic God of Nature, The Wild Man of the Woods, Animal Instinct, The Hunt. Known..." |
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Gwydion
by Obsidian [28 words] |
| | | "Welsh. The Cymric equivalent of Goibhniu. In Welsh sources his hall is the Milky Way; he was a magician of high repute, and the..." |
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Beli
by Obsidian [29 words] |
| | | "Bright. Welsh Brother, or perhaps precursor, of Bran the Blessed, and reputed to be father of all the Gods in some cycles. Quite..." |
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Oghma
by Obsidian [54 words] |
| | | "Irish. A child of the Daghda, a warrior God who is closely connected to knowledge, magick, and eloquence. He is the inventor of..." |
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Silvanus
by Obsidian [95 words] |
| | | "A woodland spirit associated with parks, villas, and fields, and at an earlier date associated with the forest beyond the..." |
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Bran
by Obsidian [75 words] |
| | | "Raven, crow. Irish. A master of the Isle of Britain, he is a cauldron-God, associated with a cauldron of regeneration which would..." |
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Taran
by Obsidian [22 words] |
| | | "(thunder). Welsh/Continental. A war god who may very well be the source of the image I describe as the God of the Wheel...." |
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Manannan
by Obsidian [54 words] |
| | | "(he of the [Irish] sea). Irish. A child of Ler, and the principal sea-God; his name seems to derive from an earlier form of the..." |
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Lugh
by Obsidian [53 words] |
| | | "(light, brightness). Irish. Considered the chief Lord of the Tuatha De Danaan, the Celtic Zeus. His archetype appears to derive..." |
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Math
by Obsidian [55 words] |
| | | "Welsh. Uncle to Llew. Tutelary to Gwynedd, in North Wales. He is considered the premier sage of Britain: old beyond reckoning, most..." |
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Pwyll
by Obsidian [24 words] |
| | | "(wisdom, prudence). Welsh. Lord of Arberth. Father of Pryderi, Husband of Rhiannon, trusted associate of Arawn as related in the..." |
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Aeron
by Obsidian [22 words] |
| | | "Slaughtering. Welsh. A war-god, a male Aspect of the Irish Morrigan. He is a later-period male counterpart to Agrona, of earlier..." |
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Ler
by Obsidian [14 words] |
| | | "Irish. A God of the sea. Father of Bran, Fiachra, Aedh, Manannan, and numerous others...." |
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Nuada
by Obsidian [50 words] |
| | | "(cloud maker or catcher). Irish. A warrior God, He was twice king over the Tuatha De Danaan. He lost his office when his arm was..." |
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Donn
by Obsidian [50 words] |
| | | "(lord, master). Irish A God of the underworld, and of the dead. Associated territorially with western Munster. The Romans..." |
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