121. IrishAbroad - Mythology Irish and celtic legends and mythology. http://www.irishabroad.com/yourroots/mythology/

ROOTS TRAVEL IRISH WORLD IRISH STUDIES ... COMMUNICATE Regulars Log In Username Password Forgot Password? Regular Features YOUR ROOTS Genealogy ... Irish Mythology Ancient Irish history and legends have three main sources, known in modern times as the Mythological Cycle, the Ulster Cycle (also known as the Ultonian or Red Branch Cycle) and the Fenian or Fianna Cycle. more... Halloween After St. Patrick brought Christianity to Ireland, it became the goal of monks and missionaries to convert the pagan Irish. Because the natives were so resistant to Christianity, the Church sought to assist conversion by substituting Christian ‘versions’ of sacred days and deities for ancient Celtic ones. more... Samhain Seems a bit odd in October, as we gather together costumes, carve pumpkins, collect tinder for bonfires, and hang images of goblins, ghouls and witches about our surroundings, doesn’t it? Yet if you had lived in Ireland many centuries ago, this would have been your New Year celebration! more...

122. Celtic Religion And Mythology celtic Religion and mythology. Lecturer Rasa Baranauskien? Acad. cycle, Local credits,ECTS credits, Duration, Semester. Bachelor, Master, 2, 3, 1 semester http://www.trs.cr.vu.lt/courses/index.php?content=course&numeris=56

123. MYTHOLOGY: Celtic: Transitions Bookplace celtic MYTH AND MAGIC Harness The Power Of The Gods Goddesses CREATING FORMFROM THE MIST Wisdom Of Women In celtic Myth Culture http://www.transitionsbookplace.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Cod

124. Green, Celtic Myths, University Of Texas Press celtic Myths explores the mythology and beliefs of the pagan Celts between about600 BC and AD 400. At their peak, the celtic peoples inhabited a vast area http://www.utexas.edu/utpress/books/grecep.html

Skip navigation Advanced Search Search 6 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. ISBN 0-292-72754-2 $14.95, paperback Web Special: $10.02 For sale in the United States, its dependencies, Canada, and Latin America only Celtic Myths Table of Contents and Excerpt By Miranda J. Green Celtic Myths explores the mythology and beliefs of the pagan Celts between about 600 B.C. and A.D. 400. At their peak, the Celtic peoples inhabited a vast area of Europe, Great Britain, and Ireland. As non-literates, they have left no written record of their lives, their beliefs, and the stories which were such an important part of their culture; however, contemporary commentators from the Classical world, later Christian scribes recording oral traditions, and the archaeological evidence can give us fascinating, though fragmented, glimpses. Dr. Green draws on all these sources to discuss the myths and the religious beliefs and ritual which she believes inform them. The heroic and magical tales of the Book of Invasions, the Fionn stories, the Ulster Cycle, and the Mabinogi are the subject of the first chapters. These stirring stories, though recorded in medieval times by Christian writers, preserve fascinating evidence of their pagan origins. Dr. Green then goes on to look at the evidence for Celtic religious beliefs and raises some interesting questions as to how far we can establish links and recognize common features between the story material and the archaeological record. Miranda Green is a lecturer in archaeology and Celtic studies, School of History and Archaeology, University of Wales, College of Cardiff.

125. Celtic Cycles The celtic Cycles provided tales of the adventures in the celtic myths andliterature from the Mythological, Ulster, Fenian and Historical (Kings) cycles. http://www.timelessmyths.com/celtic/cycles.html

In Irish myths, the fictional history of Ireland can be divided into three periods. The Mythological Cycle or the Book of Invasions The other two cycles were supposed to be set at a later time. The Ulaid Cycle Fenian Cycle (or the Ossianic Cycle), supposed to have set in a more peaceful time of the reign of Cormac the Airt, particularly the warriors of Fianna and its greatest hero, Finn Mac Cumhaill. Some scholars say that there was a fourth cycle, called Cycle of Kings (or Book of Kings). This was supposed to be the history of early reign of the Milesian kings. The earlier Irish did not divided their myths and literature into cycles. These cycles were intrepretations and usages of modern scholars. The uses of cycles in Irish literature were just a convenient mean of dividing into periods for the Irish myths. All the romances and sagas of the three (or four) cycles were added into each of main manuscript, without any logical orders. The main sources for the Irish cycles can be found in three books: the Book of the Dun Cow (1100), the

126. Celtic Deities And Myth celtic Deities and Myth provides religious and historical information on theceltic people and explores the variations of their gods, goddesses and myths in http://www.eliki.com/ancient/myth/celts/

127. Celtic Heart - Gods & Myths The story of The Birth of Fin MacCumhail, and The Voyage of Bran. http://celt.net/Celtic/myths.html

"Only...with the closing of the lips of the last mortal who preserved his tradition can the life of a god be truly said to end." Charles Squire - Celtic Myths and Legends Celtic Heart Menu Bibliography The bulk of what is known of Celtic mythology comes to us primarily from fragmentary texts transcribed, for the most part, between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries. These volumes, having been set to parchment and vellum after the advent of Christianity, contain transcriptions of much older legends and heroic tales, albeit subject to the influence of the times. The most auspicious of these is the "Book of the Dun Cow", which, tradition has it, was copied from a seventh century manuscript written upon the hide of Saint Ciaran's favorite pet. Some folk tales survive to this day in rural Celtic towns and villages being kept alive by storytellers and singers who carry on the ancient oral tradition. ONSITE The Voyage of Bran OFFSITE The Story of Mac Datho's Pig The Leeching of Kayn's Leg Notes available for illustration on this page. Back to Celtic Heart

128. Myths Legends Celtic Race, Index, Neo-paganism comparativereligion.com - an ever expanding resource for world religious thoughtand literature, covering major world religions, alternative spirituality, http://www.comparative-religion.com/ancient/celtic/myths_and_legends_of_the_celt

CELTIC MYTHOLOGY THE CELTS MABINOGION MYTHS AND LEGENDS MAIN SITE COMPARATIVE RELIGION INTERFAITH DIALOGUE FORUM ABOUT MAIN SECTIONS WORLD RELIGIONS ALTERNATIVE SPIRITUALITY ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY GENERAL ARTICLES SPECIAL FEATURE: APOCRYPHA DIRECTORY ADVERTISING: PLATINAX INTERNET BRITECORP MARKETING COMMUNITY FORUMS MONOTHEISM EASTERN THOUGHT ALTERNATIVE SPIRITUALITY ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY COMPARATIVE STUDIES comparative religion ancient belief systems celtic mythology myths and legends of the celtic race myths and legends of the celtic race TW Rolleston Thomas Rolleston 's work is essentially a study of Celtic myths and tales, not of the Celtic people as a whole, but essentially of the Irish accounts that survive. This is a very encompassing work that deals with all the major Irish stories. Chapter 5 on the ultonian Cycles is a highly recommended read, dealing as it does with the central Irish hero figure of Cuchulain. Later works tend to be badly watered down with Christian ideas, and are at thier worst when Cuchulain is visited in Hell and converted to Christianity. preface chapter 1 - earliest references chapter 2 - ireland and the celtic religion chapter 3 - the irish invasion myths ... chapter 8 - myths and tales of the cymry FEATURE: Confucianism Explore Confucianism - read the Analechts , the Book of Mencius Golden Mean , and The Great Learning FORUM: Religion and War Has religion always dictated war? Or is religion itself a victim of politcs? Join in at our forum for this discussion:

129. GURPS Celtic Myth celtic Myth Bestiary this was cut from the original manuscript. By Ken and JoWalton. Designer s Notes - Authors Ken Jo Walton talk about the joys of http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/Celtic/

Written by Ken and Jo Walton Edited by Spike Y. Jones Susan Pinsonneault and Lillian Butler Illustrated by Dan Smith Cover by John Zeleznik 128 pages. Suggested retail price $19.95 Stock number 6074 ISBN 1-55634-195-4 Available Now - click here to order! Isles of the Mighty Standing stones. Headhunting and human sacrifice. Lusty kings and cattle-raiding queens. Naked warriors painted blue. Mysterious druids and crafty Sidhe. The Celtic world was full of strange enchantments and bloody battles. Enter a world of feasting and fighting, where magic is everywhere and glory is everything. In this book you'll find: Tales of the ancient Irish and Welsh heroes. A wealth of Celtic character types, with plenty of new advantages and disadvantages - including gesas, the mystic prophecies and taboos that ruled the life and death of every Celt. The Druids: their arcane teachings and enigmatic magic. A new Druidic tree-magic system including the standard GURPS spells, plus new Celtic ones, grouped according to ancient natural categories. The uncanny powers of the Sidhe, children and fathers of gods, and rules for creating characters with Faerie blood and powers of their own . . .

130. MythSearch.com: Celtic Myth Collection of links to sites discussing the myths of the British Isles. http://www.mythsearch.com/celtic.html

Site Map Home What's New Web Rings and Awards ... Contact Didn't find what you were looking for? Search and post a question in the new MythSearch.com Forum! The ancient reliogions of the British Isles are rather popular on the web. Below is a good sampling of what is available. Other related sites are in the Arthurian Legend section. Celtic Bibliographies Celtic Books Celtic Books Another list of books about Celtic mythology and culture. The Chapel Hill Celtic Society Source bibliography for women of the Celts. Old Irish Verbs and Vocabulary Electronic Texts The Birth of Fin Mac Cumhail and the Founding of the Fenians A retelling of the story. Bricriu's Feast Story from the Ulster Cycle Celtic Blessings The Conquest of the Sons of Mil From the Book of Invasions Cuchulain's Fight with the Sea A retelling of the story Fin Barre An account of the life of St. Fin Barre abridged from an article written by the Rev. T. Olden. Fingal Rónáin The Kin-Slaying of Rónán Fionn and the Burning of Tara A retelling of the story.

131. Celtic Myth And Legends Of The Celts celtic Myth and Legends of the Celts. celtic Myth and Art List of gods andtheir names or spheres of power in celtic Britain, Wales, Ireland, and Gaul. http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/godsreligion/a/celticmyth.htm

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132. John Adcox's King Arthur Urban Fantasy Novel site is owned by John Adcox. Click to visit Next Previous Next 5 Random.Or learn more about the Fairy Tales, Folk Tales and mythology Ring. http://jadcox.home.mindspring.com/

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133. RealMagick Article: Shapeshifting In Celtic Myth By Kenneth R. White The theme of shapeshifting is found in celtic myth regardless of the specificcountry one invesigates. Thoughout my studies of celtic lore I have found that http://realmagick.com/articles/82/2082.html

Services Home Newsletters Discussions Treasure Chest ... Awards RealMagick Keyword Search Advanced Similar Articles Current Topic Home Saga of Times Past Legend and Prehistory Current Topic Home Comments or Suggestions? Email Gwydion Shapeshifting in Celtic Myth [credits] by Kenneth R. White The theme of shapeshifting is found in Celtic myth regardless of the specific country one invesigates. Thoughout my studies of Celtic lore I have found that there were very specific reasons or circumstances for shapeshifting. These reasons fall into at least four different categories, they are punishment, survival, protection or as a means to facilitate rebirth. Sometimes a story will fall into more than one of these categories, such as the Welsh story of Llew Llaw Gyffes. Shapeshifting for Survival and Rebirth In the Welsh story of Taliesin, who as Gwion Bach, transforms himself into various animal shapes to escape the wrath of the goddess Ceridwen. Gwion transforms himself into a hare, a fish, a bird and finally a grain of wheat. Ceridwen in an attempt to catch him also transforms herself. She becomes a greyhound, an otter, a falcon and a hen. It is as a hen that she finally catches Gwion, who is at this stage a grain of wheat, she swallows Gwion and by so doing becomes pregnant and eventually gives birth to Taliesin. The story of Taliesin has many similarities with the Irish story of Tuan mac Cairill. Tuan is the great-granson of Partholon who was the leader of one of the five invading races of Ireland. Tuan is the lone survivor of this race and lives out many lives on the island as a stag, a boar, a hawk and finally as a salmon. It is as a salmon that he is caught by a fisherman and served to the wife of Cairill. The lady becomes pregnant and gives birth to Tuan. The similarity of these two myths strikes home when we understand that both Tuan and Taliesin had full memories of their previous lives as humans. In both cases, their second lives as a human were both brought about by a woman eating them and becoming pregnant. This theme too echoes throughout Celtic myth.

134. Links: Mythology And Miscellaneous (Morgana's Observatory) Interesting sites with information related to the research presented at Morgana sObservatory. http://www.dreamscape.com/morgana/galatea.htm

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135. Celtic Myths And Legends ,This topic covers celtic mythologies involving Gods and Goddesses worshipedincluding the role of the Druids. dewey decimal 306.0941299.16. http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/celtic_myths

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136. Celtic Myths celtic myths, including The Harp of the Dagda. However, a particular featureof celtic myths may have prevented this from happening more often namely, http://www.livingmyths.com/Celticmyth.htm

L I V I N G M Y T H S Celtic Myths Prior to Roman or Christian influence the Celts preferred to pass on their sacred teachings and myths orally. After the coming of Christianity in the fifth century onwards, the monks recorded the myths, and it is thanks to them that so many survive today. One might expect Christian monks to have qualms about recording pagan tales, but this does not seem to have been the case. St Patrick, who brought Christianity to Ireland in 432, had his doubts about the old stories until he received a vision in which he was told to respect and record them. Deities Sources of the myths The Harp of the Dagda Commentary ... Celtic myths in brief Above: the Battersea shield, found in the Thames Deities Some of the myths have been Christianized, especially those recorded in Wales. However, a particular feature of Celtic myths may have prevented this from happening more often: namely, the way in which deities have been euhemerized (given human form), so that, unlike the Greek myths, they are not obviously of a religious nature. The god Lugh In the Mabinogion , the main source of British myths, Lugh has become the much more human Lleu Llaw Gyfes, nephew (and possibly son) of the magician Gwydion. He is skilled, and protected by charms, but he is not obviously a god: in fact at one point he appears to be mortal.

137. Celtic-myths-zavrel celtic Myths and Legends A Revival in the 21st Century? 2) Interpretationsand reworkings of celtic myths and legends through centiries by various http://www.meaus.com/celtic-myths-zavrel.htm

138. Celtic & British Myths - MavicaNET Some interesting celtic myths are represented here and also links to other pageswith texts The description of celtic Deities and Myths, a list of Gaul, http://www.mavicanet.com/directory/eng/2315.html

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139. GamingReport.com :: Where Gamers Get Their News celtic Myth From Steve Jackson Games Reviewed by Travis Lee. celtic Myth is anew GURPS sourcebook from Steve Jackson Games. http://www.gamingreport.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=s

140. Rhiannon - Goddess Of The Isle The following is taken in part from The Mabinogion translated by Jeffrey Gantz.Part One of the First Branch of the Mabinogi http://www.crosslink.net/~rhiannon/pwyll.html

The following is taken in part from "The Mabinogion" translated by Jeffrey Gantz. Part One of the First Branch of the Mabinogi P wyll Lord of Dyved ruled over the seven When it came time to sleep Pwyll and his queen went to bed. He turned his face to the edge and had his back to her, nor did he speak another word before morning. The following day the tenderness and affection returned in their conversation, however not one night during the following year was different from the first. Arawn was awaiting Pwyll when he arrived at the meeting place and each was glad to see the other. "God reward your friendship," said Arawn. "Well," said Pwyll, "when you arrive in your own land, you will see what I have done for you." "For what you have done, God reward you." Arawn restored Pwyll's shape and appearance and took back his own so that each man was himself once more. Meanwhile, Pwyll Lord of Dyved arrived in his realm and questioned his nobles as to how his country was ruled the past year compared to previous ones. They answered, "Lord, never have you been so perceptive, nor so kind. Never have you distributed your goods more freely. Never was your discernment so marked." "Between me and God, you ought rather to thank the man who was with you." And he told them what had happened. "Well, lord, thank God you made such a friend. As for the rule we have known this past year, surely you will not take it from us?" "Between me and God," said Pwyll, "I will not."

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