Celtic mythology
Publisher: Hamlyn
Published: 1970
Place of publication: London; New York, etc.
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
Subjects: Celtic Mythology
Description: Describes the gods, myths and epic legends of the Celts, discussing their sources, their relationship with Celtic history, and the influence of the Romans.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The rise of the Celts; title: The decline of the Celts; title: The conservators of tradition; title: The sources; title: The diversity of Celtic mythology; title: 1. Gaulish gods and insular equivalents; title: The gods as noted by Caesar; title: Gaulish 'Mercury': Irish Lugh; title: Teutates, Esus, Taranis: "Mars", "Jupiter"; title: Gaulish "Apollo": various Irish deities; title: Gaulish "Minerva": Irish Brighid; title: Gaulish "Vulcan": Irish Goibhniu, Welsh Gofannon; title: Gaulish Ogmios Hercules: Irish Oghma; title: Gaulish "Dis Pater": Irish Donn; title: Sucellus and Nantosvelta; title: Cernunnos; title: Triadic groups; title: Goddesses: divine consorts, Matres; title: Cult associations of inanimate nature; title: Cult associations of animate nature; title: 2. The Tuatha De Danann; title: The book of invasions; title: The Second Battle of Magh Tuiredh; title: The coming of the Gaels; title: The retreat of the Tuatha De; title: The Daghda; title: Irish Nuadha: Welsh Nudd; title: Manannan mac Lir; title: The gods of Britian; title: The family of Don; title: The family of Llyr; title: Pwyll, Rhiannon and Pryderi; title: The goddesses of the insular Celts; title: Medhbh of Connacht; title: Goddesses of war; title: Macha; title: Goddesses of the happy otherworld; title: Edain; title: The goddess of sovereignty; title: The heroic tradition; title: The Ulster Cycle; title: The foretales: Deirdre and the sons of Uisnech; title: The feast of Bricriu; title: Cu Chalainn; title: The Fionn Cycle; title: The elopement of Diarmaid and Grainne; title: Fionn and Arthur; title: Sacral kingship; title: The otherworld; title: The feast of Samhain; title: The land of the dead; title: The integral tradition.