Celtic Mythology Archive
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The tale of the Children of Lir is a captivating Celtic legend filled with beauty, even if it is a sad story. The
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Aillén Mac Midgna, known as 'the burner,' was a fire-breathing goblin. He represented the other world and was a member of the magical
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Manannán mac Lir (or Manann) - "son of the sea") - is a sea god in Irish mythology and the Welsh tradition; his
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Thousands of years ago, a god-like race known as Tuatha de Danann - the people of the gods of Dana as they were
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Among the shape-shifting magicians of the Celts in Irish mythology, there was once Amergin (Amairgin or Amergin Glúingel), the son of Prince Mil (Míl Espáine), whose
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A water-horse spirit of Scottish folklore is a kelpie. In Scottish folklore, this supernatural horse-shaped creature lures humans into riding it. This behavior
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The boundary between what we define as reality and the invisible world is thin. To ancient Celts, hidden realms were just as significant as
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Legendary British King Lud is shrouded in a veil of mystery. Did he ever exist? Was he the real founder of London or
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - One of the most intriguing personalities in Irish mythology is Fintan Mac Bochra, the first man in Ireland. His relationship to the granddaughter
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - To ancient Celts, nature and animals were sacred and must be treated with respect. The spiritual world was invisible. Gateways were leading from
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ogham is ancient writing, of which the earliest examples date back to 2200 BC. The language of the inscriptions is Irish, but many
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Like many mythical Irish queens, Medb had a strong personality, and she was courageous and intelligent but also cunning and sometimes cruel. Queen
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Among many gods in the mythology of the Irish Celts, we find Dian Cécht, one of the Tuatha de Danann ("children of Dana"),
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Thalia Lightbringer - AncientPages.com - The Dagda was an ancient god of the earth, originally an agricultural god. When Christianity became dominant in Ireland, the Dagda became a comical
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A. Sutherland—AncientPages.com—In Celtic and, especially, Irish mythology, Tir na n'Og is a realm of the afterlife and one of the Happy Islands known from legends. The 'Land of the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Gaulish god Belenus (Belinus/Belenos), whose worship goes back to deep antiquity, was a widely recognized deity associated with healing, springtime festival, protection,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Members of the tribe Tuatha De Danann included many prominent divine personalities such as Dagda, a chief god and his wife, Boann; Morrígan, a goddess of war and fate;
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Fionn mac Cumhail was a famous, legendary Irish hero and a leader of the Fianna elite volunteer fighters and huntsmen. They flourished in
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Cernunnos is one of the most mysterious deities worshiped by the ancient Celts. His widespread and complex cult dates to the Bronze Age and
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In Celtic mythology Taranis was the mighty god of thunder. In Welsh and Breton, the word for thunder is taran. Taranis is not
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Thousands of years ago, a god-like race of Tuatha De Danann ("children of Dana") came to Ireland. They brought four magical treasures, widely mentioned
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Angela Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In the mythology of the Irish people, Mag Mell was a mythical, paradise-like realm with everlasting spring and sunshine. It was a place
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Raven was prominent in myths and legends of many ancient cultures. It was considered a magical and elusive animal that symbolized both good
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Eriu (also known as Éire or Erin), was the Irish goddess of earth, according to ancient beliefs. In ‘The Book of Invasions’ (or the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Cernunnos is one of the greatest and most ancient Celtic gods. He is the Lord of the Animals, the “Horned One.” The 'cer' part
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - Ancient people have been described as being very superstitious people. How widespread that superstition was is unknown. If the modern world is any example,
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Thalia Lightbringer - AncientPages.com - The Celts had some very interesting gods and goddesses. Though the tales involve strange and magical elements, their deities often seem more human than
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Irish mythology, Balor and the Fomorians represent the powers of darkness, evil, and death. Balor was the king of the Fomorians. Like
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Lugh, whose name means "the shining," is one of the greatest heroes of Irish folklore. He is known under different names but is
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - If you look through the Irish mist, you might catch a glimpse of the enigmatic Celtic Otherworld. Some ancient legends tell this beautiful place
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A.Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In our earlier article on AncientPages, we described Pooka, a prankster and a shapeshifter that could take many forms from a black horse to
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Epona is the Gaulish goddess of horses, donkeys, and mules. She was one of the oldest and most notable Celtic deities and was worshiped
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Today's article is about Airmid (Airmedh), an Irish goddess, skilled herbalist, and gifted healer, the daughter of the divine physician Dian Cecht and
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Blessing of the Bees is a ceremony practiced in modern Ireland in October every year. The tradition dates back to the early Christian
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In Irish mythology, we come across a number of stories about shape-shifting beings. These shape-shifters are often gods, goddesses, magicians, witches, fairies, and
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