Celtic Mythology

Cuchulainn: Irish Mythical Hero And His Cruel Magical Spear Gae Bolg

Cuchulainn: Irish Mythical Hero And His Cruel Magical Spear Gae Bolg

A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – For centuries, the Irish mythological tradition based on stories of the Pagan Celts was transmitted verbally until monks began to write them down in the 12th century in the form of manuscripts. “Cú Chulainn Riding His Chariot into Battle”, illustration by J. C. Leyendecker in T. W. Rolleston’s Myths & Legends of the […]

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Tuatha de Danann - 'Gods' Of Ireland And The Myth Of Danae And Zeus – Could The Early Irish Celts Have Ties To Ancient Greece?

Tuatha de Danann – ‘Gods’ Of Ireland And The Myth Of Danae And Zeus – Could The Early Irish Celts Have Ties To Ancient Greece?

Thalia Lightbringer – AncientPages.com – Where did the Tuatha de Danann come from? Legends of these people resemble those of ancient Greek gods, goddesses and archaic heroes; Could there be a connection? Do the Irish owe more to the Greeks than they know? It sounds like a fairy story, and some of the evidence does come

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Dearg-Due Frightening Female Demon And Tyrannical Abhartach Of Irish Folklore

Dearg-Due Frightening Female Demon And Tyrannical Abhartach Of Irish Folklore

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – People have always believed in vampires. This very old belief was deeply held in the Celtic culture and very widespread in ancient Europe. People believed in the existence of the “undead” who harm after the death of the living. The ancient Celts had many deities, but as with most ancient

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