Celtic mythology Summary

Celtic Religion This entry consists of the following articles: An Overview History of Study Read more

In the following excerpt, MacCana explores the combination of unity and diversity found in the various branches of Celtic mythology. The Sources The earliest sources [of Celtic Mythology] are those... Read more

In the following essay, MacKillop studies the long and varied tradition surrounding the Irish mythological hero Fionn mac Cumhaill. Although the English people had shared the British Isles with sev... Read more

In the following excerpt, Puhvel compares early Celtic mythology—from Julius Caesar's writings on the gods of Gaul, to Ireland's mythic history and the stories of the Ulster and F... Read more

In the following essay, O 'Rahilly traces the ways in which various Celtic gods, heroes, and myths have been treated as exaggerated but real figures and stories from ancient history. 1.ȁ... Read more

In the following excerpt, originally published in 1949, Sjoestedt recounts the events of the "mythological period" of Irish prehistory as outlined in the Lebor Gabála and describes ... Read more

In the following essay, MacCana searches the pre-Christian Druidic culture of Ireland for sources of the modern ideal of unity. Sometime in the second half of the twelfth century one of the scribes... Read more