Questions tagged [celtic]
For questions on the mythology and beliefs of the Celtic people, who were once widespread across Europe but now mostly confined to Brittany, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Cornwall. Questions specific to one of the Celtic nations should be tagged by the appropriate regional tag, e.g. [wales].
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What is the relationship between Celtic harmonics and Celtic symbols?
I've noticed that Celtic-sounding words are very sing-song. Is there a connection between this rhythm and their symbols, like the Celtic knot?
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Is there any folklore reference to fairies being divided into Summer and Winter Courts?
Modern fiction about fairies often describes them as being divided into Seelie and Unseelie Courts or Summer and Winter Courts, sometimes Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter Courts.
A lot of people seem ...
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Why isn’t Lúgh Lámhfhada considered a sun-god?
A frequent talking point about Irish mythology that I see peddled in many neo-pagan and academic circles is the deity Lúgh Lámhfhada is no longer deemed a sun god but rather a light god or storm-god.
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Are there recommended collection/translations of Irish mythology/folklore?
I am interested in reading Irish mythology/folklore, especially the four major cycles: The Mythological Cycle, the Ulster Cycle, the Fenian Cycle, and the Historical Cycle - but I want to make sure I ...
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Was Nuada Airgetlám accompanied by dogs?
According to this passage from a website, it's stated that the Irish war-god and Tuatha Dé Danann's first ruler Nuada Airgetlám was sometimes accompanied by a pack of dogs whose licks are said to have ...
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What is Tír Jovincon in Celtic Mythology?
In a song by Eluveitie, called "Black Water Dawn", we hear about a voyage across the sea, a journey to the Otherworld. At the end of the song the place Tír Jovincon is mentioned. The question is what ...
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Where did the idea come from that fairies must tell the truth?
I keep coming across the idea in blog posts and books that fairies are required to tell the truth, or speak very literally, and may use tricky language to get around it. This is a major theme in Holly ...
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Ancient celtic-iberian deity roughly named "Pecosuosucivo"
I'm looking for the exact name and possible etymology of an ancient celtic-iberian deity roughly named "Pecosuosucivo", as I can faintly recollect. Probably linked with the town Úbeda in the province ...
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Fanged chimera used for doorknocks and gargoyles?
Can you help me identify this fanged grotesque that I saw in the movie The Wicker Man?
I am guessing it is some sort of Celtic mythical element? I have also seen it used elsewhere as door knocks or ...
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Was there any figure considered to be evil in iron age Celtic paganism religion of England?
Before Christianization the Celts of England had a pagan religion. Was there any figure in that religion which was considered to be evil?
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Why are mermaids naked?
In images from Roman to contemporary Britain, mermaids are usually not wearing any clothes. Other types of fairies, spirits, and gods are usually depicted at least partly dressed.
Why then are ...
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How are Norse and Celtic mythology related?
I was in a charms shop a while back and they had a section laid out for Celtic Mythology charms and their meanings. I had a look and found Thor's hammer. I ask my mom and she said the Mythologies are ...
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Why did druidesses vow perpetual virginity?
Dufieux's Nature et virginité p. 415 notes one pre-Christian culture that respected perpetual virginity:
Dans la Germanie et dans les Gaules, il y avait des druidesses vouées à une virginité ...
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What does this pendant/symbol mean?
This has been antagonizing me for months. When I asked my mom what this was, she said, apart from a bookmark, it was a Celtic knot. But when I look it up, I get anything but this.
What is this? What ...
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Who was Scathach and Aoife?
Back in September, I was reading a series called, "The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel," by Michael Scott. One of the main characters was The Warrior Maiden, Scathach. In this series, she had ...
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