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Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on January 29, 2014 at 6:05pm

ANGUS OF THE BRUGH also OENGUS OF THE BRUGH --- GOD OF YOUTH SON OF THE DAGDA. IN IRELAND ANGUS IS THE COUNTERPART OF CUPID. ANGUS KISSES TURN INTO SINGING BIRDS AND THE MUSIC HE PLAYS IRRESISTABLY DRAWS ALL WHO HEAR.

HAVE A BLESSED AND MAGICKA DAY:
DAN THE OLDE ONE
KEPPER OF MYTHS, LEGENDS AND THE OLDE WAYS

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on January 29, 2014 at 2:32pm

BADB --- A GODDESS OF WAR. ONE OF A TRIAD OF WAR GODDESSES KNOWN COLLECTIVELY AS THE MORRIGAN. BIRD SHAPED AND CRIMSON MOUTHED, BADB USES MAGICK TO DECIDE BATTLES . BADB LUSTS AFTERMEN AND IS OFTEN SEEN AT FORD WASHING THE ARMOR AND WEAPONS OF MEN ABOUT TO DIE IN COMBAT.

HAVE A BLESSED AND MAGICKAL DAY
DAN THE OLDE ONE
KEEPER OF MYTHS, LEGENDS AND THE OLDE WAYS

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on January 26, 2014 at 1:49pm

Cerridwen is the Celtic goddess of knowledge, transformation and rebirth. The Awen, cauldron of poetic inspiration, is her main symbol. In part of Welsh legend, she brews a potion to give to her son Morfran. She puts Gwion in charge of guarding the cauldron. Three drops of the brew fall upon his finger, blessing him with the knowledge held within. Cerridwen pursues him until, as a hen, she swallows him. Nine months later, she gives birth to Taliesen, the greatest of Welsh poets..... Mooncat xx

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on January 24, 2014 at 10:03am

Celtic Druids & The Delphic Legacy:

(Pictured: Trophonius...The 'Buider' of Delphi...Trophonius (the Latinate spelling) or Trophonios (the transliterated Greek spelling of Τροφώνιος) was a Greek hero or daimon or god—it was never certain which one—with a rich mythological tradition and an oracular cult at Lebadaea in Boeotia.)

Druids and Celts

“Druids” (Celtic: Knowing (finding the Oak Tree)

***Druids were considered as members of the learned class among the ancient Celts. They seem to have frequented oak forests and acted as priests, teachers and judges. The earliest known records of the Druids come from the 3rd century BC.***...cont'd @...
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Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on January 23, 2014 at 5:42pm

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on January 23, 2014 at 1:42pm

How We know about Celtic Mythology

Celtic myths, especially those concerning the Irish cycles, were preserved through oral tradition. Mainly composed by Bards, who recited the stories, in their entirety, as verses. The Irish sagas were not recorded until the twelfth century AD. They were predominately written down by Monastical scholars and guided by the church.

These tales were written down in two main manuscripts: 'The Book of Leinster' and the 'Book of the Dun Cow'. Both were a collection of hundreds of stories about the Ulaid Cycle and Fenian Cycle. Another manuscript which deserves mentioning, is the 'Yellow Book of Lecan' written in the 14th century, this also contains a large amount of stories. The Colloquy of the Ancients can be found in a Scottish manuscript, called the' Book of the Dean of Lismore', written in the 16th century.

As time went on, more stories were added to the Celtic myths, especially in the 16th and 17th century. The most interesting work was that of a Scottish poet named James Macpherson (1736-1796), . He caused a lot controversy, when he claimed that the work he recorded was from Oisín, a 3rd century AD, Warrior poet. It was discovered that much of his work were really his own invention!

The Irish writer,William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) also contributed to the Irish Myths . Yeats and MacPhearson, were responsible for renewing people's interests in Celtic myths and Legends . His work also influenced the Romantic movements in art, as well as in literature.

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