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Myth, Legend & Romance: An Encyclopaedia of the Irish Folk Tradition (1st ed.). Prentice Hall. ISBN 9780132759595. OCLC 22181514. Rhys, John (1888). Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by Celtic Heathendom. Williams & Norgate. OCLC 4329482. Sjoestedt, Marie-Louise (1949) [1940]. Gods and Heroes of the Celts. Translated ...
This is a list of giants and giantesses from mythology and folklore; it does not include giants from modern fantasy fiction or role-playing games (for those, see list of species in fantasy fiction). Abrahamic religions & Religions of the ancient Near East
Celtic mythology is the body of myths belonging to the Celtic peoples. [1] Like other Iron Age Europeans, Celtic peoples followed a polytheistic religion , having many gods and goddesses. The mythologies of continental Celtic peoples, such as the Gauls and Celtiberians , did not survive their conquest by the Roman Empire , the loss of their ...
Legendary creatures from Celtic mythology. Subcategories. This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. A. Aos S ...
The Celtic deities are known from a variety of sources such as written Celtic mythology, ancient places of worship, statues, engravings, religious objects, as well as place and personal names. Celtic deities can belong to two categories: general and local.
(Celtic mythology) Cauldron of Hymir , a mile-wide cauldron which the Æsir wanted to brew beer in. ( Norse mythology ) Cauldron of Dyrnwch the Giant , said to discriminate between cowards and brave men: whereas it would not boil meat for a coward, it would boil quickly if that meat belonged to a brave man.
Each is a giant whose eyelid takes several men to lift (using a ring handle vs. lifting with forks); [48] each has a spear cast at him and loses an eye; [49] and each is unwilling to give away his daughter to the bridal-quester. [50] Since the mid-19th century, Balor has been likened to figures from Greek mythology, especially the Cyclops. [35]
Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia Vol. 1 A-Celti. Oxford. ABC-Clio. ISBN 9781851094400 Retrieved on 14 March 2018; MacKillop, James (1986). Fionn Mac Cumhail: Celtic Myth in English Literature New York Syracuse University Press ISBN 0-8156-2344-5 Retrieved on 14 March 2018; MacKillop, James (1998). Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. London ...