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The narrative in the Lebor Gabála Érenn is a legendary account of the origin of the Gaels as the descendants of the Scythian prince Fénius Farsaid, one of seventy-two chieftains who built the Tower of Babel.
Throughout the centuries, Gaels and Gaelic-speakers have been known by a number of names. The most consistent of these have been Gael, Irish and Scots. In Latin, the Gaels were called Scoti, [12] but this later came to mean only the Gaels of Scotland. Other terms, such as Milesian, are not as often used. [13]
Deus Ducavavius - a god known from a lone inscription in Cisalpine Gaul [16] Deus Orevaius - a god known from a lone inscription at Cemenelum [16] Dorminus - god of the hot springs at Aquae Statiellae [16] Intarabus - a Gallic god of the Treveri; Esus - a Gallic god; Glanis - Gallic god of Glanum; Gobannus (Gobannos) - a Gallic and Brittonic ...
Throughout time communication has been a challenge. For two people who come from different language universes, it is even more so. Such is the world of the two lead characters in the Tony Award ...
Ogma / ˈ ɒ ɡ m ə / (Modern Irish: Oghma) is a god from Irish and Scottish mythology. A member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, he is often considered a deity and may be related to the Gallic god Ogmios. According to the Ogam Tract, he is the inventor of Ogham, the script in which Irish Gaelic was first written. [1]
In Judaism and Christianity, it is unclear whether the language used by God to address Adam was the language of Adam, who as name-giver (Genesis 2:19) used it to name all living things, or if it was a different divine language. In Islam, Arabic is the language in which God revealed the final revelation.
Celtic paganism, as practised by the ancient Celts, is a descendant of Proto-Celtic paganism, itself derived from Proto-Indo-European paganism.Many deities in Celtic mythologies have cognates in other Indo-European mythologies, such as Celtic Brigantia with Roman Aurora, Vedic Ushas, and Norse Aurvandill; Welsh Arianrhod with Greek Selene, Baltic Mėnuo, and Slavic Myesyats; and Irish Danu ...
While the most well-known deity of the sea is the god Manannán, and his father Lir mostly considered as god of the ocean. Nodens is associated with healing, the sea, hunting, and dogs. In Lusitanian and Celtic polytheism, Borvo (also Bormo, Bormanus, Bormanicus, Borbanus, Boruoboendua, Vabusoa, Labbonus, or Borus) was a healing deity ...