IRISH LITERATURE, MYTHOLOGY, FOLKLORE, AND DRAMA Irish Writers OnlineIrish PlayographyStudy Ireland: Poetry - BBCIrish Women Writers - M. OckerbloomIreland Literature GuidePoetry Ireland / Éigse ÉireannEarly Irish Lyric Poetry - Kuno MeyerSonnets from Ireland - E. BlomquistColum's Anthology of Irish Verse - Bartleby.comBREAC - Digital Journal of Irish Studies Medieval Celtic ManuscriptsThe Book of KellsCarmina GadelicaCELT Irish Electronic Texts Irish Writers OnlineIreland Literature ExchangeBibliography of 19th-c. Irish Literature - J.M. Jonathan SwiftJonathan Swift ArchiveJonathan Swift Biography - IncompetechGulliver's Travels - U. Bram StokerDraculaBram Stoker Biography - Classic Literature LibraryBram Stoker's Dracula - Carstens smith Oscar WildeThe Official Home Page of Oscar WildeWilde Biography - BBCOscar Wilde OnlineCELT: Oscar WildePoetry of Oscar Wilde - Bartleby.com George Bernard ShawShaw Biography - C. William Butler YeatsYeats Biography - Poetry FoundationCollected Poems - W. Donn ByrneByrne Biography - J. Fine Art Oisín
Celtic Religion - what information do we really have From: Raimund KARL (a8700035@unet.univie.ac.at) To: CELTIC-L@DANANN.HEA.IE Subject: Celtic Religion - what information do we really have - Part 1-7 Date: Sun, 1 Dec 1996 10:54:40 - Tue, 10 Dec 1996 15:20:01 To begin with, lets first look at the sources available to us: There are quite numerous sources available, contrary to the usual belief that there is almost nothing actually there. First, there are the archaeological sources. These are the only direct source for the prehistoric part of the religion we are talking about. Second, there are the epigraphic sources, i.e. inscriptions. Most of those are from the time of the Roman occupation and as such their use is partly limited, however, some are autochthonous and pre-Roman (mainly such from Southern Gaul and Spain). Third, there are the historical sources from the diverse Roman authors. Fifth, we have the folk traditions in the countries which still are "Celtic". Introduction Religious functions Different religious functions Celtic gods
Project Avalon - Klaus Dona: The Hidden History of the Human Race Click here for the PDF version of this interview (20 pages) Click here for the video presentation March 2010 **Ed note: Some transcripts contain words or phrases that are inaudible or difficult to hear and are, therefore, designated in square brackets. BILL RYAN (BR): This is Bill Ryan here from Project Camelot and Project Avalon. Klaus is going to be doing an audio commentary on one of his extremely special, unusual, and fascinating slide shows about the artifacts and the various phenomena that he has been researching, discovering, investigating personally all over the world relating to what I think you could legitimately call The Hidden History of the Human Race. KLAUS DONA (KD): That's a very good summary, yes. BR: [laughs] So I'm going to step back here, and what follows now, just kick back and enjoy this slide presentation. What are we looking at here ? Ancient World Maps Ecuador Even the next one, [right, above] you can see how this statue is sitting. Bolivia Colombia Giants BR: Good!
Worldbuilding: Fantasy Religion Design Guide by Joe Wetzel (joewetzel at gmail dot com) [If you like this article, check out the other Worldbuilding articles on this website using the sidebar navigation.] Depending on your campaign setting idea, in the early stages you may only need a bare minimum of details about your religion. In cases like these make sure you flesh out any particular deities you need (for example if a character is a Cleric or Paladin describe that god in at least bullet points and note any needed game statistics or mechanics such as the god’s domains) and build up the religion later when it is needed or when you have an intriguing idea. This also gives you an opportunity to see how the players react to your religion’s skeleton and build on what they like and what is important to your evolving setting and story. But if religion, gods, or a pantheon is a key aspect of your campaign setting idea, you’ll want to work it up in detail early during your fantasy world’s development. Multiple Religions? Nature of the Gods
Guide to pronounciation of Irish mythic names & places - The Druid Grove Hi all - I'm posting this as reference info and will add to it as time goes on. These are the approximate pronounciations of Irish place names and person names found in the myth tales and in history/geography. The pronounciations given are those of a somewhat "normalized" Gaeilge ie. without applying each variant stress of word sound in their various dialectic forms (Ulster, Munster, Connacht Irish). These names are given according to my "Leinster" gaelic! Names on the left are Irish ones, words on the right are the approximate english phonetic pronounciation thereof, followed by an explanation of the name. Approximate Old Irish pronunciations are given where appropriate, bearning in mind that it's quite hard to represent sounds of a Celtic Irish language in non-Celtic English language because one does not have the same sounds in English as in Irish for all letters and combinations thereof. best regardsBeith Aonghus – "ane-ius" “ane-gus” (variant spelling of above) Mumhan - "Muv-an", mod."
Greek Gods Family Tree / Genealogy | ludios.org ludios.org Gaol Naofa | Gaelic Polytheism » A Beginner’s Guide to Old Irish Pronunciation A Beginner’s Guide to Old Irish Pronunciation by Annie Loughlin. Do not reprint without permission. Before Old Irish there was Archaic Irish (alternatively known as “Primitive Irish”), or Gaeilge Ársa, which is found on some of the earliest ogham inscriptions that survive in Ireland. Old Irish, or Sengoídelc, evolved from Archaic Irish, and it is the language that was spoken in Ireland from around the seventh to the tenth centuries C.E. A lot of the literature you will probably end up reading – whether it’s the myths or more academic literature that talks about them, or some of our articles and pages here – will default to the Old Irish spellings a lot of the time. The Basics The pronunciation of Old Irish can be very different when we compare it with modern Irish (or Scottish Gaelic, or Manx, which are also Goidelic languages), so things can get a little confusing sometimes. In Old Irish, the pronunciation of a letter can be affected by a number of factors, but the main ones are: Letters
Greek Mythology: FAMILY TREE OF THE GREEK GODS The complete family tree of the gods is displayed over eight indexed charts. The basic structure follows Hesiod's Theogony, but that author's genealogies have been expanded with a plethora of additional gods, spirits and creatures sourced from other classical sources. Where there is disagreement amongst ancient writers as to the genealogy of a certain character, the oldest and/or most popular source has been selected for the chart. An additional family tree depicts the divine genealogy given in Hesiod's Theogony. Click on any name in the chart to view the full page entry for that individual. INDEX Index of names in the family tree KEY Overview of and key to reading the charts CHART 0 The Main Gods A short tree containing just the main gods of the pantheon. CHART 1 The Cosmogony of the Gods The primordial gods or protogenoi. CHART 2 The Children of Night The spirit descendants of Khaos (Air), Nyx (Night) and Eris (Strife). CHART 4 The Children of Sea, Storm and Earth.
Lugus We will shortly go onto examine the incidence of Lleu/Lug(h) in the medieval vernacular traditions, but before we do so it may be worth considering the appearance of his Gallo-Roman incarnation - at which time he was known by the name of Lugus. We have already touched on the possible Indo-European roots of this particular figure and his associated traditions. Now it remains to be seen how these roots flourished in Late Iron Age Celtic-speaking world encountered by Caesar in the first century BC. This was the world of the proto-urban oppida, of Cassivellaunus and the coin-using Belgic dynasties of Southern England. It was also the world of the druidic priesthood, whose chief sacred centre was now located (it would seem) on the Island of Anglesey - a narrow stretch of water away from where the Mabinogi would later be composed, and the events of the Fourth Branch were intimately located. It is also worth briefly considering the relevant epigraphic and toponymic material.
EPONA.net - a scholarly resource Fenian Cycle Tóraigheacht Dhiarmada agus Ghráinne or the usual English title – "The Pursuit of Díarmait and Gráinne" was a very popular Irish romance of a love triangle that had most likely influenced the medieval romance of Tristan and Isolde of the 12th century. Though, there has been reference to this tale in the late 12th century manuscript known as the Book of Leinster, suggesting the original tale was composed around 1100, the surviving text we have of The Pursuit of Díarmait and Gráinne was no early than the 17th century. Tóraigheacht Dhiarmada agus Ghráinne has often been compared with earlier love triangle between Deirdre, Noísi and King Conchobar of Ulster, titled Longes mac nUislenn (The Exile of the Sons of Uisliu), which was part of the Ulster Cycle. The work on Diarmait and Grainne was considered inferior to that of the tragedy of Deirdre. Elopement of Grainne Instead of deciding for her daughter, Cormac Mac Airt asked Grainne if she wished to marry Finn. The Long Chase Death of Diarmait
sacred-texts Sacred-Texts Legends and Sagas Celtic Folklore from "The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge" (1914) by Joseph Dunn, London: David Nutt. The Cattle-Raid of Cooley (Táin Bó Cúalnge) is the central epic of the Ulster cycle. Queen Medb of Connaught gathers an army in order to gain possession of the most famous bull in Ireland, which is the property of Daire, a chieftain of Ulster. Because the men of Ulster are afflicted by a debilitating curse, the seventeen-year-old Cuchulain must defend Ulster single-handedly. 1. Belisama: Who Was this Beautiful, Powerful, and Popular Gaulish Goddess? When the Roman conquerors encountered the world of Gaulish deities and traditions, they tried to understand it in their own religious terms. Seeing a cult of gods and goddesses, they sought to find similarities between Roman and Gaulish deities. They saw in the beauty of the Gaulish goddess Belisama another face – that of their own wise deity, Minerva. However, the significance of Belisama ran far deeper for Gauls than the Roman interpretation. Minervae Belissimae Belisama was a Gaulish goddess known as Minervae Belissimae, translating to Belisama Minerva. A Gaulish Deity that the Romans Conquered Each time Romans conquered a new land, they tried to understand the culture of the people they found there. Helmeted Minerva holding a tiny owl. Belisama was a deity whose attributes were also related to war, bravery, force, and valor. When it comes to finding evidence of her cult in Britain, the situation is a little more complicated. Identifying the Real Belisama