Celtic - ♠ Pagan Roots The Celts were animists, believing that all aspects of the natural world contained spirits, and that communication was possible with these spirits. Druidry The Celts venerated certain trees. Druidry Druidry is a form of modern spirituality or religion that generally promotes harmony and worship of nature, and respect for all beings, including the environment. Celtic Books Celtic Music Celtic Movies Sources Alba (Scotland) Kentoc'h mervel eget bezañ saotret (Rather death than dishonour) Cymru (Wales) Kernow (Cornish)Onen hag oll Éire (Irish) Iberia Breizh (Breton) Gaul Mannin (Manx) Galicia
Encyclopedia of Myths Mythology | Mrs. Vandigriff's Website Where are you going on your hero's journey? This year we begin a heroic quest to meet and understand the philosophies of Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, and Edith Hamilton. We will analyze the Monomyth Journey. We will explore the impact of gender and how society changes their heroes to fit the changes found within the current society. Each and everyone of you should prepare to cross the threshold to begin your own personal journey. Remember to follow your bliss, look for the symbols, and interpret your dreams. Sincerely, Mrs. You will find helpful websites, class powerpoints, and class assignments listed below. Mrs. Click on Definition WS Definitions of Mythology 2015 Mythos Defined: WS Mythos Definition. Use the Walking Tour Activity Links listed below to explore Greek Mythology: Greek Mythology~~ Ancient Greece -The British Museum Interactive Site~ Ancient Greece History~~ Euhemerus’ Theory
Celtic knotwork, the ultimate tutorial Encyclopedia Mythica List of mythologies This is a list of mythologies of the world, by culture and region. Mythologies by region[edit] Africa[edit] Central Africa[edit] East Africa[edit] Horn of Africa[edit] Somali mythology North Africa[edit] West Africa[edit] Southern Africa[edit] Arctic[edit] overlaps with North Asia, Northern Europe and North America. Asia[edit] Southwestern Asia[edit] Middle East, Persia, Anatolia, Caucasus. Ancient Medieval to Modern South Asia[edit] East Asia[edit] Southeast Asia[edit] Central and Northern Asia[edit] (overlaps with Eastern and Northern Europe) Australia and Oceania[edit] Europe[edit] Classical Antiquity[edit] Northern Europe[edit] Eastern Europe[edit] Southern Europe[edit] Western Europe[edit] North Caucasus[edit] Nart saga (Covers Abazin, Abkhaz, Circassian, Ossetian, Karachay-Balkar and Chechen-Ingush mythologies)Ossetian mythologyVainakh mythology (Covers Chechen and Ingush mythology) South Caucasus/Transcaucasia[edit] British Isles[edit] Americas[edit] Mesoamerica[edit] Caribbean[edit] Haitian mythology Bronze Age
Celtic knot Stone Celtic crosses, such as this, are a major source of our knowledge of Celtic knot design. Carpet page from Lindisfarne Gospels, showing knotwork detail. Almost all of the folios of the Book of Kells contain small illuminations like this decorated initial. History[edit] Examples of plait work (a woven, unbroken cord design) predate knotwork designs in several cultures around the world,[2] but the broken and reconnected plait work that is characteristic of true knotwork began in northern Italy and southern Gaul and spread to Ireland by the 7th century.[3] The style is most commonly associated with the Celtic lands, but it was also practiced extensively in England and was exported to Europe by Irish and Northumbrian monastic activities on the continent. Examples[edit] See also[edit] References[edit] External links[edit]
The Celts and Romans - Interactive History Resources