Caradoc
Caradoc Vreichvras (/kəˈrædək/[1] or /ˈkærədɒk/;[2] in modern Welsh spelling, Caradog Freichfras, meaning Caradoc Strong (or Stout) Arm) was a semi-legendary ancestor to the kings of Gwent. He lived during the 5th or 6th century. He is remembered in Arthurian legend as a Knight of the Round Table as Carados Briefbras (French 'Caradog Short Arm'). Identification and historicity[edit] Though the name "Caradoc" and its various forms were by no means uncommon during the Middle Ages, it is probable some of the Caradocs referred to in Welsh genealogies and hagiographies such the Life of St. Some archaeologists interpret Caradog Freichfras as a plausible historical figure, also known as Caradoc ap Ynyr, who was the ruler of Gwent around the 6th century, and was based at Caerwent, the earlier Roman town of Venta Silurum. Welsh Triads[edit] French romance[edit] All goes well until the wizard attempts to escape. References[edit] Bibliography[edit]
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Primeval Gods of Greek Mythology THEOI.COM
The first born of the immortals, who formed the very fabric of the universe, were known in Greek mythology as the Protogenoi (protos meaning "first," and genos "born"). They were, for the most part, purely elemental beings - Uranus was the literal sky, Gaea the body of the earth, etc. A few of them were ocassionally described or portrayed in anthropomorphic form, however these forms were inevitably inseperable from their native element. For example Gaea or Thalassa might appear as a woman half risen from the earth or sea. AETHER (Aither) The Protogenos of the mists of light which fill the upper zones of air. ANANKE The Protogeonos of inevitability, compulsion and necessity. CHAOS (Khaos) The Protogenos of the lower air. CHRONOS (Khronos) The Protogenos of time was the very first being to emerge at creation self-formed. EREBUS (Erebos) The Protogenos of the mists of darkness. EROS The Protegonos of generation. GAEA (Gaia) The Protogenos of the earth. HYDROS The Protogenos of water.
Giants (Welsh folklore)
In the Mabinogi of Branwen ferch Llyr, Britain is ruled by the giant Bran the Blessed, who has never been able to fit inside any dwelling. In Culhwch and Olwen, giants feature as antagonists throughout. Ysbaddaden, chief of giants, is the father of Olwen, a beautiful maiden sought by Culhwch fab Cilydd, a cousin of King Arthur's. A well-known tale concerns Rhitta (or Rhudda) Gawr, a giant who held court in Snowdonia. Maelor Gawr, the giant of Castell Maelor, was captured in Cyfeilog, about twelve miles from his own castle and was sentenced to death. Maelor's son, Cornippin, who was hunting with his horse and his hound, heard the sound of his father's hand and lamented over his suffering. Cribwr the Giant lived in Castell Cefn Cribwr in Morgannwg. Cribwr take thy combs And cease with currish anger If I get a real chance—surely What they have had, thou shalt have too. Gogfran the Giant is recorded in the Welsh Triads as the father of Gwenhwyfar, Arthur's third wife.
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Los autores de libros para niños y adolescentes lamentan la sobreprotección de los niños y el celo de los editores, que les impide escribir con libertad Dubravka Ugreic contaba en alguna de sus novelas que, en el viejo idioma serbocroata, no se usa «este bebé duerme como un angelito»; se usa «este bebé duerme como si lo hubieran degollado». ¿Aún se dice así? El principio de este cuento está en una entrevista con el escritor peruano Santiago Roncagliolo, hace un año, en la época en la que publicó La noche de los alfileres. En aquella entrevista, Roncagliolo dejó caer una frase: «Ahora, cuando escribo libros para niños, ¡no me dejan poner malos!». ¿Es así? Marinella Terzi, que es autora de libros para niños y que ha sido editora, también está de acuerdo pero con matices. «Éste es un tema que me escandaliza», dice el escritor Jordi Sierra i Fabra. Para qué sirve un malo Ahora, falta por demostrar la segunda parte de la tesis: las lecturas ñoñas crean lectores ñoños.
Religión indoeuropea
Las religiones indoeuropeas son una familia de creencias religiosas politeístas practicadas por los diversos pueblos indoeuropeos (arios) desde la Edad del Bronce. La existencia de similitudes entre ellas, probadas mediante su estudio comparativo así como por la evidencia lingüística común a las lenguas indoeuropeas, sugieren indirectamente la existencia de una religión protoindoeuropea de la cual descienden. Se pueden encontrar suficientes pistas de esta religión ancestral en las coincidencias entre idiomas y religiones propias de los indoeuropeos como para presuponer que esta religión existió, aunque cualquier detalle es una conjetura. Mitología Cosmogonía El Caos Ovidio describe en Las Metamorfosis, el origen del mundo: Ovidius, Metamorphoseon libri, Libro I:1, Orígenes del mundo. El poema épico nórdico Völuspá o Visión de la Adivina, describe también un período de Caos primitivo, el Vacío abismal del Ginnungagap, seguido por la creación de gigantes, dioses y de la humanidad. Gemelos
Viridios
Viridios, or Viridius is the supposed deified masculine spirit of verdure, in ancient Roman Britain. Centres of worship[edit] Viridios was worshipped in Roman Britain and altar-stones raised to him have been recovered in the United Kingdom, at Ancaster. Ancaster is so far the only place where inscriptions to this god have been found. The Latin name "Visidius" is known from Cicero as the name of a brave and loyal Roman soldier ("Vis" means strength and force"). As the Ancaster inscriptions are in Latin it is therefore not unlikely that the name (as there is a similar Latin name documented) is also in Latin. The Ancaster inscriptions[edit] An inscribed stone, found in an Ancastrian church and originally part of an archway, says: "For the god Viridius, Trenico made this arch, donated from his own funds." Channel 4's Time Team uncovered a second inscription, part of a late Roman or early Dark Age burial: "To the holy god Viridius ..." Sources[edit] See also[edit] Green Man External links[edit]
Escaldàrium - Festa del foc i l'aigua
El Ball de Diables de Caldes de Montbui és un ball de diables que va crear-se l'any 1992 per un grup de joves de Caldes de Montbui. L'any 1994 es va crear la Festa del Foc i l'Aigua[1] de l'Escaldàrium,[2] hereva de l'antiga Festa romana que s'havia fet durant uns anys a la població, i que vol representar l'origen llegendari de l'aigua termal.[3] L'esdeveniment té lloc cada any el segon dissabte de juliol.[4] És «l'única festa d'aquestes característiques que es pot veure i gaudir a Catalunya i, segurament, a l'Estat»[5] Els orígens[modifica] L’any 1994, el Ball de Diables ja tenia dos anys de vida i prou experiència com per afegir al seu calendari anual una altra activitat i, alhora, proporcionar a Caldes una nova festa popular. L’èxit d’aquesta festa es devia, en part, al fet que era l’única cita lúdica i festiva del calendari local en l’època de la calor, ja que la Festa Major -a l’octubre- i el Carnestoltes, -al febrer-, sempre se celebren amb el gran inconvenient del fred.
