Celtic Gods and Heroes
Noted French scholar and linguist discusses the gods of the continental Celts, the beginnings of mythology in Ireland, heroes, and the two main categories of Irish deities: mother-goddesses — local, rural spirits of fertility or of war — and chieftain-gods: national deities who are magicians, nurturers, craftsmen, and protectors of the people.
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Celtic Gods and Heroes
Noted French scholar and linguist discusses the gods of the continental Celts, the beginnings of mythology in Ireland, heroes, and the two main categories of Irish deities: mother-goddesses — local, rural spirits of fertility or of war — and chieftain-gods: national deities who are magicians, nurturers, craftsmen, and protectors of the people.
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Celtic Gods and Heroes

Celtic Gods and Heroes

by Marie-Louise Sjoestedt
Celtic Gods and Heroes

Celtic Gods and Heroes

by Marie-Louise Sjoestedt

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Noted French scholar and linguist discusses the gods of the continental Celts, the beginnings of mythology in Ireland, heroes, and the two main categories of Irish deities: mother-goddesses — local, rural spirits of fertility or of war — and chieftain-gods: national deities who are magicians, nurturers, craftsmen, and protectors of the people.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780486414416
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication date: 09/18/2000
Series: Celtic, Irish
Pages: 144
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
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