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Celtic Gods and Heroes
Celtic Gods and Heroes | Marie-Louise Sjoestedt
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Noted French scholar and linguist discusses gods of the continental Celts, beginnings of mythology in Ireland, Irish mother-goddesses and chieftain-gods, and heroes.
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GingerAntics
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This was a reread for me. I was surprised at how much I didn‘t remember, but I greatly enjoyed getting reacquainted with this book. It links Celtic mythology with Greek and Roman mythology in a way that we know now is inaccurate, but the stories embedded within this book is enough to pique interest in the original stories.
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GingerAntics
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This is probably the one thing I remember about this book from my previous read. It stood out when I read it last time and I stood out again this time. This concept has helped me in every other book I‘ve read about Irish history. There is a mythology to all of it, even the stuff that happened just a generation ago, or in the 1990s.
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GingerAntics
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I read this once as part of this massive summer reading list during grad school. K naturally remember NONE of it. Now I look forward to enjoying it.
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Melismatic Seems cool! I was doing a family tree project a while back and found a lot of relatives of mine were named Bridget/ Brigid so it got me interested in the mythos behind the name. Hope it‘s fun for you! 4y
GingerAntics @Melismatic that‘s a popular name in Ireland because the church took over the entity as a saint. She‘s the other patron saint of Ireland. I think she‘s in the “mother goddesses” chapter. 4y
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BrainyHeroine
Celtic Gods and Heroes | Marie-Louise Sjoestedt
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No one is awake yet so it's time for book one of 2018. This #pop18 selection is a book tied to my heritage. While my family is mainly German, I'm also Scottish, Irish, and a few other things. Celtic lore has always amazed me.