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Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend (Paperback)
$14.23 - Save $4.72 24% off - RRP $18.95 Free shipping worldwide (to United States and
all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 24 hours | |Short Description for Dictionary of Celtic Myth and LegendThis dictionary contains entries on aspects of Celtic myth, religion and folklore in Britain and Europe between 500 BC and AD 400. Archaeological research, classical writers and earliest recorded oral traditions provide the reader with an overview of Celtic Lore.
Full description- Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Published: 15 September 1997
- Format: Paperback 240 pages
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- Categories: Reference Works | Folklore, Myths & Legends | British & Irish History | Archaeology By Period / Region | Celtic Religion & Mythology
- ISBN 13: 9780500279755 ISBN 10: 0500279756
- Sales rank: 176,024
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Full description for Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend
Warlike, exuberant and superstitious, the ancient Celts saw divinities in every facet of life and nature, venerating deities of the sun, thunder, water, war, healing, hunting, fertility and death. They possessed a complicated array of concepts and rituals, a powerful priesthood - the Druids - and a pantheon which included the goddess-queen Medb and the Morrigan, a sinister war-goddess. This dictionary contains entries on every aspect of Celtic myth, religion and folklore in Britain and Europe between 500 BC and AD 400. In parallel with the findings of archaeological research, the testimony of Classical writers and the earliest recorded versions of the pagan oral traditions of Wales and Ireland provide us with a complete record of Celtic lore.
