NeuKelte

NeuKelte, 7 months ago to cymru German

According to the British historian Geoffrey of Monmouth, Myrdinn Wyllt “Wild Merlin” was a #Welsh king/hero who went mad and fled to the woods, where he lived in a bird costume (or perhaps actually transformed himself into a bird). The name derives from a Welsh legendary figure who became famous as the magician #Merlin.
Source: P. Monaghan Encyclopedia of Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore

RT @GodysseyPodcast
Foundational to the creation of Merlin is Myrddin Wyllt, or Myrddin the Wild, a bard who in Welsh poetry went mad after a battle and …
https://twitter.com/GodysseyPodcast/status/1438477780895903751

NeuKelte, 1 month ago to ireland German

#Celtic #MythologyMonday: #Hy-Brasil is an island in the #Otherworld west of #Ireland. Hy-Brasil shows up in a seven year cycle and is the seat of #Bresal, High King of the World, his name lives on in #Brazil.
#Bresil was a magic realm, neither sea nor land, yet both.
Sources: Helmut Birkhan #Kelten and Michael Dames Ireland: A Sacred Journey
Unknown author, Argentine Ptolemy, Ireland and Brazil, 1513, public domain

NeuKelte, 7 months ago to ireland German

#Celtic #MythologyMonday: What is called in other lands the will-o’-the-wisp, a light seen over bogs at night, was said in #Ireland to be a lantern carried by a dead gambler called Tine Ghealáin. Jack-o-Lantern was doomed to wander forever because, although his soul was too stained to enter heaven, he had won his way out of hell by beating the devil at cards. His name was applied to the hollowed-out turnips (in the New World, pumpkins) used at #Samhain, when the veils between the worlds were thin. Source: P. Monaghan Encyclopedia of Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`

NeuKelte, 3 months ago to Scotland German

#MythologyMonday: The template for Elaine of Astolat (the Lady of Shalott) may have been the siren Elaine of #Scotland’s Clyde River. There she lived on a rock-built castle on the rock of #Dumbarton, staring into a magic mirror in which she could see all that went on in the world—a mirror that has been interpreted to mean the waters itself, whose mirroring surface could be “cracked” by storms.
Source: P. Monaghan horse’s head Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and Folklore

NeuKelte, 2 months ago to random German

#Celtic #MythologyMonday: „In ancient times, the art of the smith was held in great esteem. It was considered a powerful magic indeed to wield and master the element of fire, which was representative of the great Sun-God himself; to take the bones of the earth (said to be the very bones of the mother Goddess Eriu, remember) and transform them through the application of fire, strength, skill, secret knowledge and magic.“
Source: https://aliisaac.substack.com/

NeuKelte, 2 months ago to 13thFloor German

#Celtic #MythologyMonday: In #Irish #mythology, the term ‘Trí de Dána’ refers to the Three Gods of Art; Goibniu the smith, Luchtaine the carpenter, and Credne the goldsmith. Could the stone head from Corleck Hill with its three faces represent this trio of skilled craftsmen/deities, after which the hill of its resting place was named?`
Source: https://aliisaac.substack.com/

NeuKelte, 1 month ago to random German

#Celtic #MythologyMonday for #EarthDay2024: Uisneach hill was the site of the greatest ancient Bealtaine gathering. The double fires of #spring at the spiritual center of Ireland symbolized the eyes of the earth goddess Ériu opening to the new season.
Source: Patricia Monaghan The Red-Haired Girl From The Bog

NeuKelte, 13 days ago to 13thFloor German

#MythologyMonday: The #TuathaDéDanann refined the art of brewing until the ale of their smith and brewer #Goibniu was strong enough to endow the drinker with immortality. #Irish epics connect ale with the festival of #Samhain, when the boundaries between this world and the #Otherworld were blurred.
Source: P. Monaghan Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore

NeuKelte, 13 days ago to random German

#Celtic #MythologyMonday: „The names of the #Irish goddess #Medb and the #Gaulish goddesses #Meduna and the #Comedovae may be derived from an Indo-European word *médhu– signifying ‘honey’, ‘intoxication’, and designate the fermented drink extracted from honey, that is ‘mead’. If this etymology is correct – other possibilities have been suggested -, their names may be therefore glossed as ‘Goddess of Intoxication by Mead’ or ‘Mead Goddess’.“

NeuKelte, 11 days ago to ireland German

#Celtic #WyrdWednesday: In ancient #Ireland „the role of a physician was a hereditary one. He passed down his skills and knowledge to his offspring, and often to apprentices living with the family. In later years, this wealth of information was written down in manuscripts and books. The most famous of these is the Book of the O’Lees.“
Source: https://aliisaac.substack.com/p/march-wise-woman-or-witch

NeuKelte, 27 days ago to random German

#Celtic #MythologyMonday: The #Irish ritual of the one-legged crane dance curse (corrghuineacht) is a form of magic-working, the power of which is intensified when practised standing on one leg, with one arm outstretched, and with one eye closed like a crane (ir. corr). The ritual position itself is known as glám dícenn (meaning ‘satire which destroys’). It was thought that the open eye was able to look directly into the magical #Otherworld, whilst standing on only one leg indicated being present in neither one world or the other.
Source: Ali Isaac | Substack

NeuKelte, 4 months ago to random German

#Celtic #MythologyMonday: #Brigid is according to Patricia Monaghan ("The Red-Haired Girl From The Bog") more a title than a name. The "Sublime" is a tribute to the great mother goddess, who was also worshipped elsewhere as #Eithne, #Dana & ev. #Sul. She was the central figure of the gods in the period of matriarchy, which ended in the #IronAge. And she is still today the bridge (English bridge is derived from Brigid) between the ancient faith & Christianity: here as a goddess, there as a saint.

NeuKelte, 13 days ago to random German

#Celtic #MythologyMonday: Dandelion flowers can be used in beer-making, added to cordials, and used to flavour vodka. In medieval times a brew was made with mead and fermented dandelion and burdock roots.
Source: Ali Isaac from H A G <aliisaac@substack.com>

NeuKelte, 27 days ago to random German

#Celtic #MythologyMonday: The Goddess Badb used the one-legged crane dance (corrghuineacht) when she cursed High King Conaire Mór for breaking his geisa (vows) in the story of the ‘Destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel’ (Togail Bruidne Dá Derga in #Irish).
https://twitter.com/MJDougherty33/status/666174804815249408?t=BxbsvrndDX43bfUXMpkzzA&s=09
Source: Ali Isaac | Substack

NeuKelte, 13 days ago to random German

#Celtic #MythologyMonday: Both the warrior-queen #Aoife and #Scathach had raised an army & were about to fight each other. Scathach didn't mention this to #CúChulainn, for the handsome youth had become dear to her, so she gave him a sleeping draught to make him slumber through the battle, as she believed Aoife too much for any man to defeat. Although the potion would have conquered the senses of anyone else, CúChulainn lay asleep for but an hour before stirring.
Source:https://emeraldisle.ie/the-trials-of-cuchulainn

NeuKelte, 27 days ago to ireland German

#Celtic #MythologyMonday: Parthelon and his people invaded #Ireland and fought a magical battle in which they were successful against the Fomori people by using the one-legged crane dance (corrghuineacht) which involved all the warriors standing in positions of power on one leg, with one arm behind their backs and one eye closed.
Source: Ali Isaac | Substack
https://x.com/MJDougherty33/status/666174804815249408

NeuKelte, 13 days ago to 13thFloor German

#Celtic #MythologyMonday: Afagddu (“utter darkness”) was a boy so ugly that his mother, the hag-goddess #Ceridwen, feared he would never attract a mate. Thinking that poetry might draw maidens even to an uncomely man, Ceridwen mixed herbs of inspiration for her son in her magical cauldron— but the young servant boy Gwion sipped the brew prematurely, thus draining its magic and becoming the great poet Taliesin as a result.
Source: P. Monaghan Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore

NeuKelte, 6 days ago to random German

#Celtic #MythologyMonday: „The Giant Finn McCool scales the frontage of the country's
former National Wax Museum in Dublin (the building was later demolished in 2006 to be replaced by a 'Comfort Inn' hotel). Once inside, visitors could see the giant's head looking down on them from the staircase ceiling!“
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fionn_mac_Cumhaill

NeuKelte, 4 months ago to random German

#Celtic #MythologyMonday: A satire by the poet Cairbe mac Éadoine caused boils to break out on the face of the miserly Bres mac Elatha. As a disfigured king could not rule, Bres was driven from the throne. The Tuatha de Dannan had hoped to finally be rid of the unjust king. But he turned traitor and joined his father's troops. He fought against his former people, but lost in the second battle of Mag Tuired.

NeuKelte, 6 days ago to animals German

#Celtic #MythologyMonday: #Mythical creatures and #animals with body parts potruding from their mouths stand for the eternal cycle of death and reincarnation.
Source: Natural History Museum Vienna

Mythical creatures and animals, Natural History Museum Vienna, photocredit 1. Neu-Kelte

NeuKelte, 2 months ago to Animal German

#MythologyMonday: The #duck was the #animal of #Sequana, goddess of the source of France’s river Seine, who was often depicted sailing in a boat whose prow was shaped into a duck’s head. Birds are often symbols of Celtic divinity, especially of goddesses. Source: P. Monaghan Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`

NeuKelte, 6 days ago to random German

#Celtic #MythologyMonday for #MuseumDay: The Three Gods of Art (‘Trí de Dána’) settled in an area called Magh Rein, on the borders of Co Cavan and Co Leitrim. From there, it’s not a long trek to Corleck Hill, where a carved stone head with three faces was found, now on display at the Museum of Archeology in Dublin.
Source: https://aliisaac.substack.com/

NeuKelte, 7 months ago to ireland German

#MythologyMonday: Geali Dianvir was the eldest son of the king of the Fir Bolg, #Irish invaders who may be mythological memories of early #Celtic arrivals; his people were defeated by Balor, king of the evil Fomorians, who similarly may reflect historical indigenous peoples. After the battle, the defeated Fir Bolg sailed away from #Ireland, returning to the mysterious land of Gallowna, where they attempted to recoup their strength.
From Gallowna, Geali Dianvir was sent back to repair the damage to his people’s reputation that Balor had dealt. When he arrived in Bantry, in western Co. Cork in the southwestern province of Munster, Geali Dianvir found the Formorian queen surrounded by Balor’s men, who every night applied venom to their swords so that they were unbeatable in battle. The venom was obtained from a well into which the warriors plunged their weapons; the Fir Bolg hero decided to eliminate their advantage by turning it from poison to clear water. To do this, he poured 20 measures of the milk of the magical cow of abundance, the glas ghaibhleann, into the well. The Fir Bolg hero was then able to gain the advantage over Balor’s men and drive them to the outer reaches of the land.
Source: P. Monaghan Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore
https://x.com/dublinmacker/status/1271541748863508480?t=VlZCYYhpw-KLu22YntMnsw&s=09

NeuKelte, 7 days ago to ireland German

#Celtic #FolkloreSunday: Crannogs were in use in #Ireland from the middle Bronze Age into the seventeenth century. A crannog is an artificial island constructed from brush, timber, clay, peat and stone, often supported by timber piles. Large stones were added to their edges, probably to protect them from the force of the water. The surface would have been topped with a fine layer of earth and sand. The old Irish word is crannóc, from crann, meaning ‘tree’ and óg, meaning ‘young’. It is not known if this term refers to the island itself, or the structures built upon it.
Source: Ali Isaac | Substack