Myths & Legends of the Celtic RaceRolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)
Religion
Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race
Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)
Celts -- Religion; Mythology, Celtic
ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
Counter-move of Hellas against the East under, 22;
compact with Celts referred to by Ptolemy Soter, 23
ALLEN, MR. ROMILLY.
On Celtic art, 29, 30
ALLEN, HILL OF.
In Kildare;
Finn’s chief fortress, 266, 273
AMA´SIS I
Human sacrifices abolished by, 86
AMATHA´ON.
Son of Dōn;
and the ploughing task, 390
AMER´GIN.
Milesian poet, son of Miled, husband of Skena, 133;
his strange lay, sung when his foot first touched Irish soil, 134;
his judgment, delivered as between the Danaans and Milesians, 135;
chants incantations to land of Erin, 136;
the Druid, gives judgment as to claims to sovranty of Eremon and Eber,
148;
Ollav Fōla compared with, 150
AMMIA´NUS MARCELLIN´US.
Gauls described by, 42
AMOR´GIN.
Father of Conall of the Victories, 177
AMYN´TAS II.
King of Macedon, defeated and exiled, 23
ANGLO-SAXON.
Wace’s French translation of “Historia Regum Britaniæ” translated by
Layamon into, 338
ANGUS.
A Danaan deity, 143.
See Angus Ōg
ANGUS ŌG (ANGUS THE YOUNG).
Son of the Dagda, Irish god of love, 121, 123;
wooes and wins Caer, 121-123;
Dermot of the Love spot bred up with, 123;
Dermot of the Love spot revived by, 123;
father of Maga, 181;
Dermot and Grama rescued by magical devices of, 299;
Dermot’s body borne away by, 303
ANKH, THE.
Found on Megalithic carvings, 77, 78;
the symbol of vitality or resurrection, 78
AN´LUAN.
Son of Maga;
rallies to Maev’s foray against Ulster, 204;
Conall produces the head of, to Ket, 244
ANNWN (annoon).
Corresponds with Abyss, or Chaos;
the principle of destruction in Cymric cosmogony, 333
ANSWERER, THE.
Mananan’s magical sword, 125
AOIFE (eefa).
Lir’s second wife;
her jealousy of her step children, 139, 140;
her punishment by Bōv the Red, 140
AONBARR (ain-barr).
Mananan’s magical steed, 125
APOLLO. Celtic equivalent, Lugh.
Magical services in honour of, described by Hecataeus, 58;
regarded by Gauls as deity of medicine, 87, 88
AQUITAN´I. One of three peoples inhabiting Gaul when Caesar’s conquest
began, 58
ARABIA. Dolmens found in, 53
ARAWN. A king in Annwn;
appeals to Pwyll for help against Havgan, 357;
exchanges kingdoms for a year with Pwyll, 357-359
ARD MACHA (Armagh). Emain Macha now represented by grassy ramparts of a
hill-fortress close to, 150;
significance, 251
ARD RIGH (ard ree) (_i.e._, High King). Dermot MacKerval, of Ireland, 47
ARDAN. Brother of Naisi, 198
ARDCULLIN. Cuchulain places white round pillar-stone of, 207
ARDEE. Significance, 251
ARI´ANROD. Sister of Gwydion;
proposed as virgin foot-holder to Māth;
Dylan and Llew sons of. 380, 381
ARISTOTLE. Celts and, 17
ARMAGH. Invisible dwelling of Lir on Slieve Fuad in County, 125
ARNOLD, MATTHEW. Reference to, in connexion with Celtic legendary
literature, 419
ARR´IAN. Celtic characteristics, evidence of, regarding, 36
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