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
GERMĀN (ghermawn—_g_ hard). Diuran and, companions of Maeldūn on his
wonderful voyage, 313
GERMANIC WORDS. Many important, traceable to Celtic origin, 32
GERMANS. Menace to classical civilisation of, under names of Cimbri and
Teutones, 31;
de Jubainville’s explanation regarding, as a subject people, 31;
overthrow of Celtic supremacy by, 33;
burial rites practised by, 33;
chastity of, 41
GERMANY. Place-names of, Celtic element in, 27
GILLA DACAR (The Hard Gilly). Story of, 292-295
GILVAETH´WY. Son of Dōn, nephew of Māth, 378;
his love for Goewin, and its sequel, 378-380
GIRALDUS CAMBRENSIS. Testimony to the fairness of the Irish Celt, 21.
See Bleheris
GLEN ETIVE. Dwelling place of Naisi and Deirdre, 198
GLOUCESTER. Mabon released from prison in, 392;
the “nine sorceresses” of, 404
GLOWER. The strong man of the Wee Folk, 246
GLYN CUCH. Pwyll’s hunt in woods of, 357
GOBAN THE SMITH. Brother of Kian and Sawan;
corresponds to Wayland Smith in Germanic legend, 110, 117;
Ollav Fōla compared with, 150
GOD. Cythrawl and, two primary existences in the Cymric cosmogony,
standing for principles of life and destruction, 333-335;
the ineffable Name of, pronounced, and the “Manred” formed, 333
GODS. Megalithic People’s conception of their, 86, 87;
of Aryan Celts, equated by Cæsar with Mercury, Apollo, Mars, &c , 86;
triad of, Æsus, Teutates, and Taranus, mentioned by Lucan, 86;
Lugh, or Lugus, the god of Light, 88
GOEWIN (go-ay´win). Daughter of Pebin;
Gilvaethwy’s love for, and its sequel, 378-380
GOLASECCA. A great settlement of the Lowland Celts, in Cisalpine Gaul, 56
GOLEUDDYDD. Wife of Kilydd;
mother of Kilhwch, 386, 387
GOLL MAC MORNA. Son of Morna, captain of the Fianna of Erin, 257;
swears service to Finn, 258;
Finn recalls the great saying of, 267;
rescues Finn from the enchanted cave, 277, 278;
Keva of the White Skin given as wife to, 278;
adventure with the wether, 291, 292
GONEMANS. Knight who trains Perceval (Peredur), 405
GORBODUC. “Historia Regum Bntaniæ” furnished subject for, 337 338
GOR´IAS, THE CITY OF (see Dana), 105, 106
GOWRA (GABHRA). References to Oscar’s death at, 261-275;
battle of, between Clan Bascna and Clan Morna, 305-309;
Oscar’s death at, 305-308;
King of Ireland’s death at, 306
GRAIL. Legends of the, 400;
the tale of Peredur and the 400;
Chrestien de Troyes’ story of, 404;
identical with the Cup ot the Last Supper, 406;
Wolfram von Eschenbach’s conception of the story of the 407;
preserved in Castle of Munsalväsche, 407;
the, a talisman of abundance, 409;
false derivation of the word, from _gréable_, 409;
true derivation, 409, _note_;
combination of Celtic poetry, German mysticism, Christian Chivalry, and
ancient sun-myths contained in, 411, 412
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