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
OGMA. Warrior of Nuada of the Silver Hand, 112, 118
OISĪN (ush’een). Otherwise Little Fawn.
Son of Finn, greatest poet of the Gael, 261;
father of Oscar, 261;
buries Aideen, 261;
birth of, from Saba, 266-270;
loved by Niam of the Golden Hair, 270-272;
returns from Land of Youth, 273;
Keelta and, resolve to part, 282;
assists Keelta bury Oscar, 307
OLD CELTIC ROMANCES. Reference to Dr. P.W. Joyce’s, 303, 309, 312
OLLAV. Definition of the term, 149
OLLAV FŌLA. Eighteenth King of Ireland from Eremon, the most distinguished
Ollav of Ireland, 149-150;
compared with Goban the Smith and Amergin the Poet, 150
OLWEN. The story of Kilhwch and, 386-392;
daughter of Yspaddaden, 387;
how she got the name “She of the White Track,” 390;
bride of Kilhwch, 392
ORLAM. Slain by Cuchulain, 209
OSCAR. Son of Oisīn;
slays Linné, 261;
Aideen, wife of, 261;
her death after battle of Gowra, 261;
type of hard strength, 262;
reference to death at battle of Gowra, 275;
his death described, 306, 308
OSI´RIS. Feet of, symbol of visitation, in Egypt, 77
OSSIANIC SOCIETY. “Transactions” of, 278-280;
battle of Gowra (Gabhra) described in, 305
OS´THANES. Earliest writer on subject of magic, 62
OTHER-WORLD. Keelta summoned from, 81;
faith of, held by Celts, 82;
Mercury regarded by Gauls as guide of dead to, 87
OWAIN. Son of Urien;
plays chess with King Arthur, 393;
the Black Knight and, 396-399;
seen by Peredur, 401
OWEL. Foster-son of Mananan and a Druid, father of Ainé, 127
OWEN. Son of Duracht;
slays Naisi and other sons of Usna, 201
OWENS OF ARAN. Ailill, of the sept of, 311;
Maeldūn goes to dwell with, 311
OWL OF CWM CAWLWYD (coom cawl´wŭd), THE, 392
P
PATRICK, ST. Ireland apostolised by, 51;
symbol of the feet and, 77
PASTH´OLAN. His coming into Ireland from the West;
his origin, 96
PARTHOLANIANS. Battle between the Fomorians and, 97;
end of race by plague on the Old Plain, 97;
Nemedians akin to, 101
PEIBAW. Nynniaw and, two brothers, Kings of Britain, their quarrel over
the stars, 355, 356
PENAR´DUN. Daughter of Dōn, wife of Llyr, and also of Eurosswyd, sister of
Māth, 349, 366;
mother of Bran, also of Nissyen and Evnissyen, 366
PEOPLE OF THE SIDHE (shee).
Danaans dwindle into fairies, otherwise the, 137
PER´DICCAS II. Son of Amyntas II., killed in battle, 23
PER´EDUR. The tale of, and the origin of the Grail Legend, 400, 407;
corresponds to Perceval of Chrestien de Troyes, 400
PER´GAMOS. Black Stone of, subject of embassy from Rome during Second
Punic War, 66
PERILOUS GLEN. Cuchulain escapes beasts of, 187
“PERONNIK” folk tale, 400, _note_
PERSIA. Religion of magic invented in, by Zoroaster, 61
PETRIE, FLINDERS. Discoveries by, 78;
on Egyptian origin of symbol of mother and child, 79
PHILIP. Younger brother of Perdiccas, 23
PHILO´STRATUS. Reference of, to enamelling by Britons, 30
PLAIN OF ILL-LUCK. Cuchulain crosses, 187
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