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...[[Toutatis]], by the Roman poet Lucan in his epic poem ''Pharsalia'' as a Celtic deity to whom sacrificial offerings were made. [http://worldwideschool.org/ ...ry:Norse mythology|Norse]] [[Thor]], [[Ambisagrus]], the [[:Category:Irish mythology|Irish]] [[Tuireann]] and the Culdee saint Taran. The name Taranis has not y

'''Brigit''' is a deity in Irish mythology. She was a member of the [[Tuatha Dé Danann]]. Brigit is considered a classic Celtic [[Triple Goddess]].

'''Abcán''' was the dwarf poet of the [[Tuatha Dé Danann]], the early Celtic divinities of Ireland. * Monaghan, Patricia (2004). ''The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore'', Checkmark Books, New York, NY

From ''The Celtic Legend of the Beyond'': The Celtic Legend of the Beyond, by Anatole Le Braz, ISBN 0947992

In Welsh mythology, '''Gwyn''' or '''Gwynn ap Nudd''' was the ruler of Annwn (the Underworld). ...d Culhwch hunt the boar Twrch Trwyth. [http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/celtic/ctexts/culhwch.html Culhwch ac Olwen], translated by Lady Charlotte Guest a

...o'' bòcan'' [Ir.], ''bogan, buckawn'') is a type of [[brownie]] in Celtic mythology. [[Category: Celtic mythology]]

'''Murigen''' was a goddess of lakes, and associated with flooding in Welsh mythology. She is also known as Morgan, probably a specific personification of [[morg [[Category:Celtic mythology]]

'''Cirein crôin''' is a sea serpent in Scottish Mythology. It is believed to be the largest of all living and legendary creatures cap [[Category:Scottish mythology]]

*[[Bran and Sgeolan]], Fionn Mac Cumhal’s hounds in Celtic lore; *[[Wild Hunt]], typical of German mythology;

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JAMES MacKILLOP. ''A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004''. [[Category: Irish mythology]]

In Celtic mythology, a '''joint-eater''' or '''Alp-Luachra''' is a type of parasitic fairy. [[Category: Irish mythology]]

*[[Bran and Sgeolan]], Fionn Mac Cumhal’s hounds in Celtic lore; [[Category:Celtic mythology]]

...tied to a tree and flailed. [http://www.maryjones.us/jce/esus.html Jones' Celtic Encyclopedia] These Commentaries come from the 9th Century AD, though, and [[Category:Celtic mythology]]

...souls that had departed this world in [[:Category: Celtic mythology|Celtic mythology]]. ...kely derived from the Proto-Celtic ''An-dubnion'', a phrase with the Proto-Celtic semantic connotations of "extremely deep.".

In Irish mythology the '''aos sí''' (older form, aes sídhe) are a powerful, supernatural rac ==Celtic Mythology==

...mythology|Gaulish]] and (later) [[Roman mythology|Roman]] and Gallo-Roman mythology, '''Epona''' was the goddess of horses, donkeys, mules. ...the presence of foals in some sculptures (Reinach, 1895). Unusually for a Celtic deity, most of whom were associated with specific localities, the worship o

Within Celtic mythology, she is a variant of the Bean-Nighe, known as the 'Washer at the Ford' and [[Category: Scottish mythology]]

*[[Bran and Sgeolan]], Fionn Mac Cumhal’s hounds in Celtic lore; ...tegory:Celtic mythology]] [[Category:Scottish mythology]] [[Category:Irish mythology]] [[Category:Ghosts]]

...mportance. It is thought that it was either an important figure in Pictish mythology, and/or a political symbol. [[Category:Celtic mythology]]

...may be derived from the green color often worn by Celtic fairies. In Irish mythology the Cu Sith was said to be an immense, coal black hound with glowing or bur [[Category: Scottish mythology]]

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W.Y. Evans-Wentz, ''The Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries'', pp. 164, 175. [[Category: Welsh mythology]]

'''Cernunnos''' in [[:Category:Celtic mythology|Celtic mythology]] is the deified [[spirit]] of horned male animals, especially of stags, a ...It depicts Cernunnos and other Celtic deities alongside [[:Category:Roman mythology|Roman divinities]] such as [[Jupiter]], [[Vulcan]], [[Castor]], and [[Pollu

* Sykes, Egerton and Kendall, Alan (2002 ed.) Who's Who in Non-Classical Mythology Routledge, New York, p. 132; [[Category:Celtic mythology]]

In [[:Category:Celtic mythology|Celtic mythology]], a '''boggart''' (or ''bogart'', ''bogan'', ''[[bogle]]'' or ''boggle'') The Game Magic: The Gathering's Lorwyn block, which focuses on Celtic mythology, replaced its goblin's with boggarts, seen as mischievous thieves with a ve

...s to Argyllshire, Skye and some of the neighbouring islands. Within Celtic mythology, she is a variant of the Bean-Nighe, known as the 'Washer at the Ford' and [[Category: Scottish mythology]]

...d anglicised as "doyarchu", "dhuragoo" etc) is a water creature of [[Irish mythology]] and a cryptid. ==Mythology==

In Irish mythology the '''Fir Bolg''' (Fir Bholg, Firbolg) were one of the races that inhabite ...belo, meaning "bright"). In Early Irish, "boillsg" meant gleam; from Proto-Celtic *bolg-s-cio-; related to Latin "fulgeo", shine, English "effulgent", Lithua

...d- similar to the tales of Rip Van Winkle and of the Elves of Germanic and Celtic folklore. [[Category:Malay mythology]]

*[[Bran and Sgeolan]], Fionn Mac Cumhal’s hounds in Celtic lore [[Category:English mythology]]

* Lewis Spence - The Magic Arts in Celtic Britain [[Category: Scottish mythology]]

In the mythology of the Igbo people in West Africa, an '''Ogbanje''' is an evil spirit who i ...s they share with the fairy [[changeling]]s of Celtic and broader European mythology.

...Dé Danann''' ("peoples of the goddess Danu") are a legendary race in Irish mythology. In the invasions tradition which begins with the Lebor Gabála Érenn, the ...Nuada is cognate with the British god Nodens; Lugh is a reflex of the pan-Celtic deity Lugus; Tuireann is related to the Gaulish Taranis; Ogma to Ogmios; th

'''Dearg-due''' translates as ''red blood sucker''. A Celtic legend tells that a famous female called Dearg-due is buried next to Strong Leanan Sidhe is the famous Celtic muse with such a dark and incomparable beauty that her lover was often dist

In [[:category:English mythology|English mythology]], '''Herne the Hunter''' is an equestrian [[ghost]] associated with Windso ...claimed that Herne is a manifestation of the [[:Category:Celtic mythology|Celtic]] [[Horned God]]. This idea is largely based on connecting his name and app

*[[Bran and Sgeolan]], Fionn Mac Cumhal’s hounds in Celtic lore; [[Category:Category:English mythology]] [[Category:Psychopomps]] [[Category:Animal]]

In Brythonic mythology, '''Cwn Annwn''' are the hounds of [[Annwn]]. *[[Bran and Sgeolan]], Fionn Mac Cumhal’s hounds in Celtic lore

In [[:Category:Irish mythology|Irish]], Scots and Manx mythology, '''Manannán mac Lir''' is the god of the sea. He is often seen as a [[ps His [[:Category:Welsh mythology|Welsh]] equivalent is '''[[Manawydan|Manawydan ap Llyr]]'''. In the “Yell

===Mythology and Folklore=== *[[Odin]]’s name derived from the Old Norse Mythology ''Odhr''' which means ''Fury, ecstasy, inspiration'', ''Woden'' is similarl

...ish]] [[Herne the Hunter]], the Hindu [[Pashupati]], the [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek]] [[Pan]] and the [[satyr]]s, and even the Paleolithic cave painting ...nted manifestations of a single Horned God, and that [[:Category:Christian mythology|Christianity]] had attempted to suppress his worship by associating him wit

...Foel, and they lived near Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid) in north Wales. Like many Celtic goddesses, she had two children representing dark and light aspects emergin ...r to a tale told about the Irish hero, Finn mac Cumhal, and may enshrine a Celtic divinatory practice involving thumb chewing. This practice was known in ear

...lder and probably Celtic in origin, based on a Christian demonisation of a Celtic goddess known variously as Annis, Ana, Anu, Dana and Danu. Many pagan godde [[Category:Scottish mythology]]

In the study of [[mythology]] and religion, the '''underworld''' is a generic term approximately equiva ===[[Akkadian mythology]]===

In Norse mythology, '''Sleipnir''' is Odin's magical eight-legged steed, and the greatest of a ...allion, Svadilfari. Sleipnir can be compared to the otherworldly horses of Celtic gods such as [[Manannan Mac Lir]] and [[In Dagda]].

*MacKillop, James (1998). ''Dictionary of Celtic Mythology''. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 368. ISBN 0192801201. *Wentz, W. Y. (1998). ''The Fairy-faith in Celtic Countries''. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 524. ISBN 019072518.

'''Each monster should be listed in the three main dimensions : monstrotype, mythology and element association.''' ...humanoid creatures from legends and folklore mainly drawn from the scoto-celtic culture or humanoid races that may exist on our plan but hidden or extinct

[[Odin]]’s name derived from the Old Norse Mythology ''Odhr''' which means ''Fury, ecstasy, inspiration'', ''Woden'' is similarl *[[Bran and Sgeolan]], Fionn Mac Cumhal’s hounds in Celtic lore;

*G. Henderson, ''The Norse Influence in Celtic Scotland''. [[Category:Scottish mythology]]

*W. Y. Evans-Wentz, ''The Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries'', p.212. ...of Celtic mythology and folklore'' *Keightley, Thomas (1870). ''The Fairy Mythology, Illustrative of the *Romance and Superstition of Various Countries'', chap

The '''Vilia''' is the Celtic version of this woodland spirit. She enjoys captivating passing men with he [[Category:Slavic mythology]]

Although the Celtic Dusios is not described in late-antique sources independently of Greek and [[Category: Celtic mythology]]

...t celebrated on the Magic Night, the 6th day of the New Year. Befina was a celtic fae or goddess of a triad that visited the cradle of each new born bestowed [[Category:Italian mythology]]

The '''Morrígan''' is a dark goddess from Irish mythology. * Miranda Green, ''Celtic Goddesses''

...inspiration for Stoker's story was put forward by Bob Curran, lecturer in Celtic History and Folklore at the University of Ulster, Coleraine, in the Summer [[Category: Irish mythology]]

In [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]], the '''Naiads''' were a type of [[nymph]] who presided over fountains, w ...h Europe in places with no direct connection with Greece, surviving in the Celtic wells of northwest Europe that have been rededicated to Saints, and in the

...ke mythical entities in a number of other cultural traditions (such as the Celtic leprechaun), as the tricks they play are similar. [[Category:Maya mythology]]

[[Category:Celtic mythology]]

...k Dogs and the folklore surrounding them is full of tales and stories, but mythology offers a different perspective to them viewing dogs not only as men’s com *[[Bran and Sgeolan]], Fionn Mac Cumhal’s hounds in Celtic lore;

...ng the cycle of growth being reborn anew each spring. Speculatively, the [[mythology]] of the Green Man developed independently in the traditions of separate an ...ted that the story of Robin Hood was at least partly born of the Green Man mythology. (A more modern embodiment might be found in Peter Pan, who enters the civi

The '''kelpie''' is a supernatural shape-shifting water horse from Celtic folklore that is believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland and Ire [[Category:Scottish mythology]]

...in Portuguese and Spanish. The name coco could have its origins in the old Celtic word *kokk– meaning ''red''. [[Category:South American and Mesoamerican mythology]]

...they were called ''Priteni'' (Irish ''Cruithni'') by the Welsh, an archaic Celtic name for "Briton". Additionally, the name Pict is derived from Latin ''pict [[Category:English mythology]]

...ac''') is a [[lake monster]] from [[Welsh mythology]] that also appears in Celtic folklore and British folklore. [[Category:Welsh mythology]]

Some people believe that the Dullahan is the embodied spirit of a celtic god, [[Crom Dubh]], who demanded human sacrifices each year. The worship of [[Category:Celtic mythology]]

Belief in these mine spirits was once widespread especially in Celtic areas which were heavily mined, for example Wales and Cornwall. Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Wirt Sikes (1880)

In the Celtic language, the ''Daoi-Sith'' (or Daoine Sidhe) are "dark elves", while the ' ===Norse/Germanic mythology===

...matron or a raddled old hag which corresponds to the triple aspects of the Celtic goddess of war and death, namely Badhbh, Macha and Mor-Rioghain. ...with crows is probably due to confusion of the banshee with the primitive Celtic goddess [[Badb]], the goddess of war who appeared frequently in the form of

...lear whether its origin is Germanic languages (cf. Old Norse ''puki,'') or Celtic languages (Welsh ''pwca'' and Irish púca ). Puck's trademark laugh in the early ballads is "Ho ho ho." In modern mythology, the "merry old elf" who works with magical swiftness unseen in the night,

Melusine legends are especially connected with the northern, most Celtic areas of Gaul and the Low Countries. [[Category:Celtic mythology]] [[Category:Water]] [[Category:Hybrids]] [[Category:Snake people]]

On the other hand W.Y. Evens-Wents, in his book ''The Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries'', reports of a similar tale about a fairy woman mistaken for a s *Ann Martha and Myers Dorothy, ‘’Goddesses In World Mythology’’

...'', Dublin, 1990</ref> It has also been interpreted as deriving from Proto-Celtic ''*Croucacrumbas'' "crooked one of the tumulus''. [[Category:Irish mythology]]

...vidence is not large" (Images of Lust page 114). Frietag explores possible Celtic pagan origins but again finds little to suggest a link "...in particular th * Anne Ross. ''Pagan Celtic Britain'' 1967

...ndo-European, horned-man deity, who would evolve into [[Cernunnos]] in the Celtic pantheon, Pashupati to the Hindus, and perhaps also the [[Minotaur]]. ==Roman mythology: Faunus==

...ngs, derived from one of the most famed example: the ''gigantes'' of Greek mythology. * Fomorians (Celtic)

* [[Coinchenn]], from whose bone the [[Gae Bulg]] is made in [[Celtic mythology]]

...e types of river merman and mermaid who may lure men to drown, akin to the Celtic [[Melusine]] and similar to the Greek [[Siren]]. ''THE FAIRY MYTHOLOGY BY THOMAS KEIGHTLEY'' (1850)

'''Loki Laufeyjarson''' is the god of mischief in [[Norse mythology]], a son of the [[Jotun|giants]] [[Fárbauti]] and [[Laufey]], and foster-b ...bekeil suggests that the two gods were originally identical, deriving from Celtic [[Lugus]] (the name of which would be continued in ''Loki''). In any case,

The '''Púca''' is a fairy creature of Celtic folklore, notably in Ireland and Wales. The Púca is considered by many to ...round the Púca. It is a creature associated with Samhain, the third Pagan (Celtic, Wiccan) Harvest Festival, when the last of the crops is brought in. Anythi

In [[Irish mythology]], the '''Fomorians''', '''Fomors''', or '''Fomori''' (Irish '''Fomóiri''' ...more elaborate story, reminiscent the story of Zeus and Cronus from Greek mythology. Balor, who had been given a prophecy that he would be killed by his own gr

In Irish mythology, a '''leprechaun''' (Modern Irish: ''leipreachán'') is a type of male faer ...rking on a single shoe. Originally coined by Thomas Keightley in The Fairy Mythology (1850)

...which displays both human and animal characteristics, either as a part of mythology or as a [[spirituality|spiritual]] concept. The word is derived from Greek In [[folklore]], mythology and [[anthropology]], therianthropy can be used to describe a character tha

Mythology says that tend to haunt old straight roads which may be located on 'Leylin *[[Bran and Sgeolan]], Fionn Mac Cumhal’s hounds in Celtic lore;

...or religion (as in ''Greek mythology'', ''Egyptian mythology'' or ''Norse mythology'') or the branch of knowledge dealing with the collection, study and interp ...falsehood — a story which many believe but which is not true. The field of mythology does not use this definition.

...gures. A few examples might be [[Cernunnos]] and [[Brigit]] from [[Celtic mythology]] or [[Hecate]], [[Lugh]], [[Diana]] and many others. ...these, the cross-quarter days, are greater festivals, coinciding with old Celtic fire festivals. These are [[Halloween]] or [[Samhain]] (pronounced sow-en o

Since most beings from [[:Category:Scandinavian mythology|Scandinavian mythology]] are said to be afraid of steel, Scandinavian parents often placed a steel [[Category:Scandinavian mythology]]

...the Mither O' The Sea, another ancient god-like being of Celtic and Orkney mythology. Her powers held Nuckelavee in the sea during summer, restricting the damag [[Category:Scottish mythology]]

In ancient Greek and Egyptian mythology, the '''phoenix''' is a mythical bird and associated with the Egyptian sun- Greek mythology places the phoenix in Arabia, where it lives close to a cool well. Every mo

...nd indeed the two terms were originally synonymous. Both refer to an old [[Celtic]] folktale, retold in different forms across Ireland, Scotland, and norther ...of the foxfire produced from [[Kitsune]], an interesting way of combining mythology of the West with that of the East.

In Irish and Scottish mythology, the '''Cailleach''' (Irish plural cailleacha, Scottish Gaelic plural caill ...of unsurpassed beauty. Initiation through the Dark Goddess occurs in many Celtic tales where an individual is transformed through contact with her.

...ath personified''' is a figure or fictional character which has existed in mythology and popular culture since the earliest days of storytelling. Because the re *The [[Morrigan]] (Irish/Celtic)

...erent species like siddha, gandharva, yaksha etc. are defined in the Hindu mythology which may not fall directly into mankind but treated as slightly superior t In Neopagan religions that have assimilated aspects of Abrahamic mythology into their own pantheons, Satan, Lucifer, and Beelzebub are often seen as d

...ed a young boy who discovers and hatches an egg belonging to the legendary Celtic creature, the Water Horse. Naming it Crusoe after the fictional character, [[Category:Scottish mythology]]