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	Animal Symbolism in Celtic Mythology
		Animals in Celtic and Welsh mythology are tied in with fertility and vitality, because they are living, moving, and growing.
		The bull, which is the leader of the cattle, symbolized the herd and its fertility just as the king would symbolize the clan and its fertility, thus joining the fertility of the horse with the tribe's.
		The theme of the hunt uses animals to pass to and from the realm of magic and the gods in Celtic and Welsh mythology.
	www-personal.umich.edu /~lars/rel375.html (2789 words)

	Encyclopedia: Welsh mythology
		In Welsh mythology, Llew Llaw Gyffes was born a blob, a son of Arianrhod and brother of Dylan.
		In Welsh mythology, Nisien was the son of Penarddun and Eurosswydd and twin of Efnisien.
		Welsh mythology A Celtic cross incorporating the Celtic knotwork motif associated with Celtic cultures Celtic mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism the apparent religion of the Iron Age Celts.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Welsh-mythology (4071 words)

	The Probert Encyclopaedia - Celtic Mythology
		In Celtic mythology Arduina is the goddess of woodlands, wild life, the hunt and the moon; Guardian and Eponym of the Ardennes Forest.
		In Celtic mythology, Cuchulinn is a hero-king of Ulster and son of Lugh.
		In British mythology, Druantia was the druid goddess of birth, wisdom, death and metempsychosis.
	www.galgani.it /free_encyclopedia/D3.HTM (1448 words)

	Welsh Triads - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Welsh Triads (Welsh Trioedd Ynys Prydein, literally "triads of the island of Britain") are a group of related texts in medieval manuscripts which preserve fragments of Welsh folklore, mythology and traditional history in groups of three.
		The triad form probably originated amongst the Welsh bards or poets as a mnemonic aid in composing their poems and stories, and late became a rhetorical device of Welsh literature.
		The earliest surviving collection of the Welsh Triads is bound in the manuscript Peniarth 16, now at the National Library of Wales, which has been dated to the third quarter of the 13th century and containing 46 of the 86 triads edited by Rachel Bromwich.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Welsh_Triads (366 words)

	Welsh literature. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Much of the poetry in these manuscripts is credited to four late 6th-century bards—Aneurin, Taliesin, Myrddin (the Merlin of Arthurian romance), and Llywarch Hen—and most of the anonymous poetry is marked by style and subject as belonging to their various schools.
		Welsh humanist prose of the 16th and 17th cent., although not much published in the original tongue, was polished and musical.
		In addition, the Welsh poetic revival, which produced both nationalist and cosmopolitan works, was tied to the founding in 1872 of the new Univ. of Wales.
	www.bartleby.com /65/we/Welshlit.html (916 words)

	Behind the Name: Welsh Names
		From a Welsh surname which was derived from ap Evan meaning "son of EVAN".
		From a Welsh surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "valley water"...
		Either a Latinized form of GRUFFYDD, or else "griffin" from the English word for the creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle.
	wwwame.behindthename.com /nmc/wel.php (645 words)

	The Mabinogion
		Welsh scholars tend to favour an earlier amalgamation, wanting to maximize the extent of their ancestors' contribution to The Mabinogion, while French scholars argue for 1200 - 1250CE with the same thing in mind.
		Ifor Williams proposed 1060CE as a likely date and gives a number of arguments: the occurrence of outdated word forms in the text, the scarcity of French words, references to extinct customs, and the peaceful period 1055-63 which was a time of bards from north and south to exchange and tell their tales.
		Gwydion, Arianrod and Llew Llaw Gyffes are children of Dôn - Welsh equivalents of the Irish Tuatha dá Danann.
	www.missgien.net /arthurian/mabinogion (671 words)

	Celtic deities, mythological beings and historical figures
		Dea Matrona In Continental Brythonic mythology, Dea Matrona was the goddess of the river Marne in Gaul.
		Govannon (Goibniu) In Insular Brythonic mythology, Govannon (Welsh) was the son of Danu and Beli or Brigid and Tuireann.
		Sirona In Continental Brythonic mythology, Sirona was a goddess of astronomy and fertility, wife of Grannus.
	www.mandrake-press.co.uk /Definitions/celticmythbeings.html (13655 words)

	CELTIC GODS AND HEROES: March 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Gwydion was a sort of druid of the Welsh gods, a "master of illusion and fantasy." He was a friend and helper of mankind, and a constant fighter against the powers of the underworld, the realm of Annwn.
		Brân was a Welsh god of the underworld whose eminence is most often associated with his the "Wonderful Head." Though he could present himself as a principal of battle, Brân was also a patron on bards, minstrels, and musicians.
		The images of the Welsh Underworld were similar to the Irish Celts and their portrayal of the Fomor under-demons who lived beneath the sea.
	www.echoedvoices.org /Mar2002/celt_gods_heros.html (2684 words)

	arthur lecture internet
		It seeks to demonstrate the role of myths and legends, particularly those concerning Arthur, in the development of the Welsh identity during the late Middle Ages and early modern period and to explain the entry of Arthur into the European mythological and literary tradition.
		The importance of Old Celtic mythology in the evolution of these myths is discussed, together with the ways in which that mythology was passed on to subsequent generations.
		Key Welsh texts such as The Mabinogion are studied in translation, with emphasis on those tales relating to Arthur, and references are also made to other texts such as Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain and Arthurian texts in English and other European languages.
	www.newi.ac.uk /RDOVER/welsh/ARTHur.html (624 words)

	WELSH MYTHOLOGY FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Welsh mythology, the remnants of the mythology of the pre-Christian Britons, has come down to us in much altered form in medieval Welsh manuscripts such as the Red_Book_of_Hergest, the White_Book_of_Rhydderch, the Book_of_Aneirin and the Book_of_Taliesin.
		The prose stories from the White and Red Books are known as the ''Mabinogion'', a title given to them by their their first translator, Lady_Charlotte_Guest, and also used by subsequent translators.
		The conditions placed on Culhwch by his mother are similar to those placed on Llew_Llaw_Gyffes by Arianrhod, and Culhwch's arrival at Arthur's court is reminiscent of the Irish god Lug's arrival at the court of king Nuada in ''Cath_Maige_Tuireadh''.
	www.witwib.com /Welsh_mythology (1622 words)

	Paper 3
		We shall attempt to summarize those aspects of the other mythologies which link with Welsh Celtic, but the reader should be aware that knowledge of all of the mythologies is essential to properly appreciate their interconnected nature.
		Since the Arthurian legends are of Welsh Celtic origin we would expect that most of the sources would be in the Welsh language; this is not so perhaps because the European language of literacy was Latin, but some important Welsh documents have survived.
		The account was eagerly accepted by the Welsh since it gave them ancient standing in Britain, and it did not harm the standing of the Normans and their Breton allies.
	www.zianet.com /docdavey/arthurmyth.htm (4889 words)

	Welsh mythology - Definition, explanation
		Welsh mythology, the remnants of the mythology of the pre-Christian Britons, has come down to us in much altered form in medieval Welsh manuscripts such as the Red Book of Hergest, the White Book of Rhydderch, the Book of Aneirin and the Book of Taliesin.
		The conditions placed on Culhwch by his mother are similar to those placed on Llew Llaw Gyffes by Arianrhod, and Culhwch's arrival at Arthur's court is reminiscent of the Irish god Lug's arrival at the court of king Nuada in Cath Maige Tuireadh.
		The Welsh had been Christian for many centuries before their former mythology was written down, and their gods had long been transformed into kings and heroes of the past.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/w/we/welsh_mythology.php (1827 words)

	Welsh mythology & Rhiannon - www.ezboard.com
		I was wondering if anyone could recommend general books about Welsh myths especially in regards to the goddess Rhiannon....
		He gives quite a bit of commentary on the history of the Celtic people and how the mythology fits in with what we know or guess at - in addition to relaying some of the actual myths.
		They are written in a "fiction" manner, but are straight from Welsh mythology.
	www.surlalunefairytales.com /boardarchives/2003/jan2003/welshmythology.html (537 words)

	Welsh mythology -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Only seven men, all Welsh, survive the battle, including (Click link for more info and facts about Pryderi) Pryderi, (Celtic sea god; son of LLyr) Manawyddan and Bendigeidfran, who is mortally wounded by a poisoned spear.
		The scream, he discovers, comes from two (A creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings) dragons fighting.
		Llyr, the patriarch of the other family, is possibly a borrowing of the (The Celtic language of Ireland) Irish sea-god (The sea personified; father of Manannan; corresponds to Welsh Llyr) Lir.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/we/welsh_mythology.htm (2186 words)

	Regional Folklore and Mythology
		Greek Mythology discusses the cosmogony and theogony of the Greeks, the story of the Argonauts, and the Iliad and the Odyssey.
		Mythology of Jupiter offers brief versions of myths about the god Jupiter and some of the other characters after which the moons of the planet Jupiter were named.
		Dazhdbog in Russian mythology by Sergei Naoumov recounts the tale of the son of the god Perun and the mermaid Ros.
	www.pibburns.com /mythregi.htm (5605 words)

	Timeless Myths: Celtic Mythology
		We have to thank the Welsh myths, and to a lesser degree to the Irish, for the legends of King Arthur.
		There are a few myths with Arthur in the Mabinogion and in other Welsh sources, but the rest of the legend on King Arthur will be found in Arthurian Legends division.
		Celtic Mythology is a division of Timeless Myths.
	www.timelessmyths.com /celtic (665 words)

	Behind the Name: Welsh Mythology Names
		Means "blessed poetry" from Welsh cerdd "poetry" and gwen "white, fair, blessed"...
		Old French form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar, which is composed of the elements gwen meaning "fair, white" and hwyfar meaning "smooth"...
		There are several theories on the origins of this name: it could be a Welsh form of EUGENE; it could be derived from either of the Welsh elements oen "lamb" or eoghunn "youth"; or it could be related to Esos, the name of a Celtic god...
	www.behindthename.com /nmc/wel-myth.html (228 words)

	Welsh Mythology - Mabinogion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Known Welsh mythology consists of ancient celtic tales originating before Roman times and embellished through the story-telling tradition over many centuries.
		There are eleven stories in Welsh mythology, the oldest four of which are called the proper Mabinogion (plural of Mabinogi) and recount stories of ancient Briton kings and queens and their encounters with the Otherworld and its inhabitants.
		This notion of sovereignty residing in the feminine is a fascinating aspect of Celtic mythology (prominent in Irish mythology also) and well worth study.
	www.heartoglory.com /celtic/welsh-mythology.htm (803 words)

	Seek 'Mythology' related info here. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Amulius, in Roman mythology was a descendant of the Trojan hero Aeneas.
		In the ancient Russian mythology Dazhdbog appears as a son of the Almighty Perun and a mermaid named Ros.
		Age of Mythology: The Titans adds a fourth mythology, the Atlanteans, to the existing Greek, Egyptian and Norse mythologies in Age of Mythology.
	seekinfo.org /?q=mythology (840 words)

	Lugodoc's Guide to Celtic Mythology
		The oldest of these stories were composed in the pagan Celtic iron age of Ireland, possibly as early as 300 BC, and passed on in the druidic oral tradition until the coming of Christianity and the decay of the druidic priesthood in the 5th century AD.
		The first four form a continuous narrative relating stories of British kings, warriors and wizards (meaning Welsh: England was not Britain then) and visitors from The Otherworld (the Welsh equivalent of the Irish Tir Nan Og or fairyland, sometimes called Annwn).
		These are the oldest of the tales, probably originating in the late iron age, and are often referred to as the proper mabinigion (plural of mabinogi, a dodgy translation of "fairy story").
	www.lugodoc.demon.co.uk /MYTH/MYTH01.HTM (962 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Cauldron: Celtic Mythology and Witchcraft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The cauldron was one of the first books that I read dealing with the subject of Welsh Mythology.
		It actually gave the process that a true Welsh Witch would have to undergo before they would be able to "tell the stories" as a Bard.
		And because it is authentic Witchcraft which has a core of traditional philosophy and an aura of modern techniques, they scoff at it for not appearing to be 10,000 years old.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0931760437 (749 words)

	A World Of Idolatry: Celtic Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Celtic gods/goddesses are often accompanied by animals or birds and are primarily associated with the fertility and sovereignty of the land as well as the embodiment of the powers of life and death.
		The Celts did not have a set Pantheon in mythology and believed the soul was in the head.
		Old Celts did practice human sacrifices, but this practice is absent from the modern reconstruction of belief.
	www.angelfire.com /pa/WoundedDove/celtic.html (315 words)

	Myths and Legends - frames
		Mythology Notes present descriptions of gods, summaries of myths, and some historical material on the mythologies of the Ancient Near East, Persia, Scandinavia, and the Celts.
		Canaanite/Ugaritic Mythology FAQ This page contains a description of the pantheon of the people refered to as Canaanites in the Bible, as recovered from the city of Ugarit in what is now western Syria.
		Hittite Mythology REF This page contains a description of the pantheon, and history of the Hittites, who drew heavily upon the pantheon of their neighbors the Hurrians.
	home.comcast.net /~chris.s/myth.html (11969 words)

	Lleu Mythological, historical & ancient girls & boys names by origin. Egyptian, greek, & roman mythology male & female ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Welsh Mythology Mythological, historical & ancient girls & boys names by origin.
		In the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth, Lleu Llaw Gyffes is the son of Aranrhod.
		Mythology evokes images of fantasial worlds and ancient times and in turn lends a magical quality to the names associated with them.
	www.thebabynamer.com /Lleu-baby-name-20105.html (359 words)

	British Crossroads
		Celtic Mythology is a large collection of links.
		Animal Symbolism in Celtic Mythology offers an essay by Lars Noodén which discusses the role of animals in Celtic and Welsh mythology.
		Mythology at Paddynet discusses the Tuatha de Danann and Aonghus.
	www.mythiccrossroads.com /british.htm (1039 words)

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