Animal Worship CT049

Animal Worship CT049

Author: Gary & Ruth Colcombe March 29, 2020 Duration: 33:41

The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911)

Chapter 14: Tree and Plant Worship

by

J. A. MacCulloch

Animal worship pure and simple had declined among the Celts of historic times, and animals were now regarded mainly as symbols or attributes of divinities.

Names Used in this Section

Tarvos Trigaranos

Esus, Juppiter, and Vulcan

Táin bó Cuailgne

Cimbri

Hallstadt and La Tène

Donnotaurus 

Deiotaros 

Cúchulainn 

Medros 

Haguenau

Meduris

Boeuf Gras

Moccus 

Diarmaid

Twrch Trwyth

Cruachan 

Dionysus 

M. Reinach

Thracian Dionysos-Zagreus

Cernunnos

Loeg 

Berne

Artioni Licinia Sabinilla

Dea Artio(n)

Andarta

Die (Drôme)

Welsh Arthgen, Irish Artigan, from Artigenos, "son of the bear."

Matugenos

MacMahon, Mac-math-ghamhain

Epona 

Rudiobus

Each Labra

Damona 

damatos, "sheep," cognate to Welsh dafad, "sheep," and Gaelic damh, "ox."

manitou

Bibroci 

Eburones

Fir Bile

Ossory

Lughaid mac Con

Cattraeth 

Cinel Gabran, "Little goat clan," and Cinel Loarn, "Fox clan."

Cruithne 

Dispater

Artigenos, Matugenos, "son of the bear" (artosmatu-); Urogenos, occurring as Urogenertos, "he who has the strength of the son of the urus"

Cúrói

Tadg 

Lug mac Ethnend, Conchobar mac Nessa, Indech, son of De Domnann, Corpre, son of Etain

Fer Tlachtga

 

Religion of the Ancient Celts can be found on Sacred Texts.

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