Animal Worship CT049

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" (artos, matu-); 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

 

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Tree and Plant Worship CT048

The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911)

Chapter 13: Tree and Plant Worship

by

J. A. MacCulloch

The Celts had their own cult of trees, but they adopted local cults. This chapter also details how the Celts made their sacred places in dark groves, the trees being hung with offerings or with the heads of victims.

Names Used in this Section

Fagus Deus

Sex Arbor

Toulouse

Dea Arduinna

Dea Abnoba

Fatæ Dervones

Pliny

Maximus of Tyre

daur, dia

Dr. Evans

Marseilles

The Irish bile

Dindsenchas

Fir Bile

bile maighe Adair

Maelocohlen 

Borrisokane

Eburones 

Bituriges 

Guidgen (Viduo-genos, "son of the tree"), Dergen (Dervo-genos, "son of the oak"), Guerngen (Verno-genos, "son of the alder")

Cyperissa

Naisi and Deirdre

Bailé Mac Buain

Aillinn

Amator, Bishop of Auxerre

S. Martin of Tours

Cúchulainn 

sùgh an daraich, "sap of the oak,"

Druidh lus, "Druid's weed."

Selago 

Diancecht 

Mag-tured

 

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River and Well Worship CT047

The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911)

Chapter 12: River and Well Worship

by

J. A. MacCulloch

Among the Celts the testimony of contemporary witnesses, inscriptions, votive offerings, and survivals, shows the importance of the cult of waters and of water divinities. This chapter also details the many fairies and folklore creatures associated with water.

 

Names Used in this Section

Mr. Gomme

aurum Tolosanum

Lake Gévaudan

Bormanus, Bormo or Borvo,

Danuvius (the Danube)

Luxovius

Acionna, Aventia, Bormana, Brixia, Carpundia, Clutoida, Divona, Sirona, Ura

Icauna (the Yonne), Matrona, and Sequana (the Seine)

Dubrogenos

Enigenus

Virdumarus

Conchobar

Nessa

Deuona

Deus Nemausus

Nimes

Nemausus

Nemesa

Moselle

Nemh

Tara

Nimis

Appian

Matrona (Marne), the Moder, the Madder, the Maronne and Maronna

Sirona

Grannos

Apollo, Æsculapius, and the Nymphs

Dea Sequana

Niskas

Lerano, Dibona, Dea

Peisgi

Connla

Sinend

Banffshire

Loch na piast

Dracs

Each Uisge

Manannan

Epona

Goborchinn

Eochaid Echchenn

Tarbh Uisge

Tarroo Ushtey

Uruisg

Boand

Nechtain

Slán

Vicarello

Clitumnus

St. Thenew

Saône

Fynnon Elian in Denbigh

 

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

You can find out more about J. A. McCulloch on Wikipedia.

Try the Celtic Myth Podshow for a dramatic re-telling of the Tales and Stories of the Ancient Celts at http://celticmythpodshow.com or in Apple Podcasts.

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