Godchecker.com - Your Guide To The Gods. Mythology with a twist! Celtic Folklore Sacred-texts home Legends and Sagas EnglandBuy CD-ROM Buy Books about Celtic Folklore Ireland Wales Scotland Brittany Cornwall Manx Fairies General Links Some of these books and texts are translations of Celtic legends and sagas; others are retellings of the material, folklore, or literary works based on Celtic themes. A good number of these files were originally scanned by Phillip Brown for his (now defunct) Celtic Folklore website. Celtic Midi files Music to listen to while you read Celtic folklore. Ireland The Voyage of Bran by Meyer Kuno [1895]Old Irish saga of a voyage to the pagan Celtic otherworld, with parallel English and Gaelic. The Second Battle of Mag Tuired (Cath Maige Tuired)This Irish saga, from before the ninth Century A.D., is an account of the epic battle between the mythical Tuatha De Danann and Fomoire for Ireland. The Cattle Raid of Cualnge by L. The Destruction of Dá Derga's Hostel Translated by Whitely Stokes [1910] Heroic Romances of Ireland (2 Vols.) by A. Wales Manx
The Druid and Phoenician Coarbs of Ireland "These Corybantes are the Irish Curbs or Coarbs. It is not surprising that they came from Phoenicia." - Sir Godfrey Higgins The ancient Druids in Ireland and Culdee priests of Iona had called their priests by the name of the Coarbs. They were from the same stock of priests who both wore a white dress, and followed the God Io (Jehovah or Yahweh). Their teachings, customs, religion and property descended from father to son. The Corybantes were the followers of the divine Virgin (parthenos) known in the ancient mysteries in the East by such names Core or Kore. In the West in Ireland, this mythology in continued by the followers of the Virgin and the serpent son Christos being directly connected to the priesthood of the Druid Coarbs. There is also the Old Irish Virgin myth of Brigit (Brigid or Brighid meaning exalted one) who is the daughter of the Dagda and one of the Tuatha Dé Danann, and the wife of Bres of the Fomorians, with whom she had a son, Ruadán. Here is a prayer to Saint Brigid:
Myth, Legend, Folklore, Ghosts Apollo and the Greek Muses Updated July 2010 COMPREHENSIVE SITES ON MYTHOLOGY ***** The Encyclopedia Mythica - SEARCH - Areas - Image Gallery - Genealogy tables - Mythic Heroes Probert Encyclopaedia - Mythology Gods, Heroes, and MythDictionary of Mythology What is Myth? MESOPOTAMIAN MYTHOLOGYThe Assyro-Babylonian Mythology FAQ Sumerian Mythology FAQ Sumerian Mythology Sumerian Gods and Goddesses Sumerian Myths SUMERIAN RELIGION Mythology's Mythinglinks: the Tigris-Euphrates Region of the Ancient Near East Gods, Goddesses, Demons and Monsters of Mesopotamia The Assyro-Babylonian Mythology FAQ More info on Ancient Mesopotamia can be found on my Ancient River Valley Civilizations page. GREEK MYTHOLOGYOrigins of Greek MythologyGreek Mythology - MythWeb Greek-Gods.info (plus a fun QUIZ)Ancient Greek Religion Family Tree of Greek Mythology Greek Names vs. VARIOUS FAIRIES, ELVES, UNICORNS, MERMAIDS, & OTHER MYTHICAL TOPICS HERE BE DRAGONS!
Native American Legends (Folklore, Myths, and Traditional Indian Stories) Indigenous languages Native American cultures What's new on our site today! This page is our collection of Native American folktales and traditional stories that can be read online. We have indexed these stories tribe by tribe to make them easier to locate; however, variants on the same native legend are often told by American Indians from different tribes, especially if those tribes are kinfolk or neighbors to each other. Sponsored Links Note that since many children use this site, we have tried to avoid linking to any Native American legends or stories which deal explicitly with sex or contain bad language, including slur words for Native Americans. Enjoy the stories! Native American Folklore by Tribe Native American Folklore Indexes Native American Mythological Characters Native American Creation Myths Native American Trickster Myths Native American Animal Mythology Native American Plant Mythology Mythological Native American Places Native American Monsters Native American Heroes Sponsored Links
Gods, Heroes, and Myth: Search Mythical Creatures List, Mythical Creatures A-Z Mesopotamians And Their Gods A. The Seven Who Decreed Fate Next in importance to the creating deities were the three sky deities, Nanna, the god of the moon; Utu, the sun god; and Inanna (who later became Ishtar), the queen of heaven and the goddess of love, procreation, and war. A god of great importance was Ninurta, the deity in charge of the violent and destructive south wind. Nana (Sin), Utu and Hadad (Ishkur, Adad), all Gods of the younger generation, makes up the second triad of Mesopotamian gods. They all lived in "Euriminianki", or "House of the Seven Spheres of Heaven and Earth". Ningirsu - Ninurta - Ninurta The God Yahweh, YHWH of the Jews The foremost son of Enlil, He was born in E-kur, Enlil's temple in Nippur. Exodus 14:21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. When the Tablets of Destiny were stolen by the storm-bird Zu he managed to retrieve them. 1.
Bastet (Bast) Symbols: cat, lioness, sistrum, Udjat (Eye of Horus) Cult Center: Bubastis Links: The Name of Bast The goddess Bastet was usually represented as a woman with the head of a domesticated cat. Bastet was the goddess of fire, cats, of the home and pregnant women. Bastet seemed to have two sides to her personality, docile and aggressive. Her center of worship was in Bubastis (Per-Bast, Pa-Bast, Pibeseth, Tell-Basta), in the eastern Delta. "When the Egyptians travel to Bubastis, they do so in this manner: men and women sail together, and in each boat there are many persons of both sexes. Digg This! Del.icio.us Stumble Upon
The Goddesses of Ancient Egypt by Shira Table of Contents Introduction Religious traditions from the ancient Middle East can be a rich source of creative inspiration for the modern-day dancer, poet, painter, or Pagan practitioner. Bast Hathor Isis Ma'at Nekhbet Nephthys Nut Sekhmet Serket Taweret Tefnut Wadjet Recommended for Further Reading These books may be helpful for further education on the spiritual belief system of ancient Egypt: Related Articles Other articles on this web site that you may find helpful include: Copyright Notice This entire web site is copyrighted. All articles, images, forms, scripts, directories, and product reviews on this web site are the property of Shira unless a different author/artist is identified. Academic papers for school purposes may use information from this site only if the paper properly identifies the original article on Shira.net using appropriate citations (footnotes, end notes, etc.) and bibliography.
per-Bast.org myth: sex and sexuality It seems logical to the Western mind to link a cat goddess with sexuality, since felines are commonly associated with femininity and sex in our culture. However, in ancient Egypt it is clear based on imagery and offerings that it was Het-hert [GR: Hathor], not Bast, who most commonly presided over feminine appeal and warmth. That said, some scholars have concluded that the presence of a cat under a woman's chair in funerary images is a sign of her sexual viability in the afterlife. Felines, however, were more commonly associated with bountiful prosperity (cats producing kittens in litters) and protection, not sexuality. After all, if the ancient Egyptians wished to make a statement about sex and sexuality, they had no taboos preventing them from doing so. As for Bast as the "Goddess of Lesbians" in antiquity, it's a lie. myth: Bast and Sekhmet as Creator Gods Other myths include one in which Bast and Sekhmet create the world together.