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King Arthur was a Sun king who represented the immortal soul or spirit of mankind and he was further identified with the solstices and the Vernal Equinox. Taliesin was a Celtic Apollo, a Welsh Bardic god of the arts and his name translates as ‘shining brow’. The Irish Sun god was Lugh, a great warrior and champion who helped their armies to win battles against their enemies. He was also known as ‘Lugh the Long-handed’ and like Arthur he possessed a magical weapon. Arthur’s sword Excalibur gave him supremacy in battle and Lugh’s spear flashed fire that could kill a hundred men at one throw. Both of these gifts were given to them by mysterious maidens associated with their great Mother goddess, a reference to their early matriarchal society and culture.

Like the Egyptians the Celtic Sun and Moon gods became reconciled and, also like the Egyptians, the Moon was of equal importance and status. But the Celts had retained the matriarchal tradition of hereditary queens who ruled in their own right and continued to fight and defend their lands against all invaders. Queen Boudicca still casts a long shadow over Roman Britain as a Celtic queen who nearly succeeded in driving the Romans into the sea. But there is another who did succeed in defending her realm, Queen Elizabeth I of England. She may have been a queen of England, but her Welsh bloodline was Celtic.

The relevance of all these myths underlines your need to make some personal sacrifices so that your hidden light can shine. The question of mercy is also highly relevant because the influential or secure positions you may reach in life require compassion or consideration for others who may lack your strength, especially if you take the moral high ground.