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T. W. Rolleston. The Celtic Mythology
The Celtic Mythology
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Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter I: The Celts in Ancient History
Earliest References
The True Celtic Race
Golden Age of the Celts
Alliances with the Greeks
Alexander the Great
The Sack of Rome
Celtic Place-names in Europe
Early Celtic Art
Celts and Germans
Downfall of the Celtic Empire
Unique Historical Position of Ireland
The Celtic Character
Cæsar's Account
Strabo on the Celts
Polybius
Diodorus
Ammianus Marcellinus
Rice Holmes on the Gauls
Weakness of the Celtic Policy
The Classical State
Teutonic Loyalty
Celtic Religion
The Cursing of Tara
What Europe Owes to the Celt
Chapter II: The Religion of the Celts
Ireland and the Celtic Religion
The Popular Religion of the Celts
The Megalithic People
Dolmens, Cromlechs, and Tumuli
Origin of the Megalithic People
The Celts of the Plains
The Celts of the Mountains
The Religion of Magic
Pliny on the Religion of Magic
Traces of Magic in Megalithic Monuments
Chiromancy at Gavr'inis
Holed Stones
Stone-Worship
Cup-and-Ring Markings
The Tumulus at New Grange
Symbolic Carvings at New Grange
The Ship Symbol at New Grange
The Ship Symbol in Egypt
The “Navetas”
The Ship Symbol in Babylonia
The Symbol of the Feet
The Ankh on Megalithic Carvings
Evidence from Language
Egyptian and “Celtic” Ideas of Immortality
The Doctrine of Transmigration
Cæsar on the Druidic Culture
Human Sacrifices in Gaul
Human Sacrifices in Ireland
And in Egypt
The Names of Celtic Deities
Caesar on the Celtic Deities
The God of the Underworld
The God of Light
The Celtic Conception of Death
The Five Factors in Ancient Celtic Culture
The Celts of To-day
The Mythical Literature
Chapter III: The Irish Invasion Myths
The Celtic Cosmogony
The Cycles of Irish Legend
The Mythological Cycle
The Coming of Partholan
The Fomorians
The Legend of Tuan mac Carell
The Nemedians
The Coming of the Firbolgs
The Coming of the People of Dana
The Popular and the Bardic Conceptions
The Treasures of the Danaans
The Danaans and the Firbolgs
The First Battle of Moytura
The Expulsion of King Bres
The Tyranny of the Fomorians
The Coming of Lugh
The Quest of the Sons of Turenn
The Second Battle of Moytura
The Death of Balor
The Harp of the Dagda
Names and Characteristics of the Danaan Deities
The Dagda
Angus Ōg
Len of Killarney
Lugh
Midir the Proud
Lir and Mananan
The Goddess Dana
The Morrigan
Cleena's Wave
The Goddess Ainé
Sinend and the Well of Knowledge
The Coming of the Milesians
The Poet Amergin
The Judgment of Amergin
The Defeat of the Danaans
The Meaning of the Danaan Myth
The Meaning of the Milesian Myth
The Children of Lir
The Tale of Ethné
Christianity and Paganism in Ireland
Chapter IV: The Early Milesian Kings
The Danaans after the Milesian Conquest
The Milesian Settlement of Ireland
Tiernmas and Crom Cruach
Ollav Fōla
Kimbay and the Founding of Emain Macha
Laery and Covac
Legends of Maon, Son of Ailill
Legend-Cycle of Conary Mōr
Etain in Fairyland
Eochy and Etain
The Love-Story of Ailill
Midir the Proud
The Land of Youth
A Game of Chess
Midir and Etain
War with Fairyland
The Tale of Conary Mōr
The Law of the Geis
The Cowherd's Fosterling
Parentage and Birth of Conary
Conary the High King
Conary's Geise
Beginning of the Vengeance
Da Derga's Hostel and the Three Reds
Gathering of the Hosts
The Morrigan
Conary and his Retinue
Champions at the House
Death of Conary
Mac Cecht's Wound
“Is thy Lord Alive?”
Chapter V: Tales of the Ultonian Cycle
The Curse of Macha
Conor mac Nessa
The Red Branch
Birth of Cuchulain
The Hound of Cullan
Cuchulain Assumes Arms
His Courtship of Emer
Cuchulain in the Land of Skatha
Cuchulain and Aifa
The Tragedy of Cuchulain and Connla
Cuchulain's First Foray
The Winning of Emer
Cuchulain Champion of Erin
Deirdre and the Sons of Usna
The Rebellion of Fergus
Queen Maev
The Brown Bull of Quelgny
The Hosting of Queen Maev
Ulster under the Curse
Prophetic Voices
Cuchulain Puts the Host under Geise
The Ford of the Forked Pole
The Charioteer of Orlam
The Battle-Frenzy of Cuchulain
The Compact of the Ford
Fergus and Cuchulain
Capture of the Brown Bull
The Morrigan
The Fight with Loch
Lugh the Protector
The Sacrifice of the Boy Corps
The Carnage of Murthemney
The Clan Calatin
Ferdia to the Fray
Death of Ferdia
The Rousing of Ulster
The Battle of Garach
The Fight of the Bulls
Cuchulain in Fairyland
Fand, Emer, and Cuchulain
The Vengeance of Maev
Cuchulain and Blanid
The Madness of Cuchulain
The Washer at the Ford
Clan Calatin Again
Death of Cuchulain
The Recovery of the Tain
The Phantom Chariot of Cuchulain
Death of Conor mac Nessa
Ket and the Boar of mac Datho
The Death of Ket
The Death of Maev
Fergus mac Leda and the Wee Folk
The Blemish of Fergus
Death of Fergus
Significance of Irish Place-Names
Chapter VI: Tales of the Ossianic Cycle
The Fianna of Erin
The Ossianic Cycle
Contrasted with the Ultonian Cycle
The Coming of Finn
Finn and the Goblin
Finn's Chief Men: Conan mac Lia
Conan mac Morna
Dermot O'Dyna
Keelta mac Ronan and Oisīn
Oscar
Geena mac Luga
Maxims of the Fianna
Character of Finn
Tests of the Fianna
Keelta and St. Patrick
The Birth of Oisīn
Oisīn and Niam
The Journey to Fairyland
Oisīn's Return
The Broken Spell
Oisīn and Patrick
The Enchanted Cave
The Chase of Slievegallion
The “Colloquy of the Ancients”
Keelta Meets St. Patrick
The Well of Tradaban
St. Patrick and Irish Legend
The Brugh of Slievenamon
The Three Young Warriors
The Fair Giantess
St. Patrick, Oisīn, and Keelta
Tales of Dermot
The Boar of Ben Bulben
How Dermot Got the Love Spot
The Chase of the Hard Gilly
Dermot at the Well
The Rescue of Fairyland
Effect of Christianity on the Development of Irish Literature
The Tales of Deirdre and of Grania
Grania and Dermot
The Pursuit
Dermot and Finn Make Peace
The Vengeance of Finn
Death of Dermot
The End of Grania
Two Streams of Fian Legends
End of the Fianna
The Battle of Gowra
The Death of Oscar
The End of Finn
Chapter VII: The Voyage of Maeldūn
The Island of the Slaves
The Island of the Ants
The Island of the Great Birds
The Island of the Fierce Beast
The Island of the Giant Horses
The Island of the Stone Door
The Island of the Apples
The Island of the Wondrous Beast
The Island of the Biting Horses
The Island of the Fiery Swine
The Island of the Little Cat
The Island of the Black and the White Sheep
The Island of the Giant Cattle
The Island of the Mill
The Island of the Black Mourners
The Island of the Four Fences
The Island of the Glass Bridge
The Island of the Shouting Birds
The Island of the Anchorite
The Island of the Miraculous Fountain
The Island of the Smithy
The Sea of Clear Glass
The Undersea Island
The Island of the Prophecy
The Island of the Spouting Water
The Island of the Silvern Column
The Island of the Pedestal
The Island of the Women
The Island of the Red Berries
The Island of the Eagle
The Island of the Laughing Folk
The Island of the Flaming Rampart
The Island of the Monk of Tory
The Island of the Falcon
The Home-coming
Chapter VIII: Myths and Tales of the Cymry
Bardic Philosophy
The Arthurian Saga
Nennius
Geoffrey of Monmouth
The Saga in Brittany: Marie de France
Chrestien de Troyes
Bleheris
Conclusion as to the Origin of the Arthurian Saga
The Saga in Wales
Gaelic and Cymric Legend Compared
Gaelic and Continental Romance
Gaelic and Cymric Mythology: Nudd
Llyr and Manawyddan
Llew Llaw Gyffes
The Houses of Dōn and of Llyr
The House of Arthur
Gwyn ap Nudd
Myrddin, or Merlin
Nynniaw and Peibaw
The “Mabinogion”
Pwyll, Head of Hades
The Wedding of Pwyll and Rhiannon
The Penance of Rhiannon
The Finding of Pryderi231
The Tale of Bran and Branwen
The Magic Cauldron
The Punishment of Branwen
The Invasion of Bran
The Meal-bags
Death of Evnissyen
The Wonderful Head
The Tale of Pryderi and Manawyddan
The Tale of Māth Son of Māthonwy
Gwydion and the Swine of Pryderi
Death of Pryderi
The Penance of Gwydion and Gilvaethwy
The Children of Arianrod: Dylan
Llew Llaw Gyffes
How Llew Got his Name
How Llew Took Arms
The Flower-Wife of Llew
Betrayal of Llew
The Healing of Llew
The Dream of Maxen Wledig
The Story of Lludd and Llevelys
Tales of Arthur
Kilhwch and Olwen
Kilhwch at Arthur's Court
Servitors of Arthur
Custennin
Olwen of the White Track
Yspaddaden
The Tasks of Kilhwch
The Dream of Rhonabwy
The Lady of the Fountain
The Adventure of Kymon
The Character of Welsh Romance
Defeat of Kymon
Owain and the Black Knight
The Search for Owain
Owain Forgets his Lady
Owain and the Lion
Release of Luned
The Tale of Enid and Geraint
He Goes Forth in Quest of Adventure
His First Feat of Arms
The Castle of Wonders
The Conte del Graal
Wolfram von Eschenbach
The Continuators of Chrestien
The Grail a Talisman of Abundance
The Celtic Cauldron of Abundance
The Tale of Taliesin
The Luck of Elphin
Taliesin, Prime Bard of Britain
Conclusion
Glossary
The Pronunciation of Celtic Names
I. GAELIC
II. CYMRIC
