Celtic mythology : tales of gods, goddesses, and heroes /
Most people have heard of the Celts--the elusive, ancient tribal people who resided in present-day England, Ireland, Scotland and France. Paradoxically characterized as both barbaric and innocent, the Celts appeal to the modern world as a symbol of a bygone era, a world destroyed by the ambition of...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2017]
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| ISBN: | 9780190460488 0190460482 0190460474 9780190460471 9780190460495 0190460490 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Celtic Mythology; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: Who Were the Celts?; Pronunciation Guide
- 1. The Earliest Celtic Gods
- 2. The Book of Invasions
- 3. The Wooing of Étaín
- 4. Cú Chulainn and the Táin Bó Cuailnge; The Discovery of the Táin; The Conception of Conchobar; The Curse of Macha; The Exile of the Sons of Uisliu; The Birth of Cú Chulainn; The Boyhood Deeds of Cú Chulainn; The Wooing of Emer; The Death of Aife's Only Son; The Táin Begins; Single Combat; Cú Chulainn and Ferdia; The Final Battle
- 5. Tales from the Ulster Cycle; The Story of Mac Dá Thó's Pig.
- The Cattle Raid of Fróech; The Destruction of Dá Derga's Hostel; Athairne and Amairgen; Briccriu's Feast; The Intoxication of the Ulstermen; The Wasting Sickness of Cú Chulainn and the Only Jealousy of Emer; The Death of Cú Chulainn
- 6. Stories of the Irish Otherworld; The Adventure of Nera; The Adventure of Cormac; The Adventure of Conla; The Adventures of the Sons of Eochaid Mugmedón; The Voyage of Bran
- 7. Finn the Outlaw; The Boyhood Deeds of Finn; The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne
- 8. Welsh Mythology-The Mabinogi; Pwyll Prince of Dyfed; Branwen Daughter of Llyr; Manawydan Son of Llyr; Math Son of Mathonwy
- 9. Welsh Stories and Sagas; Lludd and Lleuelys; Gwion Bach and Taliesin; Culhwch and Olwen
- 10. Christian Mythology; Saint Patrick; Saint Brigid; Saint Brendan
- Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.