Review: The Celtic Myths That Shape the Way We Think by Mark Williams

★★★☆☆.75 I was provided a copy of The Celtic Myths That Shape the Way We Think by Thames and Hudson. What is the book about? The Celtic Myths That Shape the Way We Think by Mark Williams is a new look at the history and development of the tales at the centre of Celtic Mythology. Not only that, but he highlights the issues surrounding them, and ways in which they have been retold and reimagined for millennia. By the time the ‘Celtic myths’ were written down in the Middle Ages, not onl...

The Celtic Myths that Shape the Way We Think

Review Send to Google Classroom: The Celtic Myths That Shape the Way We Think by Mark Williams is a new look at the history and development of the tales of Celtic mythology. Not only that but he also highlights the issues surrounding them and the ways in which they have been retold and reimagined for millennia. I would recommend this book to those who are looking to really sink their teeth into the intricate and layer...

Lugh (person) by Tlachtga - Everything2.com

Lugh (person) by Tlachtga Lugh Lamhfada "Lugh of the Long Arm" aka: Samildánach (CMT), Lug Lonnannsclech (CMT), Lug Laebach (Gwynn, III, 7) God of arts, warriors, and sovereignty. Etymology The origin of "Lugh"--and that of his Gaulish counterpart Lugus--is still a matter of debate. It may derive from *lug- "oath, pledge", which would fit with his role as a first function god in a Dumezilian structure. Alternately, it has been derived from the Proto-Indo European *leuk- "light", here perh...

Cat

From Le Internette somweherez: -- Cat Cats, like dogs, are for the most part domesticated and found wherever humans are. There is a wild tabby-like cat in Scotland, but otherwise, the only other feral cats are mostly those that have reverted from domestication. Anyone who has spent any time around cats knows that they can be very solitary animals. The evoke the spirit of independence, cleverness, and of course, curiosity. Cats have been both feared and loved throughout history by many di...