Hi all - this is a new account just for my comparative mythology project on the Celtic-Christian Saints, which I've previously been sharing over on @seachaint 'til now.
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Hi all - this is a new account just for my comparative mythology project on the Celtic-Christian Saints, which I've previously been sharing over on @seachaint 'til now.
"The Gods and Their Croziers" is my current passion - applying a comparative mythology model inherited from others such as "Taliesin's Map", I've been able to identify some key clusters of Gaelic and British saints who are, in fact, entirely Gods rewritten as Saints.
Indeed, almost every saint prior to 650CE (possibly later) appears to be a fictional re-writing of a Celtic mythological character. Even more interestingly, their names and locations of worship seem to frequently, perhaps usually, correspond to native epithets and associated sites.
I'm currently publishing dossiers on the God-Saints the day before their feast-days according to the Christian calendars. I try to include in each issue enough information to understand the connection, to get an idea of the function of the deity in context, and some information on names, places, animals/plants, and other dates or events that might be relevant to the god.
Anyone into #Celtic or #Irish #Paganism or #Mythology ought to enjoy this work - some of Ireland's "missing" gods are _only_ recorded clearly as Saints, having never been written as native mythology (or only in highly fragmentary, coded form). But, with the "Key" from the Saints, we can unpack mythology that's remained obscure until now.
I hope ye'll join me in exploring this whole new frontier of Irish mythological exploration.
https://buttondown.com/godsandcroziers/archive/
#Introduction -
Hi all - this is a new account just for my comparative mythology project on the Celtic-Christian Saints, which I've previously been sharing over on @seachaint 'til now.
"The Gods and Their Croziers" is my current passion - applying a comparative mythology model inherited from others such as "Taliesin's Map", I've been able to identify some key clusters of Gaelic and British saints who are, in fact, entirely Gods rewritten as Saints.
Indeed, almost every saint prior to 650CE (possibly later) appears to be a fictional re-writing of a Celtic mythological character. Even more interestingly, their names and locations of worship seem to frequently, perhaps usually, correspond to native epithets and associated sites.
I'm currently publishing dossiers on the God-Saints the day before their feast-days according to the Christian calendars. I try to include in each issue enough information to understand the connection, to get an idea of the function of the deity in context, and some information on names, places, animals/plants, and other dates or events that might be relevant to the god.
Anyone into #Celtic or #Irish #Paganism or #Mythology ought to enjoy this work - some of Ireland's "missing" gods are _only_ recorded clearly as Saints, having never been written as native mythology (or only in highly fragmentary, coded form). But, with the "Key" from the Saints, we can unpack mythology that's remained obscure until now.
I hope ye'll join me in exploring this whole new frontier of Irish mythological exploration.
https://buttondown.com/godsandcroziers/archive/
#IntroductionSome of my past issues (available on the archives at Buttondown) include:
* Fáelán, the Childhood Lugh
* Íta, the Mórrígan
* Máedóc, the Fire God Áed/Manannán (yes)
* Cíarán, the Demiurge Creator-DeityI have an issue drafted on the Irish Prometheus, Ruadhán, due out soon, and a busy month of work ahead for Bealtaine (AKA #Beltane), where I'll be covering some possible associations of the festival with Mórrígan and possibly with the "Rogue Sun" god, and the beginning of the danger-season of agricultural uncertainty.
Sign up on Buttondown to join along:
https://buttondown.com/godsandcroziers/archive/ -
Hi all - this is a new account just for my comparative mythology project on the Celtic-Christian Saints, which I've previously been sharing over on @seachaint 'til now.
"The Gods and Their Croziers" is my current passion - applying a comparative mythology model inherited from others such as "Taliesin's Map", I've been able to identify some key clusters of Gaelic and British saints who are, in fact, entirely Gods rewritten as Saints.
Indeed, almost every saint prior to 650CE (possibly later) appears to be a fictional re-writing of a Celtic mythological character. Even more interestingly, their names and locations of worship seem to frequently, perhaps usually, correspond to native epithets and associated sites.
I'm currently publishing dossiers on the God-Saints the day before their feast-days according to the Christian calendars. I try to include in each issue enough information to understand the connection, to get an idea of the function of the deity in context, and some information on names, places, animals/plants, and other dates or events that might be relevant to the god.
Anyone into #Celtic or #Irish #Paganism or #Mythology ought to enjoy this work - some of Ireland's "missing" gods are _only_ recorded clearly as Saints, having never been written as native mythology (or only in highly fragmentary, coded form). But, with the "Key" from the Saints, we can unpack mythology that's remained obscure until now.
I hope ye'll join me in exploring this whole new frontier of Irish mythological exploration.
https://buttondown.com/godsandcroziers/archive/
#Introduction@godsandcroziers @seachaint brilliant! Looking forward to your posts!
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@SrRochardBunson @godsandcroziers @seachaint
There are a lot of German folk tales about saints, although I haven't delved into them too deeply. Most _seem_ to be historical characters, but some of the tales surrounding them are a bit... odd, like these two tales featuring crossovers with the Wild Hunt:
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Saint_Walpurga_On_The_Run
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Hubertus_Cave_near_Sillium -
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