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Celtic Mythology - Tales of Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes (Hardcover)
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Celtic Mythology - Tales of Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes (Hardcover)
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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 empire and the spread of
Christianity throughout Western Europe. Despite the pervasive
cultural and literary influence of the Celts, shockingly little is
known of their way of life and beliefs, because very few records of
their stories exist. In this book, for the first time, Philip
Freeman brings together the best stories of Celtic mythology.
Everyone today knows about the gods and heroes of the ancient
Greeks, such as Zeus, Hera, and Hercules, but how many people have
heard of the Gaulish god Lugus or the magical Welsh queen Rhiannon
or the great Irish warrior Cu Chulainn? We still thrill to the
story of the Trojan War, but the epic battles of the Irish Tain Bo
Cuailgne are known only to a few. And yet those who have read the
stories of Celtic myth and legend-among them writers like J. R. R.
Tolkien and C. S. Lewis-have been deeply moved and influenced by
these amazing tales, for there is nothing in the world quite like
them. In these stories a mysterious and invisible realm of gods and
spirits exists alongside and sometimes crosses over into our own
human world; fierce women warriors battle with kings and heroes,
and even the rules of time and space can be suspended. Captured in
vivid prose these shadowy figures-gods, goddesses, and heroes-come
to life for the modern reader.
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