Название: Celtic Gods and Heroes
Автор: Marie-Louise Sjoestedt
Издательство: Ingram
Жанр: Историческая литература
Серия: Celtic, Irish
isbn: 9780486115887
isbn: 0
Noted French scholar and linguist discusses the gods of the continental Celts, the beginnings of mythology in Ireland, heroes, and the two main categories of Irish deities: mother-goddesses — local, rural spirits of fertility or of war — and chieftain-gods: national deities who are magicians, nurturers, craftsmen, and protectors of the people.