Celtic Mythology: History of Celts, Religion, Archeological Finds, Legends & Myths. T. W. Rolleston

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СКАЧАТЬ But, like the divinities of Gaul and Ireland, those of Wales were mainly local in character, and only in a few cases attained a wider popularity and cult.

Certain British gods mentioned on inscriptions may be identified with some of those just considered—Nodons with Nudd or Lludd, Belenos with Belinus or Beli, Maponos with Mabon, Taranos (in continental inscriptions only), with a Taran mentioned in Kulhwych.³⁹⁶ Others are referred to in classical writings—Andrasta, a goddess of victory, to whom Boudicca prayed;³⁹⁷ Sul, a goddess of hot springs, equated with Minerva at Bath.³⁹⁸ Inscriptions also mention Epona, the horse-goddess; Brigantia, perhaps a form of Brigit; Belisama (the Mersey in Ptolemy),³⁹⁹ a goddess in Gaulish inscriptions. Others refer to the group goddesses, the Matres. Some gods are equated with Mars—Camulos, known also on the Continent and perhaps the same as Cumal, father of Fionn; Belatucadros, "comely in slaughter"; Cocidius, Corotiacus, Barrex, and Totatis (perhaps Lucan's Teutates). Others are equated with Apollo in his character as a god of healing—Anextiomarus, Grannos (at Musselburgh and in many continental inscriptions), Arvalus, Mogons, etc. Most of these and many others found on isolated inscriptions were probably local in character, though some, occurring also on the Continent, had attained a wider popularity.⁴⁰⁰ But some of the inscriptions referring to the latter may be due to Gaulish soldiers quartered in Britain.

      COMPARATIVE TABLE OF DIVINITIES WITH SIMILAR NAMES IN IRELAND, BRITAIN, AND GAUL.

       Italics denote names found in Inscriptions.

IRELAND.	BRITAIN.	GAUL.
	Anextiomarus	Anextiomarus
Anu	Anna (?)	Anoniredi, "chariot of Anu"
Badb		Bodua
	Beli, Belinus	Belenos
	Belisama	Belisama
Brigit	Brigantia	Brigindu
Bron	Bran	Brennus (?)
Buanann		Buanu
Cumal	Camulos	Camulos
Danu	Dôn
	Epona	Epona
Goibniu	Govannon
	Grannos	Grannos
Ler	Llyr
Lug	Llew or Lleu (?)	Lugus, Lugores
	Mabon, Maponos	Maponos
Manannan	Manawyddan
	Matres	Matres
Mider		Medros (?)
	Modron	Matrona (?)
Nemon		Nemetona
Nét		Neton
Nuada	Nodons, Nudd
	Hael, Llûdd (?)
Ogma		Ogmíos
	Silvanus	Silvanus
	Taran	Taranis
	Totatis, Tutatis	Teutates

276. The text of the Mabinogion has been edited by Rh^ys and Evans, 1887, and it has been translated into English by Lady Guest, and more critically, into French, by Loth. Many of the Triads will be found in Loth's second volume. For the poetry see Skene, Four Ancient Books of Wales.

277. These incidents are found mainly in the story of Branwen, e.g. those of the cauldron, a frequent accessory in Irish tales; the regeneration of the warriors, also found in the story of Mag-tured, though no cauldron is used; the red-hot house, occurring also in Mesca Ulad; the description of Bran paralleled by that of MacCecht.

278. Anwyl, ZCP i. 277, ii. 124, iii. 122.

279. Bp. of S. Davids, Vestiges of the Gael in Gwynned, 1851; Rh^ys, TSC 1894-1895, 21.

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