Celtic mythology speaks of the Goddess Brigit (also known as Brigid) who is daughter to the Dagda. She is regarded as a triple goddess and protectress, giving generously to all living things. The story goes that upon the death of her father Brigit wove a cross. The Christian version she ...
a life-giving goddess in Irish Celtic mythology. Traditionally woven from rushes and sometimes straw, this cross is crafted during the feast of Imbolc to celebrate the onset of spring.
No other man had courage enough to receive the giant's return blow. Yet Cuchalainn, "the Hound of Culann", enjoyed but a brief life; his refusal to return the affections of Morrigan, the goddess of slaughter, sealed his fate. Not even the intervention of his father Lugh, the sun god...
were all painted with different symbols which were inspired from the energy of nature and animals around them. The ancient Celts used to paint their bodies with them, believing that these symbols will protect them from the enemy and also give them the traits ...
Firstly, however, it is important to remember that the figure of Herakles has a very long presence around the whole of the Mediterranean. The visual prototype of semi-divine hero who fights animals and monsters is perhaps earliest to emerge in the art of Mesopotamia, but it is likely to hav...