Zusammenfassung der Ressource
The Gods
- The Celtic people had over 400 gods
- The celts had particular gods to deal with almost every aspect of their lives
- They had gods who shared animal aspects such as, the stag, the bull, the bear and the horse
- The celtic god Lug was worshipped in europe as well as ireland
- His feast day is august 1st, the harvest festival
- He was the most worshipped god
- Manannan, the son of Lir, was a great sea-god
- The travelled the oceans in his chariot
- Badh and Macha were crow goddesses whose food was the heads of warriors slain in battle
- Birds were often messangers from another world
- Swans were symbols of Purity
- The crane and the Raven were signs of bad fortune