Celtic Mythology

Before Christianity was introduced the Celts, like a lot of other cultures, passed on their sacred teachings and myths orally. From around the fifth century, the monks recorded the myths, and they have been saved up to the present.

 St Patrick, who brought Christianity to the Celts and some of the myths have been influenced by Christianity, however, Celtic myths have gods of human form which is not usual in other myths in other cultures.

The god Lugh, which the name of the Irish summer festival of Lughnasadh is a God. He is the savior of the Tuatha dé Danann, the predecessors of the Gaels. While looking for admission to the palace of King Nuada of the Silver Hand, at Tara, he names all of his talents Blacksmith, warrior, musician, poet, and scholar.

In the main source of British myths, Lugh is more humanized.  Lleu Llaw Gyfes, nephew or son of the magician Gwydion. He has skills, and is protected by charms, but he is not a god.

The Dagda, a impressive figure in myths of the Tuatha dé Danan is powerful and all powering.  He has great magical powers, and he possesses a harp which comes to him when he calls and a cauldron of which restores dead warriors to life.

Celtic mythology has various concepts of life which is differs from other myths of the world little is known about the Gods of this culture.  Hidden in the chronicles of this society is meaning and knowledge of the past.