Animal Worship CT049

Celtic Tomes

The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911) Chapter 14: Tree and Plant Worship

by J. A. MacCulloch

Animal worship pure and simple had declined among the Celts of historic times, and animals were now regarded mainly as symbols or attributes of divinities.

Names Used in this Section

Tarvos Trigaranos

Esus, Juppiter, and Vulcan

Táin bó Cuailgne

Cimbri

Hallstadt and La Tène

Donnotaurus

Deiotaros

Cúchulainn

Medros

Haguenau

Meduris

Boeuf Gras

Moccus

Diarmaid

Twrch Trwyth

Cruachan

Dionysus

M. Reinach

Thracian Dionysos-Zagreus

Cernunnos

Loeg

Berne

Artioni Licinia Sabinilla

Dea Artio(n)

Andarta

Die (Drôme)

Welsh Arthgen, Irish Artigan, from Artigenos, "son of the bear."

Matugenos

MacMahon, Mac-math-ghamhain

Epona

Rudiobus

Each Labra

Damona

damatos, "sheep," cognate to Welsh dafad, "sheep," and Gaelic damh, "ox."

manitou

Bibroci

Eburones

Fir Bile

Ossory

Lughaid mac Con

Cattraeth

Cinel Gabran, "Little goat clan," and Cinel Loarn, "Fox clan."

Cruithne

Dispater

Artigenos, Matugenos, "son of the bear" (artos, matu-); Urogenos, occurring as Urogenertos, "he who has the strength of the son of the urus"

Cúrói

Tadg

Lug mac Ethnend, Conchobar mac Nessa, Indech, son of De Domnann, Corpre, son of Etain

Fer Tlachtga

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