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The Mythology of the British Islands

The Mythology of the British Islands

by Charles Squire

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Author
Squire, Charles
Title
The Mythology of the British Islands An Introduction to Celtic Myth, Legend, Poetry, and Romance
Credits
Produced by MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Language
English
LoC Class
BL: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Religion: General, Miscellaneous and Atheism
Subject
Mythology, Celtic
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 54616
Release Date
April 27, 2017
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS
  2. 2.PREFACE
  3. 3.CONTENTS
  4. 4.THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS
  5. 5.CHAPTER I THE INTEREST AND IMPORTANCE OF CELTIC MYTHOLOGY
  6. 6.CHAPTER II THE SOURCES OF OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CELTIC MYTHOLOGY
  7. 7.CHAPTER III WHO WERE THE “ANCIENT BRITONS”?
  8. 8.CHAPTER IV THE RELIGION OF THE ANCIENT BRITONS AND DRUIDISM
  9. 9.THE GAELIC GODS AND THEIR STORIES
  10. 10.CHAPTER V THE GODS OF THE GAELS
  11. 11.CHAPTER VI THE GODS ARRIVE
  12. 12.CHAPTER VII THE RISE OF THE SUN-GOD [109]
  13. 13.CHAPTER VIII THE GAELIC ARGONAUTS
  14. 14.CHAPTER IX THE WAR WITH THE GIANTS [135]
  15. 15.CHAPTER X THE CONQUEST OF THE GODS BY MORTALS
  16. 16.CHAPTER XI THE GODS IN EXILE
  17. 17.CHAPTER XII THE IRISH ILIAD
  18. 18.CHAPTER XIII SOME GAELIC LOVE-STORIES
  19. 19.CHAPTER XIV FINN AND THE FENIANS [223]
  20. 20.CHAPTER XV THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE GODS
  21. 21.THE BRITISH GODS AND THEIR STORIES
  22. 22.CHAPTER XVI THE GODS OF THE BRITONS
  23. 23.CHAPTER XVII THE ADVENTURES OF THE GODS OF HADES
  24. 24.CHAPTER XVIII THE WOOING OF BRANWEN AND THE BEHEADING OF BRÂN [336]
  25. 25.CHAPTER XIX THE WAR OF ENCHANTMENTS [345]
  26. 26.CHAPTER XX THE VICTORIES OF LIGHT OVER DARKNESS
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXI THE MYTHOLOGICAL “COMING OF ARTHUR”
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXII THE TREASURES OF BRITAIN
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXIII THE GODS AS KING ARTHUR’S KNIGHTS
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXIV THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE GODS
  31. 31.SURVIVALS OF THE CELTIC PAGANISM
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXV SURVIVALS OF THE CELTIC PAGANISM INTO MODERN TIMES
  33. 33.APPENDIX — A FEW BOOKS UPON CELTIC MYTHOLOGY AND LITERATURE — INTRODUCTORY — HISTORICAL — GAELIC MYTHOLOGY — BRITISH MYTHOLOGY — COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CELTIC MYTHOLOGY — CELTIC FAIRY AND FOLK LORE — GAELIC — BRITISH — FOLKLORE COMPARATIVELY TREATED
  34. 34.INDEX

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