https://atlanticreligion.com/2014/03/30/belenos-and-st-michael-the-archangel/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/belenus.jpgBelenusA 'solar warrior'https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/354px-le_grand_saint_michel_by_raffaello_sanzio_from_c2rmf_retouched.jpg354px-Le_Grand_Saint_Michel,_by_Raffaello_Sanzio,_from_C2RMF_retouchedSaint Michael the Satan-slayer, as depicted by Raphael.2017-10-11T23:44:49+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/bibliography-and-reading-list/2017-08-02T00:06:52+00:00weekly0.6https://atlanticreligion.com/2017/04/25/revisiting-the-celtic-vs-germanic-question/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_0367.jpgIMG_03672017-05-21T07:03:15+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2016/11/09/loki-lugh-and-logos/2016-11-09T11:05:40+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/12/08/wayland-revisited-a-pan-european-god/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/640px-franks_casket_03.jpg640px-Franks_casket_03Wayland depicted on the front panel of the 8thC 'Franks Casket'.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/640px-ami_-_goldene_doppelaxt.jpg640px-AMI_-_Goldene_DoppelaxtThe ancient Minoan Labrys axe. https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/thor_mold.jpgThor_MoldThor's hammer and cross-pendants were associated with worship of a heroic sky-god in pagan and early-christian Scandinavia.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/crosh_bollan.jpgCrosh_BollanContemporary gold casting of 'Crosh Bollan' amulet from the Isle of Man (courtesy of Celtic Gold). It is cast from the palatal bone of the Bollan Wrasse, which bears a striking similarity to 'Thor's Hammer' and the 'Slavic Axe'. https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/slavic_axe_amulet.jpgSlavic_Axe_amuletSlavic 'axe amulet' c.10-11thC CE (Kievan Rus peoples)https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/hephaistosass.jpgHephaistosAsshttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/veroli_casket_bellerophon_detail.jpgVeroli_casket,_Bellerophon_detailVeroli Casket - This appears to show Bellerephon as one of the Dioskuri. 2015-12-09T00:49:15+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/about/2020-08-12T22:36:53+00:00weekly0.6https://atlanticreligion.com/2014/05/20/lankou-gaelic-parallels-with-the-breton-death-spirit/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/501px-002_ploudiry_ossuaire_2_ankou.jpg501px-002_Ploudiry_ossuaire_2_ankouAnkou, depicted on a carving at the ossuary of the chapel of St Joseph at Ploudiry, Brittany.2015-11-01T00:12:15+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/10/11/parallels-in-indo-european-religion-sidhe-and-siddha/2016-09-11T23:16:32+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/09/29/serpents-and-dragons-in-british-folklore/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/wantleyballad.gifWantleyballad2017-04-25T20:08:40+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/09/24/the-daemon-prince-some-musings-on-hermes-mercury/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/min.jpgMinStela showing Egyptian god Min - an 'intact' version of Osiris in the land of the Living?https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/220px-0007man-herma.jpg220px-0007MAN-HermaA 'Herma'https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/800px-statue_hermes_chiaramonti.jpg800px-Statue_Hermes_ChiaramontiA statue of Hermes from (could you have guessed it?) the Vatican museum. https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/k11-11hermes.jpgK11.11HermesHermes: archetypal night-flying daimon, trickster-god, and herald of dreams.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/800px-hermes_crioforo.jpg800px-Hermes_crioforoHermes Kriophoros (late Roman copy of a Greek original)2016-04-02T10:53:08+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/08/14/vishnu-and-manannan/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/isle_of_man_flag_photo.jpgIsle_of_Man_flag_photoThe 'Three Legs of Mann'https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/3410729975_9a5ba9e2ee_o.jpg3410729975_9a5ba9e2ee_o2015-09-08T11:32:04+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/07/20/the-hag-of-the-mill/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/muirgen.jpgMuirgenhttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/pagan_lady_necklace.jpgPagan_Lady_necklaceHoled stones and a necklace of glass beads and stones were among the grave goods of a pagan viking burial at Peel Castle in the Isle of Man. https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/vk_quern_stone.jpgvk_quern_stoneA set of 'quern' stones in a Viking era hand-mill. The grains were poured into the 'eye' of the mill and the stones rotated with a stick. Like the hearth of a house, the mill would have been associated with magical potency. https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/brighton_toms_lucky_stone.jpgBrighton_Toms_Lucky_Stone'Lucky Stones', also called 'Hag Stones' and 'Witch Stones': They are a familiar feature of folklore from across the British Isles and Ireland. A remnant of Cailleach worship?2015-07-20T14:05:01+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/05/18/tinneas-sidhe-afflictions-from-the-fairy-realm/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/foxgloves1_mg_9146-48.jpgFoxgloves1_MG_9146-48A good crop of Ireland's prime 'fairy herb' - Digitalis Purpurea. Also known as 'Luss Mor' or 'Foxglove'.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1024px-obsidian_elf_shot_arrowhead.jpg1024px-Obsidian_Elf_Shot_ArrowheadAn 'Elfshot' or Neolthic flint arrowhead, here mounted as a lucky charm.2018-02-25T00:45:57+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/06/21/hymn-to-the-son-of-waters/2015-06-24T12:00:14+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/03/14/gaelic-polytheism-opening-a-can-of-worms/2017-10-11T23:27:38+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/06/20/the-magical-swineherds-of-irish-mythology/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/wild-boar-in-oak-forest.jpgWild pigs feeding in oak forests.2015-06-20T10:29:56+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/05/17/pagan-controversy-in-the-isle-of-man/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/fairybridge-decorations-1.jpgfairybridge-decorations-1The 'real' fairy bridge shrine at Ballalona. Now desecrated.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/manx_persecution_2.jpgManx_Persecution_2The bridge after the removal of the devotional material.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/manx_persecution_1.jpgManx_Persecution_1‘I’ve driven past it often, and thought that for a while now it was getting out of hand,’ he said, while climbing on to the bridge and removing a bike helmet from a high branch. ‘I had a day off today, so I thought I’d just come down now and do it quickly.’ Really?https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/manx_fairy_bridge_pre.jpgManx_Fairy_Bridge_PreThe Isle of Man's popular 'Fairy Bridge' - more than just a tourist destination.2015-06-20T02:02:19+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/06/07/european-paleo-religion-mater-larum-holda-and-huldra/2015-06-18T00:36:13+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/06/06/im-a-pagan-not-a-polytheist/2015-06-17T19:32:11+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/05/27/fin-as-oshin/2015-05-27T18:12:14+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/11/13/balor-of-the-evil-eye/2015-05-18T11:29:57+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/04/26/beltane-not-a-fire-festival/2015-05-01T00:19:39+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/04/24/medieval-scandinavian-elves-and-dwarves/2015-04-13T23:33:14+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/04/09/the-mystery-of-delphyne-and-the-tears-of-apollon/2015-04-09T17:16:15+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/03/29/the-dionysian-mirror-concepts-of-the-pagan-otherworld/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/475px-kylix_by_makron_mainade_satyros_staatliche_antikensammlungen_480bc_kat_94_02.jpg475px-Kylix_by_Makron_Mainade_Satyros_Staatliche_Antikensammlungen_480BC_Kat_94_02The wide shallow drinking Kylix offered the perfect mirror-surface. The Dionysian imagery in this example shows a female and male devotee of the Dionysian mysteries: a maenad and a satyr.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/orphic_gold_tablet_thessaly-the_getty_villa_malibu.jpgOrphic_Gold_Tablet_(Thessaly-The_Getty_Villa,_Malibu)A 4thC BCE 'Orphic' gold tablet. The reflectivity of the tablet is broken up by the inscription....https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/roman_fresco_villa_dei_misteri_pompeii_008.jpgRoman_fresco_Villa_dei_Misteri_Pompeii_008Fresco from the 'Villa of Mysteries' at Pompeii, depicting Dionysian initiatory scenes. Here the youth appears to peer into a basin of liquid to see the reflection of the mask behind him. The image resonates strongly with the imagery later conjured by Nonnus in 'Dionysiaca'.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/428px-illustrerad_verldshistoria_band_ii_ill_008.png428px-Illustrerad_Verldshistoria_band_II_Ill_008Dionysus, Semele and Apollo depicted on an Etruscan funerary mirror.2018-03-06T03:06:33+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/03/19/greek-argonaut-mythology-and-its-indo-european-themes/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/800px-mt_elbrus_caucasus.jpg800px-Mt_Elbrus_CaucasusMount Elbrus - the Omphalos of Indo-European myth. Photo: Jialiang Gaohttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/douris_cup_jason_vatican_crop.jpgDouris_cup_Jason_Vatican_cropThe 'Douris Cup' from the Vatican museum. Jason is devoured/regurgitated by the snake in the sanctuary of Ares ... 2015-03-20T12:34:20+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/03/15/the-otherworld-father-manannan/2015-03-19T01:53:43+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/03/14/mythological-event-horizons-part-2-the-greco-persian-wars/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/xerxesiran.jpgXerxesIranThe demonisation of Xerxes in '300' fitted a very modern narrative. Were the opinions of the ancient Greeks to blame? https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/300-rise-of-an-empire-comic-con-poster.jpg300-rise-of-an-empire-comic-con-posterPoster for the 2007 movie '300: Birth of an Empire'. Those scary Persians!2015-03-17T03:33:33+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/08/07/sith-in-the-17th-century-survival-of-the-ancient-tradition/2015-03-14T02:32:52+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/05/08/fairy-doctors-sluagh-sidhe-and-fianna/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/crotal_blood.jpgCrotal_Blood2015-03-13T02:12:31+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/08/18/the-great-mother-cybele-rhea-and-the-cailleach/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/501px-cybele_getty_villa_57_aa_19.jpg501px-Cybele_Getty_Villa_57_AA_19https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/housesteads_matres.jpghousesteads_matresThe same as depicted on a stela from the Roman fort at Housesteads, GB.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bibracte_deesses.jpgBibracte_DeessesA Romano-Gallic 'matres' statue from Germany.2015-03-12T23:58:41+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/08/13/sabazios-and-the-phrygian-moon-god-men/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mithrareliefvert.jpgMithraReliefvertMithraic stela from the Louvre - note the imagery of the moon and the wands wielded by the celebrants, as well as the 'Phrygian' clothing.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/640px-trak_peltasta.jpg640px-Trak_peltastaDepiction of Thracian warrior with crescentic 'Pelta' shield.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/640px-men_britmu020a.jpg640px-Men_BritMu020aThe god 'Men' - a Lunar Sabazios? Note the Bacchic 'Thyrsus' wand topped with a pine-cone: also a symbol of Phrygian god Attis.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sabazius_lunar.jpgsabazius_lunarNote the 'lunar' crest - you can it is Sabazios because he has his foot on a bull... Just like in Mithraism2015-03-10T00:52:17+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/04/22/otherworld-streams-and-rivers-in-norse-mythology/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/640px-codex_regius_of_gragas.jpg640px-Codex_Regius_of_GragasCodex Regius2015-03-02T01:21:34+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/03/01/279bc-and-the-sons-of-tuireann/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/a-thasosclt.jpga-thasoscltAnother Celtic Thasos imitation depicting Apollo - the god of Delphi. with his bow and three arrows. https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/th-serp.jpgth-serpCeltic recreation of a Thasos-type Greek tetradrachm depicting Dionysus and Herakles c.1stC BCE2015-03-01T19:14:21+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/03/01/the-first-british-coins-and-forgeries/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/alton-a-hoard-50-gold-staters-of-the-celtic-chieftains-commios-tincomarus-and-epillus-of-the-atrebates-tribe-discovered-at-alton-hampshire-england-buried-earlyy-1-c-ad.jpgAlton (A) Hoard - 50 gold staters of the Celtic chieftains Commios, Tincomarus and Epillus of the Atrebates tribe - discovered at Alton (Hampshire), England buried earlyy 1 c. ADhttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/intro-illustr.jpgIntro illustr2015-03-01T18:24:56+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/02/24/mythological-event-horizons-part-1-rome/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/she-wolf_suckles_romulus_and_remus.jpgShe-wolf_suckles_Romulus_and_RemusRomulus and Remus and their Lupine 'mother'.2015-02-25T19:38:14+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/08/10/sabazios-the-other-thracian-god/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sabazios.pngsabaziosSol and Luna stand above Sabazios in this cultic Roman plaquehttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/handofsabazius.jpgHandOfSabaziusHand of Sabazios (British Museum)https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/thracian_horseman_histria_museum.jpgThracian_Horseman_Histria_Museumhttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/640px-mosaico_trabajos_hc3a9rcules_m_a_n__madrid_11.jpg640px-Mosaico_Trabajos_Hércules_(M_A_N__Madrid)_11Hercules and the confronts Ladon in the garden of the Hesperides (Roman Hispania)https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/640px-teteven-history-museum-thracian-god-3-century-bc.jpg640px-Teteven-History-museum-Thracian-god-3-century-BCA typical 'Thracian Horseman' image of Sabazioshttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/cratc3a8re_de_vix_0023.jpgCratère_de_Vix_0023The 'Vix Krater' - an equisite Greek bronze krater buried in the grave of a Gaulish noblewoman c.500BCE. Elaborate kraters were a central symbol of Dionysiac and Sabazian cult worship.2015-02-24T02:47:00+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/06/26/serpents-and-dragons-in-irish-mythology/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/heron_eel_rspb.jpgHeron_Eel_RSPB"Why are Herons so-called? Easy to say: They are 'Heros' who kill serpents..." The Greek word for Hero is 'Heron'... https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/tara_brooch.jpgTara_BroochThe 'Tara Brooch' c.700AD. https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/cashel20tympanum20001s.jpgCashel%20Tympanum%20001sA tympanum from Cormac's Chapel at the Rock of Cashel depicts a Centaur shooting a peist with arrows... Fionn and a dragon?https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/cashel_replica.jpgCashel_ReplicaA modern replica of the Cashel Crozier... https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/conversation_with_smaug.jpgConversation_with_SmaugJ.R.R.Tolkein 'Conversation with Smaug' (1937)https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/smaug-classic.jpgsmaug-classicSmaug - cover art from the 1976 Methuen edition of 'The Hobbit'.2018-07-09T07:30:54+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/02/20/divine-triads-and-the-two-faces-of-roman-mars/2015-02-21T11:37:37+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/06/13/gods-of-war-and-agriculture/2015-02-20T23:33:54+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/11/13/divine-sons-mongan-finn-and-cuchulainn/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/cuinbattle.jpgCuinbattleCuchullain and the Badbh2015-02-13T01:00:29+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/03/30/the-celtic-sun-god/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/celtic-figure-7107.jpgceltic-figure-7107A 'winged Mars'. Cunobelinus had a winged figure on some his 1stC CE coins.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/mars_breastplate_mba_lyon_l101.jpgMars_breastplate_MBA_Lyon_L101A 'Celtic Mars' - note the combined imagery of Mercury and the warriorhttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cernunnos.jpgCernunnos?Horned figure from the 'Pillar of the Boatmen', named 'Cernunnos'.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sequani_coin_5th_to_1st_century_bce.jpgSequani_coin_5th_to_1st_century_BCEA horned Alexander from a coin of the Sequani (Jura mountains, France)2018-02-26T10:16:00+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/02/11/the-goddess-aine-and-st-winifred/2015-02-11T19:02:27+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/02/10/the-epiphany-of-bride-delphic-and-eleusinian-aspects-of-the-goddess-brigit/2015-02-10T23:44:27+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/05/08/st-latiaran-of-cullen-cuillinn/2020-06-22T11:40:09+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/01/12/diving-at-epiphany/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/beardsley_excalibur.jpgBeardsley_ExcaliburAubrey Beardsley's beautiful depiction of Bedevere casting Excalibur into the hands of 'Dame Du Lac'. The Arthurian legends were a late survival of an important pagan mythic tradition among the Celts. Many of their legends extend into the heady days of the Belgic warbands, of whom the Thracian Scordisci were direct ancestors.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bas_relief_dosiris_ounnefer_et_isis_dans_le_naos.jpgBas_relief_d'Osiris_Ounnefer_et_Isis_dans_le_naosBas relief image from Philae showing Isis resurrecting and embracing Osiris. Note the historic damage caused by Islamic iconoclasts.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/606px-aion_mosaic_glyptothek_munich_w504_full.jpg606px-Aion_mosaic_Glyptothek_Munich_W504_fullAion holding the 'wheel of the year' on a Roman mosaic.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/crossdive_stoyan-nenov_reuters.jpgMen jump into the waters of a lake in an attempt to grab a wooden cross on Epiphany Day in SofiaBulgarian men 'diving for the cross' at Epiphany. Photo: Stoyan Nenov/Reuters2015-01-12T15:37:13+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/03/20/croghan-hill-and-the-bog-of-allen/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/connla_fairy.jpgConnla_Fairy'Connla's Well'https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/patrick_well_croghan_hill.jpgPatrick_Well_Croghan_HillPatrick's Well on Croghan Hill - The original Clebach?https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/438px-beguiling_of_merlin.jpg438px-Beguiling_of_MerlinMorgan Le Fay and the enchanter Merlin. Even wizards were prone to the charms of the Goddess...https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/800px-old_croghan_man.jpg800px-Old_Croghan_Man'Old Croghan Man' - A self-sacrificial bog body from near Croghan Hill. 'The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn' state that the fairy woman of Cruachan Bri Eile took the life of a man from the parties that went to her at Samhain... Either she or the Bord na Móna were certainly fierce to him!2015-01-10T02:57:41+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/12/28/saint-piran-perran/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/cornwall-flag.jpgCornwall-FlagCornwall's Flag of Piran 2017-05-13T05:29:32+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/01/08/europes-midwinter-wild-man-traditions/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/640px-satyr_goat_met_l_2008_51.jpg640px-Satyr_goat_Met_L_2008_51Black, bestial satyrs were the retinue of Dionysus in the DIonysia festival of ancient Greece. Image from an Attic vase 6th/5thC BCE.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/492px-st__stephens_day_26_december_in_dingle_co_kerry.jpg492px-St__Stephens_Day_(26_December)_in_Dingle,_Co_Kerry'Wren Boys' procession at Dingle, Co. Kerry, Ireland.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/513px-badalisc_andrista_1_foto_luca_giarelli.jpg513px-Badalisc_Andrista_1_(Foto_Luca_Giarelli)The 'Badalisc' of Andrista, Val Cammonica, north of Milan.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/646px-krampus_at_perchtenlauf_klagenfurt.jpg646px-Krampus_at_Perchtenlauf_KlagenfurtKrampus or Perchtemn?https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/440px-perchtenmaske.jpg440px-PerchtenmaskeThe mask of a Percht - typically worn at epiphany festivities.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/400px-krampus_morzger_pass_salzburg_2008_04.jpg400px-Krampus_Morzger_Pass_Salzburg_2008_04A 'Krampus' character - devilish indeed! Half man, half beast - like the Greek satyrshttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/429px-sintenpiet.jpg429px-SintenpietSaturn and his Satyr? Swarte Piet and Sint Niklas...2015-01-08T00:44:38+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2015/01/07/the-winter-dionysia/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dionysusplays1.jpgdionysusplays1The Dionysian ceremonial phallus and the 'Phallophorai' enters the polis. The act of the epiphanic procession had distinct sexual overtones.2015-01-07T13:07:37+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/12/31/solar-origins-of-the-twelve-days-of-christmas-and-christianity/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/apollo_tunisia_mosaic.jpgApollo_Tunisia_MosaicRoman era iconographic depiction of Apollo in mosaic, Tunisia. The similarity to later depictions of Jesus in both the Eastern and Western traditions is striking.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sol_luna_louvre.jpgSol_Luna_LouvreA Roman relief depicting the banquet of Sol, Luna and Mithras.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sol_mithras.pngSol_MithrasA Roman relief depicting the banquet of Sol, Luna and Mithras.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/follis-constantine-lyons_ric_vi_309.jpgFollis-Constantine-lyons_RIC_VI_309A coin of Emperor Constantine I who converted to Christianity and took the Empire with him. The depiction on the obverse is of Sol Invictus.2015-01-05T00:10:04+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/06/16/who-were-the-belgae/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/279_belgic_nwthrust.png279_Belgic_NWThrustFrom Galatia to Galway: The NW thrust of 'Belgic' culture after 279. 2015-12-04T06:19:34+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/09/08/solar-aspects-of-european-gods-kronos-janus-neptunus-dionysus-mars-apollo-and-manannan/2015-01-02T18:46:20+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/12/22/the-days-of-kronos-and-saturn/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/373px-dreidel_001.jpg373px-Dreidel_001The Hannukah Dreidel is an ancient European custom. Image: Wikimedia Commons (Roland Scheicher).2014-12-22T11:33:36+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/12/25/seasonal-cycles-in-ancient-southern-european-pagan-religion/2014-12-04T02:52:32+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/05/29/design-elements-of-the-celtic-horse-coins/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/450px-serpent_stone.jpg450px-Serpent_stone'Aberlemno 1' pictish stone (Angus, Scotland). The 'double disc' motif appears with the 'z-rod' and the mirror: symbols of rotational and reflectional symmetry. The serpent at the top demonstrates that this symbolism is expressive of the Atlantic otherworld beliefs...https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dobunni_coin_rotational.pngDobunni_Coin_rotationalNote the rotational symmetry seen in the horse-design of this coin! Wiltshire ?Dobunni 1stC BCE.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/celtic_horse_adam.pngCeltic_Horse_AdamThe 'Celtic Horse' seen on the 'primitivist' coins of the Iron Age often showed interesting design characteristics related to concentric circles and points. These became prominent elements of insular Celtic numismatic designs and rock art, such as that seen in Scotland among the 'Picts'. My design here is taken from a coin of the Dobunni (W. Britain).2016-07-07T18:29:11+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/11/09/the-pagan-roots-of-st-martins-day-11th-november/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/hc3b6chster_schloc39f_tor_st_martin.jpgHöchster_Schloß_Tor_St_MartinA German statue of St Martin donating his cloak to the poor man.2014-11-09T23:28:56+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/11/05/armistice-day-the-day-of-the-dead/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/v_for_vendettax.jpgV_for_vendettaxhttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1280px-poster_papaver_3a.jpg1280px-Poster_papaver_3aThe poppy has represented rebirth since ancient times. 2014-11-05T13:43:55+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/03/29/you-can-lead-a-horse-to-water/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/rom-coin-celt-parisii-horse.jpgrom-coin-celt-parisii-horseCompare the stylised horse's body to the shape of the Cetus asterismhttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/chart_cetus_pisces.gifchart_cetus_piscesCetus in relation to Pisces - picture borrowed from blackholes.stardate.orghttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cetus1.jpgCetushttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/luxembourg_mnha_261_epona_dalheim.jpgLuxembourg_MNHA_261_Epona_DalheimCuddly mother Epona - the original Celtic form would have bought your head on a plate, not food!https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/redones.jpgRedonesMore coins from the Redones tribehttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ladygodiva_collier.jpgladygodiva_collierA Pre-Raphaelite Tehi-Tegihttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/redones_gaul1.jpgRedones_Gaul11stC BCE coin of the Redones of NW Gaul, now Brittany.2014-11-02T23:04:12+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/08/31/the-celtic-mysteries/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rom-coin-celt-tasciovanus_stalbans.jpgrom-coin-celt-tasciovanus_stalbansStater of Tasciovanus demonstrating Eleusinian symbolism -influenced by Augustus?2016-12-20T12:21:01+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/10/22/root-branch-and-seed-ancestral-tree-analogies-in-europes-pagan-past/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/anted_rig_stater.jpgAnted_Rig_staterThe branch is a particular symbol found on the 'Anted Rig' British celtic gold staters.2014-10-25T16:13:34+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/11/01/the-wand-or-club-of-the-cailleach/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/cailleach-bheur.jpgCailleach-BheurA modern depiction of the Cailleach Bheur ('Hag of Winter') of Scottish Highland legendhttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/assorted_shillelagh1.jpgAssorted_shillelaghShillelaghs - cut from the hardwood of Blackthorn or Oak, they make formidable weapons ... or Hurling sticks! https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/blackberries.jpgblackberriesChildren in the Isle of Man used to be told not to pick and eat blackberries after 1st October as the 'Devil' was supposed to have touched them with his 'club'.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/winter-constellations-decline-1024x722.jpgWinter-constellations-decline-1024x722https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/assorted_shillelagh.jpgAssorted_shillelaghSome modern Shilelagh.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/cow-parsley-winter.jpgcow parsley winter'Vervain and Dill hinder witches of their will' (English tradition quoted by early folklorist John Aubrey, 1721)2014-10-20T22:02:53+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/10/17/gods-and-robbers-robin-hood/2015-02-28T00:33:14+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/03/28/horse-symbolism-on-celtic-coins/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/800x442_britmus_iron_anarev.jpg800x442_BritMus_Iron_AnarevThe 'Anarevitos' coin - noted the mounted rider and cross-symbolhttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/iceni2.jpgIceni2Iceni coins demonstrating the opposed crescent design, redolent of Pictish symbol stoneshttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/regini_atrebates.jpgRegini_AtrebatesMore detail on an Atrebates coinhttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/atrebates_coins01_full.jpgAtrebates_Coins01_fullNote the horse with overhead sun apparently trampling a loose wheel.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/trin_cat_symbols21.jpgTrin_Cat_symbols2After druidism had retreated to Britain, its coins demonstrated a change. Here the complex symbol on the 'heads' side is matched by the woman riding the horse on the 'tales' side.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cunobellinus1.jpgcunobellinus1Corn ears on a coin of Cunobellinus (Catuvellauni/Trinovantes) 1stC AD. https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/trino_addedomaros.jpgAddedomarosCoin of Addedomaros of the Trinovantes (1stC BCE) - note the reflected, stylised head of cornhttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ademomaros.jpgAdeddomarosCoin of Adeddomaros - the allusion to heads of corn is not so strong, and the opposed crescent symbol is more obvious, as is the branch under the horse.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/parisiicoins.jpgParisiiCoinsAlexander has become a woman on this Parisii coin!https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/philipii_macedon_teradrachm_3rdcbce.jpgPhilipII_Macedon_teradrachm_3rdCBCEPhillip II of Macedon2014-10-19T00:32:12+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/10/16/gods-and-robbers-caher-roe/2014-10-22T08:33:52+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/10/06/gods-and-robbers-twm-sion-cati/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/twmsioncaticave_200k.jpgTwmsioncaticave_200kTwm's 'cave'? I've been there - its more like a grotto than a cave... Image ©Paul Edwards 2011, http://www.aspectsofwales.co.uk/Twmsioncaticave.htm2014-10-12T10:43:08+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/09/26/gods-and-robbers-sawney-bean/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/st_ninian_cave_entrance_2007.jpgSt_Ninian_Cave_entrance_2007St Ninian's Cave: No mermaids here - please move along!https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sawney_bean.gifSawney_Bean'Sawney Bean' and his clan sit down to supper2014-10-06T10:00:58+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/10/20/barry-cunliffe/2014-09-28T22:31:30+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/09/21/weland-the-swan-children-and-the-knight-of-the-swan/2016-11-28T12:45:14+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/04/24/volundr-wayland-weland-and-the-irish-cuillean/2014-10-28T02:08:10+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/08/23/epona-and-the-cult-of-the-danubian-horsemen/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/epona_salonica601_archmus.jpgEpona_Salonica601_ArchMusEpona with two horses - note the similarity with the Danubian cult iconographyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/danubian_plaque1.jpgDanubian_Plaque1An exquisite example of a plaque depicting the 'Danubian Horsemen' and their central goddess... seemingly a version of Epona. 2014-09-19T17:41:14+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/09/19/the-woman-who-sat-by-the-sea/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tynwald.jpgTynwaldThe Tynwald Hill in St John's, Isle of Man. Slieu Whallian is the mountain in the background - it is the terminal peak on the ridge descending from South Barrule, which is cited in Manx legend as home of the god Manannan.2014-09-19T13:05:53+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/03/06/bronze-age-roots-of-european-paganism/2014-09-14T03:35:49+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/03/31/the-hairy-helper-folklore-of-the-brownies/2014-09-08T00:49:14+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/08/29/sirona-another-syncretic-guise-of-the-celtic-great-goddess/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/hochscheid_sirona.jpgHochscheid_SironaThe Sirona statue from the temple discovered at Hochscheid, Moselle, Germany. Note the snake coiled on her arm, eating from a patera of three eggs.2014-09-26T01:23:46+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/03/16/the-celtic-dioskoroi/2014-08-29T13:58:27+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/07/27/celtic-gods/2014-08-29T01:48:00+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/08/03/the-sith-fairies-in-the-medieval-celtic-world/2014-08-29T01:45:08+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/08/09/gebeleizis-or-beleizis-belenos-among-the-dacians/2014-08-22T23:20:01+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/06/01/the-celtic-otherworld-in-romanian-folk-belief/2015-07-07T05:48:12+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/08/22/frau-holle/2014-08-22T22:58:39+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/08/21/nehalennia-the-cailleach-of-zeeland/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/hekate_cerberus_herakles.jpgHekate_Cerberus_HeraklesA vase image of Herakles completing his 12th task - leashing Cerberus while Hekate watches. Image (c) Theoi.comhttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/t16_5hekate.jpgT16_5HekateAncient Greek Hekate or Artemis with her dog. Incidentally, Hekate was also frequently depicted as a triple-goddess!https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/wlanl_-_mystic_mabel_-_voltarief_van_de_godin_nehalennia_150-250_na_chr.jpgWLANL_-_mystic_mabel_-_Voltarief_van_de_Godin_Nehalennia_150-250_na_ChrNehalennia2017-04-14T13:16:30+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/08/02/lughnasadh-lunacy/2014-08-02T15:23:58+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/08/02/henbane-seed-pods-on-the-gundestrup-cauldron/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/hyoscyamus_niger_mhnt_bot_2009_17_15.jpgHyoscyamus_niger_MHNT_BOT_2009_17_15Dried seed cases of Hyoscyamus Nigerhttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/gundestrup_warriors.jpgGundestrup_warriorsThe 'branch' of the reincarnating warriors from the Gundestrup cauldron. Are these seed pods of Hyoscyamus Niger (Henbane)?2014-08-02T11:34:05+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/08/01/the-gaesatae/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dying_gaul.jpgDying_gaulThe 'Dying Gaul' or 'Dying Galatian' from the Capitoline Museum.2014-08-01T12:09:43+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/07/27/hallucinosis-battle-fury-and-oracles-of-the-divine/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/detail_of_antlered_figure_on_the_gundestrup_cauldron.jpgDetail_of_antlered_figure_on_the_Gundestrup_CauldronThe 'visionary' man holding a torc and serpent (Gundestrup cauldron - late Celtic iron age). Compare this image to the Delphian tetradrachm above...https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/apollopythiatripod.jpgApolloPythiaTripodGreek tetradrachm depicting Apollo the archer with the Python and the Delphic tripodhttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/henbane1.jpgHenbane1https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/gauls_fighting.jpggauls_fighting2014-07-27T22:36:49+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/07/24/the-fisher-king-belenos-in-the-arthurian-tales/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/franks_weyland_christ.jpgFranks_Weyland_ChristPanel from the 8thC Anglo-Saxon 'Franks' Casket' depicting the juxtaposition of pagan mythology and Christian. On the left - the injured smith-king Weyland receives a visit from three (Valkyrie) women. On the right, Mary and the baby Jesus receive the three male Magi. Note the items carries by the Magi and consider the court of the Fisher King...https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/franks_casket_vorne_links.jpgFranks_Casket_vorne_linksThe injured smith-king Weyland (left) entertainshttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/corleck-head.jpgCarved stone headTriadic divinites: The 'Corleck Head' (National Museum of Ireland) has three faces - you can only ever see two when looking at it side-on! This is an expression of the mystery hinted at in the character of the Fisher King.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/gundes_grail.jpgGundes_GrailInterior panel from the late Iron Age Gundestrup cauldron depicting a giant warrior rejuvenating soldiers in some kind of vessel, making them into mounted knights.2014-07-24T12:27:39+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/04/25/odinnvili-and-ve/2014-07-09T11:01:03+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/07/08/concordance-of-belenos-manannan-merlin-and-wodan/2014-07-08T23:06:31+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/07/05/4th-july-julian-midsummer/2014-07-05T21:12:57+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/06/22/apollo-and-the-hyperboreans/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/man_who_would_be_king.jpgMan_Who_would_Be_KIngConnery, Alexander or Abaris?https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/stonehenge-from-the-air-008.jpgStonehenge from the airStonehenge. Photograph: Jason Hawkes/Gettyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/delphi_apollon.jpgDelphi_ApollonRemains of the temple of Apollo at Delphi - note the passing resemblance to northern European (ie - Hyperborean) 'stone circles'...2018-02-25T00:47:15+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/12/30/from-cogitosus-to-geraldus-cambrensis-brigit-replaces-the-goddess/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/saint_brigids_cross.jpgCrios BridBrigit's crosshttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/stbernardfs.jpgMilky Milky"Holy Lactating Mothe of God!" - St Bernard has his eyes 'cured' with a splash of milk...2014-06-21T22:24:42+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/06/20/chiron-the-centaurs-and-the-solar-hunter-gods/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/osisimi_gaul1.jpgOsisimi_Gaul1The Osisimi of Gaul (atC BCE) also produced many indigenous 'centaur' coins. Like those of the Venetii, they also depict many human heads attached to ?cords in the designs.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/veneti_coin_5th_1st_century_bce.jpgVeneti_coin_5th_1st_century_BCE1stC BCE coin of the Venetii (Brittany) showing the horse-man. Definitely a wholly Celtic design!https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/cunobelin_centaur.jpgCunobelin_CentaurA centaur depicted on a coin of the semi-Romanised king Cunobelinos (1stC CE Britain)https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/handofsabazius.jpgHandOfSabaziusA 'Sabazios' votive hand - image from the British Museum.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/chiron-achilles_detail.jpgchiron-achilles_detailChiron the hunter - teacher of Greek heros. Are him and Sabazios one and the same? Perhaps the Minotaur too?2015-07-26T09:55:20+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/06/17/279-brennus-and-the-mystery-of-the-undiluted-wine/2014-06-17T15:07:37+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/06/11/celtic-belenos-and-slavic-veles/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/perun_i_veles.jpgPerun_i_VelesPerun and Veles - aspects of the 'Thracian Horseman' and 'Phrygian Sabazios'?2014-06-12T11:13:34+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/06/09/mountain-mothers-cybele-the-sybils-and-the-cailleach/2014-06-09T14:46:20+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/06/05/etruscan-religion-in-the-italic-iron-age/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/lituus_wiki.jpgLituus_wikiRoman Emperors were proud of their Etruscan heritage. This coin depicts the ritual artifacts of an Augur, including the Etruscan 'lituus'. Similar depictions also include a basin instead of the jug, suggesting the use of liquid 'mirrors' in the scrying process...https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/640px-etruscan_civilization_map.png640px-Etruscan_civilization_map2014-06-05T17:26:44+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/04/26/concordance-in-norsegermanic-and-irish-mythology/2016-11-22T06:47:28+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/05/31/thracian-celtic-religion/2016-08-23T05:19:13+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/05/25/warband-culture-and-the-celtic-iron-age/2014-05-27T20:02:08+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/10/25/tehi-tegi/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/waldroniomcover.pngWaldronIOMCover2014-05-27T12:45:28+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/05/26/the-warrior-panel-of-the-gundestrup-cauldron/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/640px-gundestrupkarret3.jpg640px-Gundestrupkarret3The 'warrior' panel from the interior of the cauldron. Note the branch between the warriors - the flowers look like Henbane. Photo: Malene Thyssen2014-05-26T14:11:13+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/05/19/a-religion-flowing-in-the-blood-and-the-landscape/2014-05-25T18:18:12+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/05/23/the-icenii-andraste-and-andate/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/redones_gaul1.jpgRedones_Gaul1A coin of the Gaulish Redones (Brittany) shows the martial female mounted upon a horse: The Morrigan and Dagda?2014-05-24T00:00:40+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/05/19/fairy-paths-in-the-gaelic-world/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/real_fairy_bridge.jpgReal_Fairy_BridgeThe Kewaigue (Oakhill) 'Fairy Bridge' in the Isle of Man. It was built off the main track by about 30 yards, and sits mysteriously among the trees...2015-07-29T23:07:28+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/01/09/erdathe-the-atlantic-religions-day-of-judgement/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/erdathe_word.jpgErdathe_wordhttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/erdathe_large.jpgerdathe_largehttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/erdathe.jpgerdathe2015-03-01T21:50:53+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/08/17/sluagh-sidhe-and-hidden-folk-the-host-of-souls/2014-05-09T18:51:43+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/05/09/beltane-the-secret-blacksmith/2014-05-09T16:26:06+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/05/06/going-with-the-fairies-alesoun-peirsouns-confession-shamanism-and-the-otherworld/2014-05-08T10:31:02+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/05/06/fairies-at-beltane-friend-or-foe/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/evil_eye_mosaic_wikipedia.pngEvil_Eye_Mosaic_wikipediaRoman era mosaic of a happy Lare protected from sharp and venomous things by the apotropaic Eye symbol2014-05-06T13:16:27+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/05/01/the-manx-beltane-oiel-voaldyn/2014-05-05T10:41:07+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/05/01/the-meanings-of-beltane/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/primrose_img_1803_2009_04-copy-1.jpgPrimrose_IMG_1803_2009_04 copy (1)https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/croshcuirn.jpgcroshcuirnA Manx Crosh Cuirn2014-05-02T12:42:47+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/04/23/the-role-of-serpents-and-dragons-in-norse-mythology/2018-02-06T12:01:40+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/04/21/norse-sea-giants-in-more-detail/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/johann_heinrich_fc3bcssli_011.jpgJohann_Heinrich_Füssli_011Thor wrestling the Midgard Serpent (painting by Füssli, 1788).2014-04-21T04:49:57+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/04/13/similarities-in-greco-roman-and-gaelic-myth/2014-04-14T10:44:21+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/04/07/creatures-from-the-far-shores/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/640px-mosaico_trabajos_hc3a9rcules_m_a_n__madrid_11.jpg640px-Mosaico_Trabajos_Hércules_(M_A_N__Madrid)_11Hercules eyes up Hera's 'bridal gift' - perhaps the Hesperides are a tripliform expression of Zeus' wife?...https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/close_up_of_gorgon_at_the_pediment_of_artemis_temple_in_corfu.jpgClose_up_of_Gorgon_at_the_pediment_of_Artemis_temple_in_CorfuThe stylised Gorgon from the pediment of the 6thC BCE Temple of Artemis, Corfu. Was she the Greek version of the 'loathly lady' myths of the north? 2014-04-14T10:08:05+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/04/07/the-evil-eye-in-ancient-atlantic-europe-101/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/480px-ngc7293_2004.jpg480px-NGC7293_(2004)The eye was once considered the one organ which could express the divine light of the soul. In the ancient world a perfected soul was believed to reside in the heavens as a star...https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/athena_medousa.jpgAthena_MedousaPerseus presents the head of Medousa to an obviously jealous Athena (Aine). Note there are only two snakes protruding from the Gorgon's head...2014-04-08T09:55:44+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/04/04/pythagoras-empedocles-and-plato-spiritual-philosophy/2014-04-05T09:15:23+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/04/03/taliesins-description-of-the-world-in-vita-merlini/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/merlin_blaise.jpgMerlin_BlaiseThe Monk and the Magician2014-04-03T22:28:30+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/04/02/mogh-ruith-mercenary-druid-warrior/2015-07-26T04:13:02+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/04/01/ancestor-beliefs-and-the-time-before-memory/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/homer.jpgHomerThe real Homer?https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/altaiagffa.pngALTAIAGFFAThe start of all good stories...https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/lyre_brittany_bc.jpgLyre_Brittany_BCStatue of Iron Age 'bard' clutching a Celtic lyre, or 'Crwth'. The lyre was common to the Greeks from an early period. 2014-04-01T18:08:56+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/03/22/the-elucidation/2014-03-28T21:34:27+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/03/22/watery-gateways-to-the-otherworld/2014-03-28T21:33:41+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/03/24/cailleach-biorar/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/450px-veronica_beccabunga_001.jpg450px-Veronica_beccabunga_001Brooklime and watercress appear as if by magic from pools and streams in the springtimehttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0099.jpgIMG_0099Menyanthes Trifoliata emerging from Curragh pool in springtimehttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/biorar_.jpgBiorarThe 'Beltaine flower' Caltha Palustris (, Marsh Marigold, Lus buí Bealtaine) emerging in 'curragh' pools at Beltaine.https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/holly.jpgHollyHolly (Ilex aquifolium) - In Gaelic, the name is Cuillean (Manx: Hollin). Its piercing spines and shiny evergreen leaves made it a tree associated with the Otherworld. 'Bir' in Old Irish means a 'sharp point' or 'spear' (eDiL)https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/800px-the_grave_of_st__monnina_killeavy_graveyard.jpg800px-The_grave_of_St__Monnina,_Killeavy_Graveyard'Grave' slab of Moninne at Kileavy, Slieve Gullion in Armagh. Another 'Blathnaidh' stone for the muse of poets?2014-03-28T21:33:05+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/03/27/careless-lake-ladies-and-mermaids-flood-myths-in-celtic-folklore/2014-03-28T21:32:19+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/03/27/fountains-maidens-vessels-crusty-wizard-kings-knight-errants-and-horses/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/rom-relief-sulis-minerva.jpgrom-relief-sulis-minervaThe stone fascia of the Roman-British shrine of 'Minerva Aquae Sulis' at Bath displayed this magnificent head of 'Manannan'. Note the 'solar' rays of the hair and the 'watery' appearance of the beard...https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/hope-coventina01a.jpgHope-coventina01aRomano-British stela of the triple-goddess 'Coventina'. Note the vases and the bunch of corn...https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ballafreer-ballakew-066.jpgBallafreer Ballakew 066The 'Ballafreer phallus', Braddan, Isle of Man - known locally as the 'White Lady'!https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sheelawiki.jpgSheelaWikiA 'Sheela na Gig' - compare her to the images of 'Coventina' from the Romano-British stelae...2014-03-28T21:31:44+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/03/28/coventina-2/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/coventina_stela_carawwburgh.jpgCoventina_stela_carawwburghA plaque depicting Coventina from the Roman temple at Carrawburghhttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/coventina_photo.jpgCoventina_photoReclining Coventina with her vase and branch - from the temple of her well near to Hadrian's wall at Carrawburgh c.3rdC CE2014-03-28T09:37:21+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/03/25/blog-title-change-the-atlantic-religion/2014-03-27T00:58:32+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/03/18/through-a-mirror-water-in-the-atlantic-religion/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/newgrange-boyne.jpgnewgrange-boyneNewgrange on the Boyne. Horde of poisonous sheep shown for scale!https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sadko_palekh.jpgSadko_palekhSadko visits the Sea Tsarhttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/800px-bog_of_allen_-_croghan_hill.jpg800px-Bog_of_Allen_-_Croghan_HillThe Bog of Allen (Móin Alúine) with Croghan Hill ('Cruachan Bri Eile') in the backgroundhttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bediverebeardsley.jpgBedivereBeardsleyAubrey Beardsley's depiction of Bedivere consigning the sword Excalibur to the 'Lady of the Lake'https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/llyncerrigbach.jpgLlyn Cerrig BachLlyn Cerrig Bachhttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/llyn-cerrig-bach-by-eric-jones.jpgLlyn-Cerrig-Bach-by-Eric-Joneshttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/flagfenmere.jpgFlag FenFlag Fen, England - site of a timber trackway and platforms built over water during the Neolithic and Bronze Age, associated with ritual water deposits 2014-03-19T16:41:23+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/03/15/the-ancestral-mother/2014-03-18T15:28:30+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/03/17/si-people-or-sea-people/2014-08-29T12:21:59+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/10/27/moura-encantada-and-mari/2014-03-16T22:01:49+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/08/11/fairies-as-ancestors-in-the-isle-of-man/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/the_isle_of_man_svg.pngThe_Isle_of_Man_svg2014-03-16T00:20:12+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/08/02/the-ancient-philosophical-model-of-existence/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/500px-four_elements_representation_svg.png500px-Four_elements_representation_svgThe Four Elements and Four Qualities linking themhttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ptolemy_spheres_ppt2.jpgptolemy_spheres_pptA medieval illustration of the ancient map of the universe, after Claudius Ptolemy (2ndC CE).2014-03-16T00:17:21+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/08/08/the-secret-commonwealth/2014-03-16T00:13:02+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/07/28/lucan-and-metempsychosis/2014-03-16T00:10:14+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/07/25/indigenous-religion-and-philosophy/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/751px-floristic_regions_in_europe_english.png751px-Floristic_regions_in_Europe_(english)2014-03-16T00:08:37+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/03/12/diogenes-laertius-the-druids-and-magi/2014-03-12T13:39:53+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/03/12/fionnysus/2014-03-12T13:06:42+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/03/08/plutarchs-account-of-cronus-worship-in-the-atlantic-north/2014-03-08T17:40:22+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/03/08/cronos-orphic-and-eleusinian-mysteries-and-spirit-traditions-of-ancient-europe/2014-03-08T15:20:59+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/02/27/moral-philosophy-and-the-atlantic-european-otherworld/2014-02-27T15:22:23+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/02/18/st-kentigern-a-christianised-pagan-tale/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/glasgow_coat_of_arms.pngGlasgow_Coat_of_ArmsThe coat of arms of Glasgow depicts the miracles of St Kentigern (Mungo)2014-02-18T12:26:09+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/02/08/otherworld-themes-in-aislinge-meic-con-glinne/2014-02-10T12:08:41+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/02/02/the-fate-of-the-early-irish-brigitine-church/2014-02-06T12:49:13+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/02/02/bride/2014-02-02T01:01:43+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/09/05/the-morrigan/2014-01-29T16:40:16+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/10/10/the-ceide-fields/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/800px-ceide_fields_neolithic_site.jpg800px-Ceide_Fields_Neolithic_SiteThe Céide Fields in Co. Mayo, Eire2014-04-30T12:41:12+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/09/08/the-cailleach-in-togail-bruidne-da-derga/2014-01-29T11:55:04+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/01/01/understanding-stories-about-the-celtic-saints/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pat_nuremberg.jpgpat_nurembergNaomh Pádraig - the 'Shining Daddy'https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/saints.jpgSaintsChristianity's super-heroes 2014-01-19T17:08:01+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2014/01/06/naomh-padraig-the-hagiographies/2014-01-06T13:46:03+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/12/29/commentary-on-bethu-brigte/2013-12-29T13:47:07+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/12/28/converting-paganism-to-hagiography-in-the-post-classical-atlantic-world/2013-12-28T16:18:55+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/12/20/solstice-christmas-and-the-twelve-days/2013-12-20T22:55:13+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/12/18/catharism-a-late-flowering-of-pagan-doctrine-in-europe/2013-12-19T19:12:56+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/12/18/arianism-the-rejection-of-man-as-god/2013-12-18T14:38:16+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/12/12/textualising-the-atlantean-bardic-world/2013-12-12T14:41:53+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/12/11/the-evil-eye-and-the-atlantic-world/2013-12-11T15:40:36+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/11/11/the-names-of-the-cailleach/2013-11-14T12:00:06+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/11/11/beara/2013-11-14T11:51:46+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/11/07/the-wheel-of-the-year/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sun_year_sml.pngSun_Year_sml2013-11-07T10:53:10+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/11/03/boand-water-goddess-of-the-boyne/2013-11-06T13:23:57+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/10/31/orion-the-milky-way-and-the-winter-goddess/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/orion.pngorionOrion - the winter Cailleach...2018-02-25T00:36:41+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/10/28/the-meaning-of-samhain/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/orion_spinelli_c1.jpgOrionOrion - The Cailleach2013-10-31T12:00:02+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/10/27/mary-the-goddess/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/stbrigid2.jpgstbrigid22013-10-28T11:47:23+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/10/25/nerthus/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/trundholmsunchariot.jpgTrundholmSunChariotThe Trundholm Sun Chariot - a possible representation of Nerthus? The Sun is personified as the feminine Sól in Scandinavian legend.2013-10-28T02:57:38+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/10/26/tehi-tegi-and-the-pictish-stones/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/aberlemno-9946.jpgAberlemno-9946https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pictish_symbols.gifPictish_SymbolsSymbols found on Pictish' stones. Are they related to the Manx 'Tehi-Tegi', Irish Cliodhna, and other 'mermaid' traditions?2013-10-28T01:17:58+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/10/26/sirens/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/armitage_siren.jpgArmitage_SirenThemes of seduction and the sea are an ancient part of pagan metaphor2013-10-26T23:45:31+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/10/23/the-atlantean-sea-god/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/manannansculpture.jpgManannanSculptureA contemporary Manx sculpture of Manannan displayed at a local music festival2013-10-25T15:15:58+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/09/17/the-atlantic-otherworld-2/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/day-and-night.jpgDay and Nighthttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/night-and-day.jpgnight and dayWhen the sun sets upon our world ... it rises on another in the West2013-10-24T11:01:06+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/10/09/atlantic-civilisation/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/doggerbank.jpgDoggerbankDogger Bank was probably finally submerged by rising sea levels around 5000BC. A likely candidate for Pliny's Atlantis....https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/500px-doggerland_svg.png500px-Doggerland_svgDoggerland circa 8000BChttps://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/800px-de_zuilen_van_hercules_gibraltar_en_ceuta.jpg800px-De_Zuilen_van_Hercules_Gibraltar_en_CeutaThe straits of Gibraltar were known as the 'Pillars of Hercules' to the ancients - gateway to the wild Atlantic.2013-10-10T12:10:14+00:00monthlyhttps://atlanticreligion.com/2013/10/10/the-ness-of-brodgar/https://atlanticreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/mapneolithicheart.gifMapNeolithicHeartThe Ness of Brodgar is the thin finger of land in the middle of the map. 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