CHAPTER I : THE CEL 1·S IN ANCIENT HISTORY Earliest References IN the chronicles of the classical nations for about five hundred years previous to the Christian era there are frequent references to a people associated with these nations, sometimes i~ peace, sometimes in war, and evidently occupying a position of great strength and influence in the Terra Incognita of MidEurope. This people is called by the Greeks the H yperboreans or Celts, the latter term being first found in the geographer Hecatreus, about 500 B.C.1 Herodotus, about half a century later, speaks of the Celts as dwelling" beyond the pillars of Hercules "i. e., in Spain-and also of the Danube as rising in their country. Aristotle knew that they dwelt "beyond Spain," that they had captured Rome, and that they set great store by warlike power. References other than geographical are occasionally met with even in early wri terse Hellanicus of Les bos, an historian of the fifth century B.C., describes
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CONTENTS; CHAP; I THE CELTS IN ANCIENT HISTORY; II THE RELIGION OF THE CELTS 51; III THE IRISH INVASION MYTHS 94; IV THE EARLY MILESIAN KINGS; V TALES OF THE ULTONIAN CYCLE; VI TALES OF THE OSSIANIC CYCLE 252; VII THE VOYAGE OF MAELDUN; VIII MYTHS AND TALES OF THE CYMRY 332; GENEALOGICAL TABLES; GODS OF THE HOUSE OF DON • 350; GODS OF THE HOUSE OF LLYR 351; ARTHUR AND HIS KIN 352; GLOSSARY AND INDEX 421; xi
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CONTENTS; CHAP; I THE CELTS IN ANCIENT HISTORY; II THE RELIGION OF THE CELTS 51; III THE IRISH INVASION MYTHS 94; IV THE EARLY MILESIAN KINGS; V TALES OF THE ULTONIAN CYCLE; VI TALES OF THE OSSIANIC CYCLE 252; VII THE VOYAGE OF MAELDUN; VIII MYTHS AND TALES OF THE CYMRY 332; GENEALOGICAL TABLES; GODS OF THE HOUSE OF DON • 350; GODS OF THE HOUSE OF LLYR 351; ARTHUR AND HIS KIN 352; GLOSSARY AND INDEX 421; xi
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Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.
Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text.
