Tag Archives: Mythology

Rath-Ra…

County Roscommon, Tuesday 26th July 2022… *** *** Weirdly, our next site came with a, ‘beware of the bull’ sign! * And while there was no animal visible, there were signs of its presence liberally spread about the field. * … Continue reading

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Two Bulls: the dark-haunched…

County Sligo, Carrowmore, Tuesday 26th July 2022… *** *** Dark and dire, mighty in muzzle, long in horn; *** *** narrow flanked, beefy breasted; *** *** his thick-maned neck tough and strong; *** *** his haughty, curl-browed-head cocked high; *** … Continue reading

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Queen Maebh’s Cairn?…

County Sligo, Carrowmore, Tuesday 26th July 2022… *** *** Whilst it is a reconstruction there is nothing to overtly suggest that it is modelled on the cairn on top of the hill? *** *** The name Maebh derives from ‘mead’ … Continue reading

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Odin’s Steed…

* We have to travel far and wide before we can comprehend this story, but in psychological terms ‘Loki’ is straightforward enough. He represents the shadow side of the personality. * In the Myth Cycle as a whole, Loki’s binding … Continue reading

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The Prisoner…

* Beauty dived into the bushes led by Prince then gasped as one of the thorns from the brambles traced the delicate skin of her inner arm. The blood came in spurts and rivulets. “No wait,” she cried, pausing to … Continue reading

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‘Heart and Soul’…

* The first key… Bigger than me… and inside, a box; identical but smaller, in order to fit, with another key. * Key number two… As big as you… whose mote is my beam, now clearly seen as I click … Continue reading

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Armoury Show…

* The prosperous town of Armore was built next to a forest. Late one night Old-Man-Log came out of the forest and sat down in the middle of the town’s market square. He opened up the palm of his right … Continue reading

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God-Man…

* …“But the Angles were a British tribe, right? And the Saxons were German?” We are back in Wen’s study after the half triumph of the first of our Glastonbury talks, which aside from a few timing problems, went as … Continue reading

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The Osiriad~Myths of Ancient Egypt re-released…

It felt as if I had been taken by the scruff of the neck, sat down in front of the computer and instructed to write. The Osiriad was one of the strangest experiences I have ever had with words. I … Continue reading

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Tom Banjo…

* Down the dark stairwell,  a silent progress plotted. ‘Twas death in that  house were Tom but spotted. …He reached the door, a tree clad Owl hooted. Three seconds more and Tom was Seven League Booted. One stride it took … Continue reading

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