Marc Notes:
Originally published: Gods and heroes of the Celts. London: Methuen, 1949.

Publisher Marketing:
Noted French scholar and linguist discusses the gods of the continental Celts, the beginnings of mythology in Ireland, heroes, and the two main categories of Irish deities: mother-goddesses -- local, rural spirits of fertility or of war -- and chieftain-gods: national deities who are magicians, nurturers, craftsmen, and protectors of the people.

Review Citations:

• Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2001 pg. 10 (EAN 9780486414416, Paperback)