2014 Rhind Lecture 4: "The Horse Goddess" by Professor John Waddell
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2014
- Lecture 4
The archaeology and mythology of Navan with its tutelary goddess Macha are just some of the indications that equine rites were a significant part of ancient kingship ceremonial.
The 2014 Rhind Lectures - Archaeology and Celtic Myth - an exploration
These lectures are an exploration and their central premise is that elements of pre-Christian Celtic myth preserved in medieval Irish literature shed light on older traditions and beliefs not just in Ireland but elsewhere in Europe as well. This enquiry mainly focuses on aspects of the mythology associated with four well-known Irish archaeological landscapes: Newgrange and the Boyne Valley, and the royal sites of Rathcroghan in Co. Roscommon, Navan in Co. Armagh, and Tara in Co. Meath.
The Rhind Lecturer
John Waddell is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology in the National University of Ireland Galway. For over a decade and with the support of the Heritage Council, his research has focused on the royal site of Rathcroghan in western Ireland, a complex of archaeological monuments that figures prominently in early Irish literature. Recent publications include Foundation Myths. The beginnings of Irish archaeology (2005); Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon. Archaeological and geophysical survey in a ritual landscape (2009) and in 2010 a revised edition of The Prehistoric Archaeology of Ireland.
The 2014 Rhind Lectures were sponsored by Rubicon Heritage Ltd which attracted an Arts and Business Scotland New Arts Sponsorship Grant. The Rhind Lectures were also gratefully supported by The Consulate General of Ireland and the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Thank you, it was fun learning the Origin of Epona. Zelda is my favorite game. It's weird how many little details are hidden in it.
...can anyone tell me what might be the significance of a...lightning steed...in Irish myth?Thanks for the post.
Seems to me there are lots of shamanic elements in these rituals.
So a horse goddess that gives birth to twins... and separately you have the divine twins who are associated with horses. Seems a bit of a coincidence.
@Lavette - astro-archaeology, "world-views", ideologies incorporating a 3-tiered cosmos...that this somehow has significance in British & Irish prehistory is no myth. The evidence of sites & material culture prove this beyond doubt. I wouldn't go as far as positioning Neolithic mythology as evident in early medieval Irish literature as Waddell suggests, but Bronze & Iron Age oral traditions may have more credence. Besides, trolling an expert w/decades of research behind him is no real achievement, is it.
more starlore ... same story different dialect astrotheology ... same as it ever was ! Tellurium stellar-cult ... lets add some wisdom to that word S-Tellarium or stellarium yep stellar cult ...
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