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Apr 24, 2006 11:14:47 GMT -5
Post by Senbecc on Apr 24, 2006 11:14:47 GMT -5
okay well thats the long way lol.Well done Ok...I'll make a deal with you two...If you'll each pick one of the sidhe and write an article (by your own hand from your own research) I will pick one and do the same. In this way we can learn more about the gods as individuals...Try to find them in their original texts, their individual stories and what they mean to you...This will help you come to know the gods more intimately I think.
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Apr 24, 2006 12:25:46 GMT -5
Post by flowerfaeryqueen on Apr 24, 2006 12:25:46 GMT -5
good idea, i will.
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Apr 24, 2006 14:58:47 GMT -5
Post by Zowwiee ™ on Apr 24, 2006 14:58:47 GMT -5
Okay I will deffie try If I have a break from revision lol. xxx
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May 1, 2006 9:21:03 GMT -5
Post by flowerfaeryqueen on May 1, 2006 9:21:03 GMT -5
i think will do queen mab. does she count as one of the sidhe?
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May 4, 2006 0:32:49 GMT -5
Post by Senbecc on May 4, 2006 0:32:49 GMT -5
i think will do queen mab. does she count as one of the sidhe? Yeah she does actually, Queen Medb would certainly count as a Faery woman...I'll be interested to see what you tell us. Sorry it took me so long to get back to you two.
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May 4, 2006 10:21:38 GMT -5
Post by Senbecc on May 4, 2006 10:21:38 GMT -5
The Great skyhorse, and the good god of the Irish Druids while the Celts didn't really have any kind of "first parent" in many ways the Dagda can be seen as the "father" of the Irish Gods (Also known as the all-father). Some might think that the "good" part of his name refers to some moral stand point, but no (definitely not lol), the Dagda is known as the "good god" of Druids because of his fluidness of skill and expertise. The Dagda was a master of many skilled assimilation of everything (besides looking like a god that is). The names which he is given to describe his "jack-of-all-trades" abilities were many and varied, Skyhorse, the horse father of many, the all knowing noble, Aedh (fire) and Fios (Knowledge) to name a few, in one legend he gives his full title which runs about 26 or 27 names in all. The Dagda sired many children some including Oengus, Bridgid, Cearmaid and several others as well as being brother to Nuadam and Ogma, and by a few sources Dian Ceacht as well. In the battle of Moytura he is associated with very basic earthy functions...Such as eating, drinking, sexual intercourse, passing gas and "waste" and pretty much just having a good time. He is completely unlike other deities: "Belly the size of a house cauldron...His appearance was unsightly, he had a cape to the hollow of his elbows and a gray brown tunic around him to the swelling of his rump. He trailed behind him a wheeled fork which was the work of 8 men to move...His long penis uncovered. He had on boots of horse hide with the hair outside". -Cath Maige Tuired This actually reoccurs in several cultures and mythologies where the greatest of the gods or wisest of humans appears to be the exact opposite. There is a POWERFUL lesson here for students of the Celtic other-world. He also carried a double ended club which killed 9 men with one end and restored them to life with the other, not to mention his "undry" cauldron which I'll bet we've all heard about . Maybe we should go into some detail on these as well?
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May 4, 2006 10:24:22 GMT -5
Post by Senbecc on May 4, 2006 10:24:22 GMT -5
Did I mention he is a member of the Tuatha De Dannan?
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May 16, 2006 3:40:13 GMT -5
Post by ihrian on May 16, 2006 3:40:13 GMT -5
oooh, i didnt know Eriu was the daughter of Dagda!!! awesome..
Senbecc, im gunna do that too, but i'll do it on Eriu...lol only coz she has my name ehehe
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May 16, 2006 4:22:40 GMT -5
Post by Senbecc on May 16, 2006 4:22:40 GMT -5
oooh, i didnt know Eriu was the daughter of Dagda!!! awesome.. Senbecc, im gunna do that too, but i'll do it on Eriu...lol only coz she has my name ehehe I would enjoy the read.
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May 16, 2006 5:35:21 GMT -5
Post by Zowwiee ™ on May 16, 2006 5:35:21 GMT -5
Can I do Brigid ??
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May 16, 2006 8:53:35 GMT -5
Post by Senbecc on May 16, 2006 8:53:35 GMT -5
You can do any you'd like to do.
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May 16, 2006 15:51:10 GMT -5
Post by Zowwiee ™ on May 16, 2006 15:51:10 GMT -5
yay kl Ok it mite take a while though lol Im very lazy
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May 17, 2006 20:30:22 GMT -5
Post by Senbecc on May 17, 2006 20:30:22 GMT -5
yay kl Ok it mite take a while though lol Im very lazy Lazy? How far are you gonna get being lazy?! Don't make me swim all the way to England! ;D
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May 19, 2006 10:30:52 GMT -5
Post by Zowwiee ™ on May 19, 2006 10:30:52 GMT -5
heh heh heh hmmm No not quite THAT lazy but nearly.
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May 20, 2006 13:40:21 GMT -5
Post by flowerfaeryqueen on May 20, 2006 13:40:21 GMT -5
im pretty lazy as well! ill try, but now, MY exams are coming, i am being pumped with revision.
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