Celtic mythology

E179754

cultural tradition mythology religious belief system

Celtic mythology is the body of ancient myths, legends, and religious beliefs of the Celtic peoples, featuring deities, heroes, and supernatural beings preserved in Irish, Welsh, and other Celtic traditions.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Celtic mythology canonical	13
Irish mythology	4
Celtic paganism	2
British mythology	1
Celtic polytheism	1

Statements (79)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural tradition ⓘ mythology ⓘ religious belief system ⓘ
associatedFestival	Beltane ⓘ Imbolc ⓘ Lughnasadh ⓘ Samhain ⓘ
associatedWith	Iron Age ⓘ surface form: Iron Age Europe pre-Christian Europe ⓘ
hasConcept	Otherworld ⓘ geis ⓘ heroic code ⓘ prophecy ⓘ sacred kingship ⓘ seasonal festivals ⓘ shape-shifting ⓘ
hasDeity	Arawn ⓘ Arianrhod ⓘ Brigid ⓘ Cernunnos ⓘ Epona ⓘ Lugh ⓘ Manannán mac Lir ⓘ Morrígan ⓘ Nuada ⓘ Ogma ⓘ Sucellus ⓘ Taranis ⓘ The Dagda ⓘ
hasForm	heroic tales ⓘ legends ⓘ myths ⓘ religious narratives ⓘ
hasHero	Arthur ⓘ Conchobar mac Nessa ⓘ Cú Chulainn ⓘ Deirdre ⓘ Fionn mac Cumhaill ⓘ Oisín ⓘ
hasPart	Breton mythology ⓘ Welsh mythology ⓘ surface form: Brythonic mythology Cornish mythology ⓘ Fenian cycle ⓘ surface form: Fenian Cycle Gaulish mythology ⓘ Irish mythology ⓘ Kings’ Cycle ⓘ Mabinogion ⓘ Manx mythology ⓘ Mythological Cycle ⓘ Scottish Gaelic mythology ⓘ Ulster Cycle ⓘ Welsh mythology ⓘ
hasSupernaturalBeing	Sídhe ⓘ Tuatha Dé Danann ⓘ banshees ⓘ fairies ⓘ púca ⓘ selkies ⓘ
influenced	Arthurian legend ⓘ modern fantasy literature ⓘ neo-paganism ⓘ
languageContext	Gaulish ⓘ Middle Welsh ⓘ Old Irish ⓘ
laterRecordedIn	Christian monastic texts ⓘ medieval manuscripts ⓘ
partOf	Celtic culture ⓘ
practicedBy	Celtic tribes ⓘ surface form: Celtic peoples
region	Brittany ⓘ Cornwall ⓘ Gaul ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Isle of Man (crown dependency) ⓘ surface form: Isle of Man Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ
timePeriod	Roman era ⓘ early Middle Ages ⓘ pre-Roman era ⓘ
transmittedThrough	oral tradition ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Celtic nations → hasCulturalElement → Celtic mythology ⓘ

Merlin → culture → Celtic mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: British mythology

Merlin → culture → Celtic mythology ⓘ

Gaelic Ireland → religion → Celtic mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Celtic paganism

W.B. Yeats → influencedBy → Celtic mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irish mythology

River Boyne → mentionedIn → Celtic mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irish mythology

Arthurian legend → associatedWith → Celtic mythology ⓘ

Excalibur → culturalOrigin → Celtic mythology ⓘ

North → influencedBy → Celtic mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irish mythology

Marie Heaney → fieldOfWork → Celtic mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irish mythology

Celtic tribes → religion → Celtic mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Celtic polytheism

Morgan → hasCulturalAssociation → Celtic mythology ⓘ

High Kingship of Ireland → associatedWithReligion → Celtic mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Celtic paganism

Avalon → associatedWith → Celtic mythology ⓘ

Tegid Foel → mythologicalTradition → Celtic mythology ⓘ

The Fairy Changeling and Other Poems → hasInfluenceFrom → Celtic mythology ⓘ

Gwenhwyfar → relatedMythology → Celtic mythology ⓘ

Celtic festival Samhain → associatedWith → Celtic mythology ⓘ

subject surface form: Samhain

Isle of the Blessed → culture → Celtic mythology ⓘ

Artur → hasCulturalAssociation → Celtic mythology ⓘ

Smite → includesPantheon → Celtic mythology ⓘ