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bodies from one world to another. It is arguable that the Celtic and Pythagorean doctrines were mutually exclusive. See Otherworld.
[I] A Fomorii warrior, son of the goddess Domnu, who was killed by the god Ogma at the second Battle of Magh Tuireadh.
[I] The one-eyed son or grandson of the king of Britain who went in exile to Ireland. He met up with Conaire Mór’s three dissident foster brothers and joined forces with them and other Irish dissidents, such as the sons of Ailill and Medb. Together they raided and plundered Ireland and Britain. In Britain they attacked the fortress and destroyed it, killing in the process Ingcél’s father, mother, and seven brothers. The final raid of this band was against Da Derga’s Hostel, in which the High King, Conaire Mór, was slain. Ingcél was sent to spy on Conaire before the attack.
No Celtic “creation myth” has survived. When works about creation began to be written down, the Celts had become Christian and the Hebrew myths of creation had been fully accepted. Therefore, the early myths became an uneasy combination of Hebrew and Celtic mythology, with the Irish tradition claiming descent from Japhet, son of Noah. However, the five invasions of Ireland before the arrival of Míl and his followers (the Gaels) show similarities with the invasion myths of the Indian Rig Veda and demonstrate a closeness to the Indo-European root of Celtic culture. See Invasions, Book off.
[I] Leabhar Gabhála. The book survives in various ancient manuscripts, mainly in the Book of Leinster (twelfth century). It contains the mythical history of Ireland, its creation through the invasions of Cesair, before the Deluge; the invasions of Partholón, Nemed, the Firbolg, the Tuatha Dé Danaan, and the Milesians. It then follows the subsequent myth/history of Ireland down to the High King Malachaí Mór (a.d. 980–1002). It is regarded as the “national epic” of Ireland. Micheál Ó Cléirigh (1575–ca. 1645) compiled a version drawn from several ancient manuscripts that are now lost. It is this compilation to which people generally refer when talking about the book.
[I] Iollan the Fair was son of Fergus Mac Roth. He accompanied his father and brother, Buinne the Ruthless, to Alba to bear Conchobhar Mac Nessa’s invitation to Deirdre and the sons of Usna to return to Ulster. Conchobhar claimed he had forgiven
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