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interpretatio romana
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roman interpretation of culture
tended to see other gods as versions of theirs |
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ways to interpret the interpretatio romana
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1) ethnocentrism – makes them useless to interpreting other cultures because just projecting
2) romans actually take other culture's beliefs seriously, see gods as real beings |
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Donu
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probably comes from root word of earth (g)don
formulaic contrast between root words of human and root words of god – very similar Tuatha dé Donnan children of the earth |
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What are the gods very associated with?
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changes in the earth
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The Intoxication of the Ulsterman
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Sons of Míl Espáine came and conquered ireland
Conquest seen as being made through wisdom, not military force Ireland divided into above and below the earth Tuatha dé dannan got the under part and dug the Side |
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Importance of places
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Almost all irish stories are anchored in places
Get sense of supernatural dimension in irish places Gods as places (is Boyne as Boand) is a very prominent idea |
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Dindshenchas
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Boyne story
example of idea of all irish stories being anchored in places Well itself comes from losing eye? River seen as coming from dismembered body –destruction of the god = shaping of the landscape |
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Tripartite Life of Patrick
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idea of immortal beings representing patrick in diff places accross ireland
Belief in immortal beings so strong that couldn't be explained away so explained in terms of saints rather than gods overlaps with lists of supernatural beings (tuatha dé dannan and fomoiri) bc earlier see some immortals mentioned in terms of gods so kept and made space for them in christianity |
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Toutates
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Basic root of name means tribe/kingdom so know he's a tribal deity
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Mercurius Avernorix
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King of the Arverni
Mercurius because that's his roman version |
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Brigantia
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Tribal goddess of northern britain
Brigantes most powerful tribal group in britain looks a bit like athena, equivalent is bríd Athena goddess of warfare but also handicrafts brid associated with depending people and also the arts Text associates her with 3 diff arts Victory personified |
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Roman Iconography
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Divine couples
Roman in style but not roman idea Presumably síd people tend to appear in couples |
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weather control
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Saw this with the dagda among others in this course
One way they had power despite seeming earth-bound in other ways |
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Taranis
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Possibly Jupiter parallel
Clearly from word for thunder |
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Modron
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Mostly just a name
Appears in context of baring "divine son" but also son of mellt Fruits of earth personified in divine child lots of celtic things associated with springs |
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Mellt
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Lightning
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Trí Dé Dano
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gods seen as roots of skills
Cults in former celtic territories of gods of handicrafts Reinterp as Vulcan, Minerva, etc. Wales lots of names ending in "on" for craft-workers Brid as mother of the three gods of skill and these are the gods all other gods worship connection between divinity and art |
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Who are the Trí Dé Dano?
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Dagda – all skills
Ogma – writing Ollam - poet |
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Clan of Elatha
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another name for the Tuatha dé
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