Celtic Polytheism In Greek Mythology

Celtic polytheism or paganism compromises of many different religions and beliefs of the Celts. There are so many different beliefs that there is said to be no official creation myth in Celtic mythology. The myth being analyzed here is just one of many. This particular creation myth can be classified as a deus faber myth. Creation myths classified as deus faber myths generally liken their god to a craftsman in the way he creates the world. The gods in this particular myth create humans and animals from the bark of an Oak tree. The gods also create bows, arrows, clubs, thunderbolts, and harps from that same tree. This pattern of creating things out of wood reflects how craftsmen in the woodworking trade primarily make things out of wood. It …show more content…
She has a very similar role to that of Gaea in the Greek creation myth in the way that they both are sort of the root of all creation in the world. Like Gaea, she gives birth to a son named Cernunnos, whom is paralleled to Uranus. Similar to how Gaea and Uranus come together to create the titans, Eiocha and Cernunnos go on to create more gods like Maponos, Tauranis, Teutates, and Epona. Without the creation of Eiocha, there would have been no gods to create the rest of the world. Her actions in the myth are also interesting because the last time she is present in the myth is when she chooses to go back to her life in the sea, becoming the goddess of the deep, Tethra. She willingly leaves her children to rule over the land without her. Nevertheless, this could also be interpreted to represent the possibility of the shift from a matriarchal society to a more patriarchal one, a theme that is also represented in the Greek creation myth. However, unlike how the Greek myth plays out, there is no power play amongst the gods to decide who will be the most powerful. The gods all live in harmony with each other, and there is no clear leader among