Celtic+Gods+and+Mortals

summited by Joey Borkin Gods and Mortal Relationships Celtic Background Celts were the true creators of Europe they ran from the Baltic to the Mediterranean and from the black sea to the turbulent western shores of Ireland. The Celtic name was not recorded until herodoutus the Greek historian mentioned them in the 5th century BC. By that time they were very powerful people who were in tribes and had a very powerful religion.

Gods And Mortals So there people would tattoo themselves because it would show that they are close with the Greeks and the Gareco- Celts. People were actually afraid of these gods/monsters because yes they did have to warship them but also terrified of them as well. They would also tell great stories of tere adventure of seeing the gods and telling there tribes all about it. The people were transformed some by the gods when they needed help. In one of the stories a god named Druidic transformed these people into hounds in order to kill animals in order for them to eat. The reason why they were transformed into hounds was because they had made fun of Druidic and called him a pig so he made them hunt pigs thus turned them into hounds. This show a relationship between mortals and gods because it shows you if you disrespect the gods they will punish you. In another story there was a boy named Culann and the king wanted him to come inside for a feast but Culann said he wasn't done with his game yet so the king went back inside and asked anybody else who we are missing and everybody said no so all of a sudden they heard a growl and the hound was going after the boy so he through his ball as hard as he could at the dogs mouth and killed it. The king was very upset because he said that was his wife and would protect everything so Culann didn't want to make the king angry so he told the king he would be the hound and protect everything and everyone one from danger whenever he needed him. So the king turned him into a hound and he sits there waiting for something to happen that he would need to protect. This is another example of god and mortal relationship because Culann knew what he had done and needed to help out so he sacrificed himself to turn into a hound in order to fix what he had done to the kings wife. this shows that the people also respected the gods as well and would do anything to make sure that the god wouldn't be angry at them anymore.

​ Work Cited Works CitedGarlan, Roger. //Druids, Gods & Heroes//. New Your: Peter Bedrick, 1986. Print. [|www.holistix.org/person/ mz/album-mz-eng.html]