Celtic+Sin+and+Punishment

__Celtic Sin and Punishment __ The greeks storngly believe in hospitality. When one doesn’t show they are willing to be hospil, they look at this as a sin and along with sin always comes punishment. The Celts also feel this way. They believe in hospitality and is frowed apon when one does not show they are hospil. The Celts have been known for death as being a punishment for their sins. Not only did they frown apon this but they also frowned apon those who didn’t accept other gods other than their own. They were to accept any and all gods. Many myths show sin and punishment but one that it clearly stands out in is “The ages of the world.” When the Mileslans landed in Ireland, they were greated by a goddess who welcomed them to her land. They we very happy and thankful for her welcoming with open arms to her land, except for one of their people. One man announced, “We owe no gratitude to you, for you have done nothing for us. Our own gods brought us to this land, It is they who will sustain us here, and it is they who we shall honor.” This was looked at as a sin by not accepting the hospitality of the goddess. As his punishment she said, “ Because you can not accept us along with your own gods, your gods will sustain your race, but they will not sustain you! You will not live to enjoy this land, and no child of yours will either!”
 * The Celts **: The Celtic people come from western Europe, Ireland and Whlaes to be most specific.
 * Celtic Myth **: These myths came about in the same region in which the Celts were from during the Medieval period. All mythology somewhat can relate to all regions of the world and their stories but the Celts and the Greeks have sin and punishment in common.
 * “The ages of the world” **

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By: Alicia Potchynok