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Review: The Celtic Myths - Chapters 6 and 7
Blodeuwedd was a magical women created from flowers.
Fidelma was a mythical warrior figure who also gave propheciesChapter’s six and seven cover mythical animals/monsters and women, respectively.
A main theme here is shape shifting, with human-animal hybrids occurring often. Half stag-human hybrids are mentioned, as are cat people. Boers, bulls and ravens are also important animals.
In latter Celtic mythology women aren’t particularly portrayed well. Although there are some interesting descriptions of mythical women/goddesses in chapter six (see pictures above). Celtic myth is appears to the origin of Witches, with magical shape shifting women, who could change between crone, maiden, and raven shape as well as make prophecies.
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