Origins of the Universe
- No written records of the Celtic Beliefs
- Archaeological evidence and historical accounts are the sources from which we can gather information about the Celts.
- They may have had a cosmogony, but there is no remaining evidence to suggest this.
- There are some references in Irish texts that would suggest that the Celts believed in a cosmogonic myth.
- There were stories of a bridge that linked heaven and earth.
- They believed that Gods who connected with the sky were believed to dwell in the mountains.
- The Celtic belief was that man descended from the Gods.
- There is not absolute myth about the creation of the earth.
- Scholars who ahve studied the Celtic religion believe that it is a real possibility that the Celts believed in an Earth Mother, which was a common belief of other practising religions at the time.
Formation of the Land:
- They believed that bodies of water came from tears of giants.
- Wells came from the touch of fairies.
- Islands were created by the digging of Giants.
- It is thought that Fairies and Giants have replaced the ancient gods of the Celtic myths.
The End of All Things:
- There is no complete story of the end of all things.
- However, in the story of Conchobar, it says, "unless the heavens fell, the earth burst open and the sea engulfed everything". This suggest a belief in a end, or a final cataclysm.
- Archaeological evidence and historical accounts are the sources from which we can gather information about the Celts.
- They may have had a cosmogony, but there is no remaining evidence to suggest this.
- There are some references in Irish texts that would suggest that the Celts believed in a cosmogonic myth.
- There were stories of a bridge that linked heaven and earth.
- They believed that Gods who connected with the sky were believed to dwell in the mountains.
- The Celtic belief was that man descended from the Gods.
- There is not absolute myth about the creation of the earth.
- Scholars who ahve studied the Celtic religion believe that it is a real possibility that the Celts believed in an Earth Mother, which was a common belief of other practising religions at the time.
Formation of the Land:
- They believed that bodies of water came from tears of giants.
- Wells came from the touch of fairies.
- Islands were created by the digging of Giants.
- It is thought that Fairies and Giants have replaced the ancient gods of the Celtic myths.
The End of All Things:
- There is no complete story of the end of all things.
- However, in the story of Conchobar, it says, "unless the heavens fell, the earth burst open and the sea engulfed everything". This suggest a belief in a end, or a final cataclysm.