Celtic Mythology Novels & Stories

Bodach reached his hand down and I grabbed it as he lifted me up off of the ground we walk down a small corridor towards the deck where the seats were located. I realized then that there are more than just four personnel on this shuttle. ^^^^^^^^^^^ (1.5) Bodach is a "Trickster or Boogeyman" figure in Gaelic folklore and mythology. The Bodach "old man" is paired with the Cailleach "hag, old woman" in Irish legend. (Wikipedia)

In the memory of her parents, she made Celirium a place where both Seelie and Unseelie Courts can prosper and live as one. This legend is my favorite. Of course, every culture has its own gods and legends. Some believed in the great cauldron, another in the rainbow bridge, mother earth, and so on. I was born in a culture with a bunch of gods. The main ones are Detryx and Laykara, the gods of equilibrium. Only logic to choose them if it is to follow the legend.

While there isn't a direct historical or linguistic connection between Ancient Greek culture and the Fae as depicted in Celtic folklore, both traditions are rich in myths, legends, and supernatural beings. Ancient Greek mythology is filled with a diverse array of gods, goddesses, nymphs, and other supernatural entities, each with their own powers, attributes, and domains. So, I felt that Helios, known for bringing light to the world, would definitely be a suitable God for the Fae to follow.

Four years of battles followed, and many soldiers were lost along the way. General Aulus was called upon by Emperor Claudius to find a way to beat the Celtic tribes once and for all. Aulus believed in the old Greek Gods and prayed to Ares to help them win the war. Ares answered and turned fifty of the Roman soldiers into Lycans. These new soldiers were strong and fast, but to balance out their new-found strength, once a month when the moon was its biggest in the night sky, the soldiers shifted into gigantic man-shaped wolves. They looked like wolves but walked around on two legs like men.

Ryan was the first to ask what we both wanted to know. “What abilities? What exactly is a Celtic Wolf or an animist? How do we protect her?” The questions tumbled out of him. Alma closed her eyes, seeming to gather her thoughts before responding. “An animist is a creature who possesses an uncommon connection to the natural world. Essentially, they can sense the spirit within the earth, water, animals, insects, and even the weather. It is said that ancient Irish wolves begged the Moon Goddess to honor their Celtic pagan heritage and belief in animism by bestowing upon them the ability to connect with the souls or spiritual essence of all things found in nature. In return, they would use this

I can't help but cough out a laugh, especially since Rian is acting just as silly as Fiona. *** Cailleach means witch. aes sidhe means Fae. Leanan Sidhe means soul mate or other half.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~**************~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Mallacht orm ort, a namhaid mo chroí, Go dtuga an Morrigan do anam go deo. Le fuil na talún agus cnámha na marbh,Crithfidh do chorp faoi scáth na hoíche. Caillfidh tú do neart, do mhisneach, do ghrá, Beidh tú ina thaibhse ag siúl san fá. Na sluaite dorcha, tar chugam anois, Íth a anam, fág é ina smál." (Translation) "A curse from me upon you, enemy of my heart, May the Morrigan take your soul forever. By blood of the earth and bones of the dead, Your body shall tremble beneath night's shadow.

Right? Perhaps I was just being paranoid. The ground grew steeper as we descended further down into the earth. The voices hadn’t returned, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. Perhaps they had found something, or had left through another exit? I held my breath as we reached another corner. Poking my head around it, I spotted a huge archway with a beautifully crafted door. Etchings of a great Hunt covered most of it, along with old Celtic writing. Most of it was so old that I couldn’t make it out at all, but I recognised just enough to know that it was an old rhyme or song about the underworld.

Celeste. Lycer resisted the urge to rip out the pages of his notebook. Days, weeks, had passed and he got nowhere. He couldn't find his father nor any other immortal. He asked the tracker, Josh, if he'd ever heard of these higher presences. Josh stared at him as though it were a joke. Of course he'd heard of the Lycan, the original few from who their blood flowed down from the very mother herself. But these were myths, fairy tales, told to pups as they were tucked sweetly into bed by their parents. He asked his dearest Celestial what she remembered of these childhood tales. Surely her name meant something to her parents, surely they knew. She said she barely recalled, not until he said it wa

She, of course, had had no idea of her name’s origin. "Of course,” he continued, a mischievous smile on his lips, “the Greeks stole it, as they do everything. The true origin of Caitlin is actually Irish. It's a Gaelic variation of the old French name, which was derived from Catherine, which in turn, was derived from the ancient Greek. So there you go—full circle. Some people would attribute it to the Greek goddess, Hecate. She, of course, is associated with magic, witchcraft, necromancy, and crossroads.