Celtic Backgroung (was New Clue - (Celtic ?) Graveyard at Hogwarts)

mcdee1980 mcdee1980 at yahoo.com
Sun May 30 17:50:43 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 99795


> 
> Lady McBeth:
>   Hmm a sundial interesting . . . Here's what I found about the 
> Celtic Sun God Lugh . . . You'll notice some interesting parallels!
> There is of course tons more mythology, however, I just wanted to 
> relate the things that seem to be relevant.
> 
> Lugh, whose name means "shining one," was a celtic sun god. He was 
> handsome, perpetually youthful, and full of life and energy.

Responding to myself . . . sorry I don't know how I missed this the 
first time around:  Lugh is represented by a white stag in Welsh 
mythology.  He is also considered a protector of the weak and is 
known as a bridge between the earthly world and the gods (due to 
mixed parentage)





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