The Myth of the Year
Returning to the Origin of the Druid Calendar
The Myth of the Year
Returning to the Origin of the Druid Calendar
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The Myth of the Year reveals the astronomy underlying Celtic and Greek mythology using the calendar of the Druids discovered in Coligny, France and the Sacred Calendar of Eleusis of ancient Greece. The myths of the ancients follow the seasons through the constellations illuminating the path of knowledge our ancestors lived throughout their year. To fully explain the meaning of these seasonal myths, the origin of the goddesses and the gods are traced to their Neolithic roots using Marija Gimbutas' archetypes of the Neolithic Pantheon. Indo-European adaptations made to some of the major deities are also discussed providing a profile of the evolution of the ancient goddesses and gods from Neolithic times to their present representations in the night sky. Besides linking astronomy to mythology, The Myth of the Year presents an effective and carefully researched path of ancient knowledge viable as a source of patterns of the sky, the earth, the moon, and the sun, meticulously plotted through eons of ancient knowledge.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 Preface
Chapter 3 Acknowledgments
Chapter 4 The Sequani Calendar and the Sacred Calendar of Eleusis
Chapter 5 Light Through the Hero's Eyes
Chapter 6 The Great Goddess of the Winter Sky
Chapter 7 The Celestial Spring
Chapter 8 Time-Keeper, Earth-Keeper, Star-Keeper
Chapter 9 Works Cited
Chapter 10 Bibliography
Chapter 11 Index
Product details
| Published | 29 Aug 2003 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 152 |
| ISBN | 9780761825722 |
| Imprint | University Press of America |
| Dimensions | 195 x 138 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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