http://www.blogigo.co.uk/omoshiro My collection of research material from the Web. Any and everyone is welcome to it. =) en crazywriter crazywriter Thu, 03 Mar 2005 12:07:24 +0100 daily 1 was the ancient alphabets of the Celts. Letters were composed of straight or slanting lines, incised onto the edges of wooden or stone blocks. Evidence suggests that it was in common use from c. AD 300 until the seventh century, although some authorities believe that it may have been used even earlier on perishable materials. The Irish sagas tell of great libraries of ogham texts, recorded on pieces of bark, but no traces of these have been found. In the Táin , Cú Chulainn issued challenges to the Connacht men in ogham, carved on standing stones. The ogham was also believed to have magical properties, and druids used them in divination. The system was named after Ogma, the god of eloquence, prized by the Celts who rated word-power higher than physical prowess.   from: http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Marina/4870/celtic.html   Quote by Charles Squire-Celtic Myths and Legends: Only with the closing of the lips of the last mortal who preserved his tradition can the... Thu, 03 Mar 2005 12:07:24 +0100 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/omoshiro/Ogham/2/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/omoshiro/Ogham/2/ found this from: http://www.watson.org/~leigh/celts.html   Celtic Gods and Heros Andrasta: victory goddess of the Inceni tribe Belenus: sun god and healer; name means 'brilliant' Artio: forest goddess; name means 'bear' Camulos: god of war Cernnunnos: lord of animals; name means 'the horned one' Epona: Gallic horse goddess; goddess of fertility Esus: high god; name means 'lord' Lenus: Treveni god of healing Sequana: goddess of Seine River Sucellus: hammer god; similar to Irish god Dagda; name means good striker Taranis: mysterious sky god; name means 'the thunderer' Teutates: name means 'god of the tribe' Vasio: Vocontii god, Gallic in origin Celtic Numbers 3: sacred number in mythology and religion. Egs: riddles, triadic phraseology, triskel (3 spiral figure) signify three-layered human soul, marriage of earth, sea and sky in oaths, witnesses to deeds, and represents sacred elements 5: family unit... Thu, 03 Mar 2005 11:40:33 +0100 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/omoshiro/Celtic-Superstitions/1/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/omoshiro/Celtic-Superstitions/1/