Helen Benigni, Barbara Carter, Eadhmonn Ua Cuinn

The Myth of the Year

Returning to the Origin of the Druid Calendar

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 201g
• ISBN-13: 9780761825722
• ISBN-10: 076182572X
• Artikelnr.: 21148023

Autorenporträt

Helen Benigni is Associate Professor of English at Davis and Elkins College in West Virginia.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Foreword 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