Culann’s Hound 30: Warp-Spasm
“Warp-spasm” is translator Thomas Kinsella’s word for ríastrad, the distortion Cúchulainn undergoes when he falls into a battle rage: The …
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Culann’s Hound 29: Crossroads
The Irish mór rígain or “Great Queen” (Morrigan) was a goddess of warfare and fate. Like many Irish deities, she sometimes manifested …
Culann’s Hound 28: Bitter Honey
Modern artwork of Aoife and other warrior women tends to be highly sexualized, and (to my knowledge) no ancient images of …
Culann’s Hound 27: Sexy Devil
As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, I’m recommending Thomas Cahill’s 1996 book How the Irish Saved Civilization. He’s been criticized for …
Culann’s Hound 26: Forsworn
Cúchulainn was a man of many names. His parents called him Sétanta, “the one who knows his way.” The king …
Culann’s Hound 24: Woman of Alba
“Alba” was an ancient Celtic name for Scotland, historically also used for the largest of the Atlantic Isles, including what would …
Culann’s Hound 22: Words of Scáthach
The warrior school run by the heroine Scáthach was on the Isle of Skye, but I can’t resist showing these …
Culann’s Hound 21: Son of Lugh
Cúchulainn’s famous spear, the gáe bolg or “spear of mortal pain,” was made from the bone of a sea monster, Coinchenn, …
Culann’s Hound 20: The Animus
Carl Jung, the great Swiss psychoanalyst, has perhaps had more impact on the social sciences and humanities than on the …
Culann’s Hound 19: Black Dog
I have written before about the cultural value of the severed head for the Celts. According to the Greek historian …
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