That’s what it looks like. That’s really what it looks like
Being out in the ocean is actually so scary because when you look really far out you can kind of see how the Earth is rounded out. It looks like a few miles ahead you’re just gonna fall off or something.
Also fun trick: if ur on mobile, double tap zoom in and slide the picture side to side. It looks like you’re actually there looking left to right
DO THAT DO IT RIGHT NOW
isn’t this that vid that was taken from the head of a chicken
this is just a list of the books that I read/use for Irish myths,
collected into one place. some of them are translations and others are
more like adaptations, but they’re all good!
The Tain, translated by Thomas Kinsella – I always recommend this one because it’s my favorite, but if you’re looking for a place to start with Irish myths, this is a good one. it includes tales from before the Tain itself and is a good introduction to a lot of the characters in the Ulster Cycle.
A Celtic Miscellany,
Kenneth H. Jackson (Penguin Classics) – collects from various Celtic
stories/poems/quotes, but if you’re looking for some Irish myths in particular there’s
a bunch! (and also the other stuff is good too)
Over Nine Waves,
Mary Heaney – covers not only some Mythological Cycle tales (”Children
of Lir,” the Milesians, etc.) but also tales from the Ulster and Finn/
Fenian Cycle. this is where I first read “Bricriu’s Feast” and “The
Death of Cuchulainn.” also has some tales about St. Patrick, St. Brigid,
and St. Columcille (or Columba, if you prefer). very good and would highly recommend!
The death-tales of the Ulster heroes,
Kuno Meyer – in the mood to read about all the heroes dying? want to
know how your favorite characters’ stories ended? say no more! this is
the book for you! in this book everybody dies. (stories about the Irish
heroes dying are so common that they have their own classification,
which is wild. I love it). best part: you can read this for free online here (or get it from a university library, which is what I did at first).
Early Irish Myths and Sagas,
Jeffrey Gantz – has a lot of the stories already previously told in the
earlier books on this list, but includes some extra ones, such as “The
Wasting Sickness of Cuchulainn” and “The Only Jealousy of Emer.” (in
which Emer gets some knives and an army of women to go kill the woman
her husband has been sleeping with, because she’s Extra like that)
Ancient Celtic Romances,
P.W. Joyce – exactly what it says in the title. these are some Celtic
romances, including that of Diarmuid and Grainne (a tale similar to an
older myth, “Deirdre of the Sorrows”). also has a longer version of “The
Children of Lir,” among other tales.
Celtic Wonder-Tales, Ella Young – earlier myths/stories from the Mythological Cycle, about people like Lugh and Goibniu the Smith. a fun read!
The Wonder Smith and His Son, Ella Young – a series of tales about the Gubbaun Saor and also a fun read!
Merugud Uilix Maicc Leirtis (The Wandering of Ulixes son of Laertes), Kuno Meyer – a very enjoyable version of the Odyssey that you can read for free online here!
(I
wanted to add the one where St. Patrick and Oisin are being cranky
and snarky at one another, but I couldn’t find the book it’s located in,
so will probably add that in later)
Its agallamh na seanorach/the colloquy of the ancients. Its online but its one of those brutal 19th c translations
Hail unto the Gods!
To the Mighty and Beloved Dead!
To the Spirits of Hearth and Home!
And hail to the Wondrous Hekate!
Of Many Names!
Phys, Anima Mundi, Source of Virtue and Life!
Brightly shines your torch in my heart
And brightly does my soul respond
You are the light which guides, illuminates,
And exposes truth.
Yet also
You are the dark which keeps secrets, shadows,
And blesses unspeakable vows.
From you we catch glimpses of the infinite.
That grand mystery
To which we all retire
At our end.
From you we learn wisdom,
That blessed discernment of experience.
From your deft nature grows
Our independence
Which inspires Will
Yours the saffron cloak which enwraps us
Yours also the sting of the whip that drives us
Yours the silent dark moon
And yours too the songs of Nature
Howling loud
Yours the darkened rites
And barbarous chants
Yours too the fires bright around which
Devotees dance
Hail to wondrous Hekate
of Many Names
Phys, Anima Mundi, Source of Virtue and Life!
Hail unto the Gods!
To the Mighty and Beloved Dead!
To the Spirits of Heart and Home!
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