Many people have encountered Ireland over the millennia. The Emerald Isle has hosted scholars and poets, as well as fierce warriors and mighty High Kings. All have been touched by the land differently, and no one has left the same. We see this in the oldest stories of the old Celtic gods, the Tuatha Dé Danann, including figures such as the Dagda, the Morrigan, and Lugh, and their battle against the Fomoire, the fierce anti-gods including Elatha, Bres, and Balor, the giant champion with a destructive evil eye. Cath Maige Tuired (Mag Tuired or Moytura) details from the mysterious arrival of the gods in Ireland to their battle with the Fomorians, and gives us glances into ancient Irish culture and spirituality through its depictions of war and peace.

Mythos & Logos are two ancient words that can be roughly translated as “Story & Meaning.”

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The purpose of this channel is to share the important stories at the foundation of human cultures throughout history. These include mythology, legends, folktales, religious stories, and parables from the dawn of history to the modern day. This channel provides interpretations and insight into these stories, to find and apply their meaning to contemporary life. All stories covered are treated academically. This channel makes no claims regarding the historical, scientific, or religious truth of these tales. Rather, its goal is to find the meanings understood by their authors and apply them to the modern world.

00:00 Introduction
00:46 Riders of the Sidhe by John Duncan
00:53 Book of Leinster Manuscript, Ireland, 12th century
02:25 The Harp of Erin by Thomas Buchanan Read
04:00 Tandragee Idol, Ireland, First Millennium BC
05:15 The Fomorians by John Duncan
06:13 Bray Head by James Arthur O'Connor
06:22 Cath Maige Tuired, The Second Battle of Mag Tuired, translated by Elizabeth A Gray
07:44 Map of Ireland by John Bartholomew
08:58 A Three-Headed Altar Discovered in 1852 in Reims, photographed by QuartierLatin1968, licensed under Creative Commons
09:41 Riders of the Sidhe by John Duncan
10:27 Cyclops Mask, from the Gallo-Roman Museum of Fourvière, photographed by Hélène Rival, licensed under Creative Commons
11:27 Powerscourt, County Wicklow, Ireland, by George Barret
11:50 Cath Maige Tuired, The Second Battle of Mag Tuired, translated by Elizabeth A Gray
12:38 Portrait of a Lady as Hibernia by Robert Fagan

The Fomorians by John Duncan digital image upscaled in resolution via artificial intelligence.
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