![]() ![]() If you enjoy the livestreams, don't forget to subscribe to the Mythical Ireland YouTube channel (or watch on the Mythical Ireland Facebook page). In the third episode, I spoke about the various forms of the 'corn god' or 'corn spirit', and there are distinct parallels with ancient Irish agricultural customs involving the Cailleach - the last sheaf of wheat or barley made into a figure and kept until the next sowing. And you might ask, "how is that relevant to Irish mythology"? Watch the episode below to find out! In the next episode, I read about the Greek god Dionysus. In the first episode (which was episode #205 of the Live Irish Myths series), I read from a chapter called 'The Killing of the Divine King', where we saw parallels with practices in early medieval Ireland. It is a landmark study of the worship, sex practices, strange rituals and festivals of ancient peoples around the world. He published his seminal work, The Golden Bough, almost a century ago. ![]() Sir James George Frazer was described as 'one of the great scholars of our time' in the 20th century. Over the past few weeks, I have been reading excerpts from the wonderful The Golden Bough by James George Frazer on Live Irish Myths, the weekly livestream about Irish mythology. ![]()
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