Noted French scholar and linguist discusses the gods of the continental Celts, the beginnings of mythology in Ireland, heroes, and the two main categories of Irish deities: mother-goddesses - local, rural spirits of fertility or of war - and chieftain-gods: national deities who are magicians, nurturers, craftsmen, and protectors of the people. | Celtic Gods And Heroes by Marie-louise Sjoestedt, Paperback | Indigo Chapters