History Myth / CelticMythology

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: The Tuatha Dé Danann didn't leave this world and make way for humans by choice. Mankind went to war against them, won, and drove them out so that they could claim their land. It is the only time in any mythology where humanity kicked the gods' collective butts. Actually {{justified|Trope}} due to several reasons: One, in Celtic mythology, mankind was descended from the god of death, and they have a powerful set of mages themselves. Two, due to the fact that the Celts had long [[HijackedByJesus become Christians when the myths were wrote]], the Tuatha Dé Danann [[OurGodsAreGreater aren't described as divine]] ''per se'', only as a [[FairFolk supernatural clan of persons]]. So, the difference of power between gods and humans isn't as substantial as it looks. It's also worth noticing that in later myths that humans, while still fearsome, [[BadassDecay aren't as powerful as their ancestors used to be]]. Later, it would be necessary a large army and/or a demigod to face a ''single'' Tuatha dé Danann. Also, the Tuatha De Dannan are exclusive to the ''Irish'' Portion of the Celtic mythology. The Welsh, for example, have the Children of Lyr and Dôn as their [[FairFolk supernatural clans]].

** Lots of people refer to "The/a garden of the Morrigan" or "the Morrigan's harvest". While she IS a fertility goddess, her "garden" and "harvest" are actually battlefields and the [[SoulEater souls]] / [[OffWithHisHead heads]] / [[EyeScream eyes]] of the dead. This possibly refers to her sacred birds, the corvids, who eat carrion. It might also refer to the fact that battlefields become quite verdant after a few years.

* In a Franchise/MarvelComics ''[[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]]'' miniseries ''Thor: Blood Oath'', Thor and the Warriors Three are tasked with retrieving a spear called Slaughter from the Irish gods. The spear appears to be a combination of the Spear of Lugh and Gae Bolg. It's kept in a cauldron of blood to prevent it from killing anyone who happens to be nearby and is wielded by Chulain, though it doesn't have any extending barbs.

* ActionGirl: The two most famous Irish heroes were both trained early on by Warrior women; Cú Chulainn by Scáthach and Finn by Liath (who also helped raise him). The main antagonists of The Ulster Cycle was also Queen Medb of Connaught. Numerous other examples abound; the Irish did not shy away from the idea of women being competent fighters.

* ActionGirl: Scáthach, the woman who trained Cuchulainn, her sister Aoife, Queen Medb... The Irish did not shy away from the idea of women being competent fighters.

* Cú Chulain and Diarmuid both appear in TypeMoon 's Nasuverse. They're both of Lancer class.

Celtic mythology also includes Scottish, Breton, and Cornish stories, but these are lesser known; the core of the Celtic literary tradition has been in Wales and Ireland since the 5th century. Going even before then, the Celtic peoples lived across Continental Europe, with the core of Celtic culture being in Gaul (modern France) but extending across the Rhine into what is now Germany and south into Iberia; there was even a Gaulish culture in central Anatolia (a.k.a. Asia Minor, in modern Turkey) known as Galatia (now best known for assimilating to the surrounding Greek culture and being the addressees of one of the Literature/PaulineEpistles). However, the Continental Celtic cultures left very little writing, having learned to write relatively shortly before being conquered by the Romans and then completely Romanised (or in the case of the Galatians, Hellenised) in a way that never ''quite'' happened in Britain; we have just enough writing from the continental Celts to (1) identify their language as Celtic and (2) see tantalising hints at a mythology broadly similar to what we know from Welsh and Irish sources without leaving anything conclusive.

** Diarmuid.

* ''Franchise/DotHack'' features [[TragicMonster Macha]] and [[BigBad Morganna]] (The Morrigan) [[spoiler: as [[AIIsACrapshoot digital]] [[DeusEstMachina goddesses]]]]. Lia Fail, the Tuatha Dé Danann's stone of destiny is one of the Root Towns of The World. Three characters are known collectively as the "Descendants of Fianna". And Crennuos is also used by [[MegaCorp CC Corp]] for the The World's backstory in ''.hack//G.U.''

* ''{{Literature/Moonflowers}}'' is an UrbanFantasy set in Ireland and self-described as a FairyTale (albeit a [[{{Grimmification}} very dark kind]]), with the Irish pantheon and TheFairFolk running loose in the modern-day world. ([[AllMythsAreTrue Several OTHER pantheons]] are also referred to, if not active in-story.)

* ''{{Literature/Moonflowers}}'' is an UrbanFantasy set in Ireland and self-described as a FairyTale, drawing heavily on mythology.

Celtic mythology also includes Scottish, Breton, and Cornish stories, but these are lesser known; the core of the Celtic literary tradition has been in Wales and Ireland since the 5th century. Going even before then, the Celtic peoples lived across Continental Europe, with the core of Celtic culture being in Gaul (modern France) but extending across the Rhine into what is now Germany and south into Iberia; there was even a Gaulish culture in central Anatolia (a.k.a. Asia Minor, in modern Turkey) known as Galatia (now best known for assimilating to the surrounding Greek culture and being the addressees of one of the Literature/PaulineEpistles). However, the Continental Celtic cultures left very little writing, having learned to write relatively shortly before being conquered by the Romans and then completely Romanised (or in the case of the Galatians, Hellenised) in a way that never ''quite'' happened in Britain; we have just enough writing from the continental Celts to (1) identify their language as Celtic and (2) leave tantalising hints at a mythology broadly similar to what we know from Welsh and Irish sources without leaving anything conclusive.

Celtic mythology also includes Scottish, Breton, and Cornish stories, but these are lesser known; the core of the Celtic literary tradition has been in Wales and Ireland since the 5th century. Going even before then, the Celtic peoples lived across Continental Europe, with the core of Celtic culture being in Gaul (modern France) but extending across the Rhine into what is now Germany and south into Iberia; there was even a Gaulish culture in central Anatolia (a.k.a. Asia Minor, in modern Turkey) known as Galatia (now best known for assimilating to the surrounding Greek culture and being the addressees of one of the Literature/PaulineEpistles). However, the Continental Celtic cultures left very little writing, having learned to write relatively shortly before being conquered by the Romans and then completely Romanised (or in the case of the Galatians, Hellenised); we have just enough writing from them to (1) identify their language as Celtic and (2) leave tantalising hints at a mythology broadly similar to what we know from Welsh and Irish sources without leaving anything conclusive.

Celtic mythology also includes Scottish, Breton, and Cornish stories, but these are lesser known; the core of the Celtic literary tradition has been in Wales and Ireland since the 5th century. Going even before then, the Celtic peoples lived across Continental Europe, with the core of Celtic culture being in Gaul (modern France) but extending across the Rhine into what is now Germany and south into Iberia; there was even a Gaulish culture in central Anatolia (a.k.a. Asia Minor, in modern Turkey) known as Galatia (now best known for assimilating to the surrounding Greek culture and being the addressees of one of the Literature/PaulineEpistles). However, the Continental Celtic cultures left very little writing, having learned to write relatively shortly before being conquered by the Romans and completely Romanised (or in the case of the Galatians, Hellenised); we have just enough writing from them to (1) identify their language as Celtic and (2) leave tantalising hints at a mythology broadly similar to what we know from Welsh and Irish sources without leaving anything conclusive.

Celtic mythology also includes Scottish, Breton, and Cornish stories.

** [[SpellMyNameWithAThe The]] Morrígan ("Phantom queen" or "Big Queen" or "Queen of Death" or "The Queen"), Irish goddess of war, death, and other fun pastimes. Overall, her morality falls under BlueAndOrangeMorality rather than outright evil, but for humans they don't notice the difference.

* Music/NataliaOShea combines this with SlavicMythology in her music.

* BlessedWithSuch: Diarmuid Ua Duibhne had a magical birthmark called the "love spot" which made any woman who saw it lust after him. Sounds pretty awesome, right? Except Diarmuid was a loyal friend and soldier who was constantly surrounded by the wives and daughters of his compatriots, some of which were... less than enthusiastic about his tendency to keep bewitching their women. It actually led to his death when he was mortally wounded and his friend, who had the power to heal wounds using water and whose wife he'd previously stolen, "accidentally" ended up spilling the healing water one too many times before he bled out.