Germany. Place-names of, Celtic element in, 27

Gilla Dacar (The Hard Gilly). Story of, 292-295

Gilvaeth´wy. Son of Dōn, nephew of Māth, 378;

his love for Goewin, and its sequel, 378-380

Giraldus Cambrensis. Testimony to the fairness of the Irish Celt, 21.

See Bleheris

Glen Etive. Dwelling place of Naisi and Deirdre, 198

Gloucester. Mabon released from prison in, 392;

the “nine sorceresses” of, 404

Glower. The strong man of the Wee Folk, 246

Glyn Cuch. Pwyll's hunt in woods of, 357

Goban the Smith. Brother of Kian and Sawan;

corresponds to Wayland Smith in Germanic legend, 110, 117;

Ollav Fōla compared with, 150

God. Cythrawl and, two primary existences in the Cymric cosmogony, standing for principles of life and destruction, 333-335;

the ineffable Name of, pronounced, and the “Manred” formed, 333

Gods. Megalithic People's conception of their, 86, 87;

of Aryan Celts, equated by Cæsar with Mercury, Apollo, Mars, &c , 86;

triad of, Æsus, Teutates, and Taranus, mentioned by Lucan, 86;

Lugh, or Lugus, the god of Light, 88

Goewin (go-ay´win). Daughter of Pebin;

Gilvaethwy's love for, and its sequel, 378-380

Golasecca. A great settlement of the Lowland Celts, in Cisalpine Gaul, 56

Goleuddydd. Wife of Kilydd;

mother of Kilhwch, 386, 387

Goll mac Morna. Son of Morna, captain of the Fianna of Erin, 257;

swears service to Finn, 258;

Finn recalls the great saying of, 267;

rescues Finn from the enchanted cave, 277, 278;

Keva of the White Skin given as wife to, 278;

adventure with the wether, 291, 292

Gonemans. Knight who trains Perceval (Peredur), 405

Gorboduc. “Historia Regum Bntaniæ” furnished subject for, 337 338

Gor´ias, The City of (see Dana), 105, 106

Gowra (Gabhra). References to Oscar's death at, 261-275;

battle of, between Clan Bascna and Clan Morna, 305-309;

Oscar's death at, 305-308;

King of Ireland's death at, 306

Grail. Legends of the, 400;

the tale of Peredur and the 400;

Chrestien de Troyes' story of, 404;

identical with the Cup ot the Last Supper, 406;

Wolfram von Eschenbach's conception of the story of the 407;

preserved in Castle of Munsalväsche, 407;

the, a talisman of abundance, 409;

false derivation of the word, from gréable, 409;

true derivation, 409, note;

combination of Celtic poetry, German mysticism, Christian Chivalry, and ancient sun-myths contained in, 411, 412

Grania. Loved by Dermot of the Love Spot, 123;

elopes with Dermot, 261;

tales of Deirdre and, compared, 296-304;

borne to Hill of Allen as Finn's bride, 304

Great Britain. Western extremity of, is Land of the Dead, 131

Greece. Dolmens found in, 53;

oppression in, of the Firbolgs, 102, 103

Greek-s. Celts and, 17;

wars in alliance with Celts, 22;

break monopoly of Carthaginian trade with Britain and Spain, 22;

secure overland route across France to Britain 22;

type of civilisation, Celtica preserved, 22

Grey of Macha. Cuchulain's horse, ridden by Sualtam to [pg 440] rouse men of Ulster, 221, 222;

resists being harnessed by Laeg, 230;

mortally wounded by Erc, 232;

defends Cuchulain, 233

Gronw Pebyr (gron´oo payber).

Loved by Blodeuwedd, 383;

slain by Llew, 384

Guairy, Hugh (gwai´ry).

Arrested for murder, and tried at Tara by Dermot, 48

Guary (gwar´y).

High King;

taunts Sanchan Torpest about the “Tain,” 234

Guest, Lady Charlotte.

Her collections of tales, 412

See “Mabinogion”

Nephew of King Arthur, 397, 401

Rival of Pwyll's for Rhiannon's hand, 361, 362

Gwenhwyvar (gwen´hoo-ivar).

Wife of King Arthur, 394

Son of Matholwch and Branwen, 368;

assumes sovranty of Ireland, 370

Gwion Bach. Son of Gwreang;

put to stir magic cauldron by Ceridwen, 413;

similar action to Finn, 413

Gwlwlyd (goo-loo´lid).

The dun oxen of, 390

Gwreang (goo´re-ang).

Father of Gwion Bach, 413

Gwrnach (goor-nach).

Giant;

the sword of the, 390

Horses of, drink of poisoned stream, hence the stream “Poison of the Horses of,” 413;

his son Elphin finds Taliesin, 414

Son of Dōn;

place in Cymric mythology taken later by the god Artaius, 349;

nephew of Māth, 378;

the swine of Pryderi and, 378-380

Gwyn ap Nudd.

A Cymric deity likened to Finn (Gaelic) and to Odin (Norse), 349;

combat every May-day between Gwythur ap Greidawl and, 353, 388

Māth, lord of, 378

Purity;

the second of three concentric circles representing the totality of being in the Cymric cosmogony, in which life is manifested as a pure, rejoicing force triumphant over evil, 334

Combat every May-day between Gwyn ap Nudd and, 353, 388

Hades (or Annwn).

The Magic Cauldron part of the spoils of, 410

Defeat of, at Himera, by Gelon, 22

Hamitic, The.

Preserved in syntax of Celtic languages, 78

Rival of Arawn;

mortally wounded by Pwyll, 357,358

Hecatæ´us of Abdera.

Musical services of Celts (probably of Great Britain) described by, 58

First extant mention of “Celts” by, 17

Son of Gwynn, 372

Bard at Arthur's court, 416

Celts and, 17

Celts and, 17, 56

Father of Rhiannon, 360

Stone of Destiny used for crowning of, 105

Hill of Ainé.

Name of goddess Ainé clings to, 128;

Ainé appears, on a St. John's Night, among girls on, 128

Hill of Allen.

Finn's hounds, while returning to, recognise Saba, 266;

Oisīn returns to, 273;

Finn returns to, 278;

return of the Fianna to, to celebrate the wedding feast of Finn and Tasha, 295;

Finn bears Grania as his bride to, 304

Hill of Keshcorran. Finn bewitched by hags on, 277

Hill of Macha. Significance, 251

“Historia Britonum.” See Nennius

Historia Regum Britaniæ. See Geoffrey of Monmouth.

Furnished subject for “Gorborduc” and “King Lear,” 338;

wonderful success of, translated by Wace into French, by Layamon into Anglo-Saxon, 338, 339