Celtic Gods and Heroes Author:Marie Louise Sjoestedt 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 p... more »eople.« less