| Bealach na Bo Finne: Zodiac: Aries � An Rea .i. the ram � Airges .i. Aries Taurus � An Trabh .i. The Bull Gemini � C�pla Cancer � An Port�n .i. the crab Leo: � An Corran .i. reaping-hook � Old Irish: C� .i. large hound Virgo � Oighbhean .i. Young Girl Libra � An Mhe'a .i. Scales Scorpio � An Scairp Sagittarius � An Saighead .i. Archer/Soldier � Saigitairius .i. Sagittarius Capricorn � Poc�n .i. Goat � An Ghabhar Aquarius � An tUisceiadoir Pisces � na hEise Planets: Mercury � Mercuir .i. Mercury Venus Earth (Tlachtga, I would think. 'Earth Spear' - Axial-precession?) Mars: � An Cosnaighe .i. the defender Jupiter � Joib Saturn Uranus � Uenir Neptune (Doubtful that they knew of this one). Pluto (Doubtful that they knew of this one). Moon Sol Other: Orion: (Mog Roith?) � An Selgaire Mh�r .i. The Great Hunter �Oirion .i. Orion Pole-Star: � An Gaelin, The Beam that lights the way home. � M�l Thuaidh, Star of the North Milky Way: � Bealach na Bo Finne .i. way of the white cow Orions Belt: � Buaile an Bhodaigh .i. belt, or enclosure of the enlightened Pleiades: (Tara more than likely, IMO. The Pleiades are to Taurus, just as Tara is to Meathe) � Griglean Hyades: � (?) Lyra (Manannan mac L�r) Note how the Lyra constellation resembles an open bag. � An Lir .i. Lyra � An Cl�irseach .i. Harp Cygnus, the Swan � An Eala Ursa Major, The Plough (Mac Cecht? Ursa Major was an important constellation among farmers. The Hazel, the Plough and the Ox.) � Camcheacta The Wheel of the Year: L� Bealtaine / Bealtaine : LAW BYAL-tuh-nyuh L� Fh�ile Br�de / O�mealg : LAW AY-lyuh BREE-juh L� Fh�ile L�nasa / Lughnasadh : LAW AY-lyuh LOO-nuh-suh O�che Shamhna / Samhain : EE(huh) HOW-nuh Note: The gaelic names given are yet unorganized and it is my intent to soon organize them as to Scottish or Irish, as well as by era .i. Old Irish, Middle Irish, etc. I also hope to be able to give Welsh and other Celtic language equavalents at some point in the near future. Credit where credit is due: Special thanks to the works and researches of those whom I have drawn upon to help me compile this list (and those that I have not yet included): Alexei Kondratiev, Searles O�Dubhain, Druuidos Boutios (Michel-Gerald Boutet), Croman mac Nessa, Peter Beresford Ellis, and others forthcomming. |
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