Carman (legendary figure)

Carman is a mother goddess in the Celtic mythology of Ireland and a warrior gifted with magic.

Etymology and Mythology

According to Birkhan, the name Carman belongs to the Cymric word carfan , which means “tree on the loom”.

After the Dindsenchas, Carman wanted to conquer Ireland with her three sons, coming from Athens . After her defeat by the Túatha Dé Danann , she was imprisoned herself and her sons chased away. She died of longing for them (according to legend around 600 BC) and was buried under oak trees in Wexford by Bress . The Lugnasad Festival was celebrated in her honor in Tara and County Kildare .

See also

• List of Celtic gods and legendary figures
• Celtic religion
• Celtic women

literature

• Helmut Birkhan : Celts. Attempt at a complete representation of their culture. 2nd, corrected and enlarged edition. Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-7001-2609-3 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Helmut Birkhan: Celts. Attempt at a complete representation of their culture. Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-7001-2609-3 , p. 793.