Lollus: A god worshipped by the pagans of old - or an overenthusiastic folklorist's flight of fancy?
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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Of_the_Old_Franconian_Idol_Lollus
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The next issue of TGaTC will concern St.Fionnchú, a ridiculously obvious transposition of Cúchulainn into a Munster saint.
He's very interesting in his own right, though: does he represent an originally Munster-situated version of the epic? Or was his transposition here a Christian invention, from an original tradition where Cú spends time down here? Hard to say.
I'm planning to use this chance to cover a very interesting dynamic of Cúchulainn and Aengus, and Macha, Deichtire, and Boann (& their consorts), to discuss how these may all be related characters in different expressions. Fans of Boann/Rhiannon/Modron/Macha will likely find it interesting, in addition to fans of Mabon, Mars/Mercury, Hermes/Ares, and so on.
This will not be my first issue on Cúchulainn's and Boann's archetypes, so much of the issue will be for subscribers only.