Gwynn ap Nudd, Isis
Friday September 28, 2007
Today is a busy one as ancient festivals go. To the Welsh, today was the feast day of Gwynn ap Nudd (Celtic Nuada), the Lord of the otherworld, a fairy King. He is the leader of the Wild Hunt, the mythical chase after the white stag. As the Irish Nuada, he was the legendary god-king king of the Tuatha De Danaan.
Today is also the date of the Isia, a feast day of the Roman Cult of Isis, commemorating the death of Osiris, the mourning of his wife Isis, and the birth of the god Horus, a passion play that played out over three day's time.
See also: Isis and Osiris
There is new material in the Da Vinci Code Guide, in Weird, and in the Symbol Glossary.
Today is also the date of the Isia, a feast day of the Roman Cult of Isis, commemorating the death of Osiris, the mourning of his wife Isis, and the birth of the god Horus, a passion play that played out over three day's time.
"O holy and eternal guardian of the human race, who dost always cherish mortals and bless them, thou carest for the woes of miserable men with a sweet mother's love. Thee the gods above adore, thee the gods below worship. It is thou that whirlest the sphere of heaven, that givest light to the sun, that governest the universe and trampled down Tartarus." ~Apuleius, The Golden Ass.
See also: Isis and Osiris
There is new material in the Da Vinci Code Guide, in Weird, and in the Symbol Glossary.
Comments
I don’t know when a date for celebrating Gwyn ap Nudd established itself as a fact and who it was who decided it. Gwyn was prevalent to our ancestors who did not possess calendars but were most probably guided by the cycle of the moon. Hence their festivals may have fallen on full moons when it was easier to see. However, if the 28 September was selected as Gwyn’s day like the Pope choosed days to celebrate saints, he is probably like the Queen in that he has two days to call his. The other one being only known to him!
It’s a little odd to say they had no calendars, when they were famous for theirs…