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A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology

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Divinity Atlas. "A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/a-dictionary-of-celtic-mythology.

APA Style

Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/a-dictionary-of-celtic-mythology

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-a-dictionary-of-celtic-mythology,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/a-dictionary-of-celtic-mythology},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

James MacKillop's dictionary works entry by entry from the surviving Irish, Welsh and continental Celtic literary sources, giving each deity, hero, tale or place as those specific texts record it rather than through a single unifying mythological theory imposed across every culture it covers. This record has not independently traced a documented history of scholarly disagreement with any individual entry, and it has not separately checked every entry's reading against the underlying manuscript tradition it summarizes. Use it for established facts about Celtic myth as recorded in the surviving literary sources; a claim resting on a specific manuscript's own dating or transmission history may need a dedicated study of that manuscript.

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Assessment

Reliability Tier

James MacKillop's dictionary, working entry by entry from the surviving Irish, Welsh and continental Celtic literary sources, giving each deity, hero, tale or place as those specific texts record it rather than through one unifying mythological theory.

Notes

Standard Oxford reference dictionary of Celtic mythology, covering deities, heroes, tales and places across Irish, Welsh and continental Celtic traditions. Use for established facts about Celtic myth as recorded in the surviving literary sources.

Citation

Author

James MacKillop

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Year

1998

URL

https://global.oup.com/academic/product/a-dictionary-of-celtic-mythology-9780198804840

Source Type

reference

Claims Backed By This Source (538 claims)

This source backs 538 claims across the atlas. As facts: 361 well-attested, 10 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 69 holds, 16 connected. Plus 82 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Deities, 312 claims: 205 well-attested, 10 scholarly debate, 43 holds, 16 connected, 38 general references.
Articles, 51 claims: 47 well-attested, 4 general references.
Realms, 24 claims: 20 well-attested, 4 general references.
Sacred Sites, 22 claims: 11 well-attested, 9 holds, 2 general references.
Myths & Sacred Narratives, 21 claims: 15 well-attested, 4 holds, 2 general references.
Mythical Creatures, 19 claims: 9 well-attested, 3 holds, 7 general references.
Plants, 17 claims: 6 well-attested, 11 general references.
Other Writings, 15 claims: 13 well-attested, 2 general references.
Cultures, 10 claims: 1 well-attested, 8 holds, 1 general references.
Figures, 10 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds, 3 general references.
Open Questions, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 general references.
Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
Religious Symbols, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 general references.
Languages, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 general references.
Rituals, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Animals & Totems, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
Religions, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
Regions, 1 claims: 1 general references.