From: João Simões Lopes Filho
Message: 4784
Date: 2000-11-19
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Subject: [tied] Re: Crom Cruach
> --- In cybalist@egroups.com, João Simões Lopes Filho <jodan99@...>
> wrote:
> > Who is the god Cromm Cruach? What's his name's meaning and
> etymology? Does Crom mean "worm"?
> > According to Ellis's "A Dictionary of Irish Mythology":
> > " CROMM CRUACH: Sometimes Crom Cróich. An early golden idol whi was
> reported to have twelve gods who served him. He was worshiped by the
> king Tigernmas (Lord of Death) on Magh Slecht (PLain of Adoration)
> and huma sacrifices were offered. "
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> I have to say that here in Portugal were found some testimonies of a
> God named CROUGA. CROUGA with the epithet MAGAREAICUS. In Spain,
> there is a CROUGIN. Both may be related to the Irish CROM CRUAICH,
> passing through the Cymric PEN CRUG.
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> To CROM CRUAICH, young victims were sacrificed; to CROUGA, in one
> inscription that we have, it seems that a young lamb is consecrated
> to Him.
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> CROUGA, CROUGIN, PEN CRUG and CROM CRUAICH can all derive from an
> indo-european root meaning stone, present in Celtic as craig, for
> instances.
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