Myths and legends ; the Celtic race . Holed stones, notforming part of adolmen, are, ofcourse, among thecommonest relicsof the ancient cult,and are still vene-rated and used inpractices connected65. Dolmens in the Deccan, Indiai^After Meadows-Baylor) MYTHS OF THE CELTIC RACE with child-bearing, &c. Here we are doubtless tointerpret the emblem as a symbol of sex. StoncWorship Besides the heavenly bodies, we find that rivers, trees,mountains, and stones were all objects of venerationamong this primitive people. Stone-worship was par-ticularly common, and is not so easily explained as theworship
Myths and legends ; the Celtic race . Holed stones, notforming part of adolmen, are, ofcourse, among thecommonest relicsof the ancient cult,and are still vene-rated and used inpractices connected65. Dolmens in the Deccan, Indiai^After Meadows-Baylor) MYTHS OF THE CELTIC RACE with child-bearing, &c. Here we are doubtless tointerpret the emblem as a symbol of sex. StoncWorship Besides the heavenly bodies, we find that rivers, trees,mountains, and stones were all objects of venerationamong this primitive people. Stone-worship was par-ticularly common, and is not so easily explained as theworship directed toward objects possessing movementand vitality. Possibly an explanation of the venerationattaching to great and isolated masses of unhewn stonemay be found in their resemblance to the artificialdolmens and cromlechs.^ No superstition has provedmore enduring. In 452 we find the Synod ofAries denouncing those who venerate trees and wellsand stones, and the denunciation was repeated byCharlemagne, and by numerous Synods and Councilsdown to recent times. Yet a drawing, here reproduced,which was lately made on the spot by Mr. Arthur Bell,shows this very act of worship still in f
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