MikeJ asked:
>I was wondering if you might be able to comment on the subject
of
> the relationship of Bodh to the Celtic Cathubodua, or whether or
> not there is any relationship?
>
I'm not sure who you mean by Bodh?
Do you mean Bodb (aka Bodhbh)? If so, he was a son or brother of the
Dagda and becomes king of the Tuatha D/e after the Dagda's death in the
list that appears in the Book of Invasions. He helps Oengus find C/aer
in Aislinge /Oengusso.
Bodua or Cathubodua (raven of battle) was a Gaulish war-goddess or, as I
prefer to call them, battle fury. Many scholars think she is analogous
to the Badbh (hooded crow) aka Badb Catha (crow of battle), a
battle-fury who appears in various Irish myths such as the T/ain.
Does that help?
Francine
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