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knowledge. This English word, which usually implies an erudition open to those who seek it, inadequately translates Celtic conceptions of knowing, which often imply esoteric, metaphysical perception. Among the Celts knowledge is inspired rather than being acquired gradually; often it is derived from dead ancestors.
Fionn mac Cumhaill touches the
salmon of knowledge and as a result possesses the thumb of
knowledge, which allows him both a vision of the future and the power to heal. When
Gwion Bach acquires knowledge intended for
Morfran he is reborn and named
Taliesin. The
hazel is often known as the ‘nut of knowledge’. The ‘well of knowledge’ is
Connla's Well. Among the personifications of knowledge are:
Ecne,
Eólas,
Find,
Fios. See also
DIVINATION;
IMBAS FOROSNAI;
TEINM LAÍDA.
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