{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Sacrifice and Prayer CT051","description":"The Religion of the Ancient Celts (1911) Chapter 16: Sacrifice and Prayer by J. A. MacCulloch The Celts offered human victims on the principle of a life for a life, or to propitiate the gods, or in order to divine the future from the entrails of the victim. We shall examine the Celtic custom of human sacrifice from these points of view first. Names Used in this Section The Semites Marseilles  Taranis  Teutates  Esus  Diodorus  Strabo Varro  Tacitus druidarum religionem dir\u00e6 immanitatis Dio Cassius Dindsenchas Cromm Cruaich Dr. Joyce Nemedian  Fomorians  Fair of Taillte Perseus and Andromeda Becuma S. Oran S. Columba Vortigern Emain Macha Pausanias  Ammianus and Livy C\u00fachulainn Conall Cernach Emer  oppidum  Dayak Poseidonius  Artemis  Mallius Gairloch  S. Maelrubha Eilean Maree (Maelrubha) Eilean mo righ Eilean a Mhor Righ Sir Arthur Mitchell Brianniul Gruagach Compi\u00e8gne Artemidorus  Deiotaurus  Dalan  Mider Imbas Forosnai Fil\u00e9  Teinm Laegha C\u00e9tnad taghairm  baile fidlanna   Religion of the Ancient Celts can be found on Sacred Texts. You can find out more about J. A. McCulloch on Wikipedia. Try the Celtic Myth Podshow for a dramatic re-telling of the Tales and Stories of the Ancient Celts at http:\/\/celticmythpodshow.com or in Apple Podcasts. Our theme music is "Gander at the Pratie Hole" by Sl\u00e1inte.  You can find their music on the Free Music Archive. ","author_name":"Celtic Tomes","author_url":"http:\/\/celtictomes.libsyn.com\/","html":"