Looking for Lugus

Dates: 29th August; 5th, 12th, 19th September [break]; 3rd, 10th October
Time: Saturdays at 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern/6 pm UK
Classes are held online, using the Zoom platform and last around 90 minutes.

Full price: $95 ($85 Patreon patrons*)
Early Bird price until 30th July: $85 ($80 Early patrons*)
*You must be a Patreon patron at the time of registration, and remain a patron for the duration of the series.

This class offers a brief but scholarly look at the evidence for Lugus in Gaul and Iberia, before moving on to a comparative study of Irish and Welsh texts and folklore concerning Lugh, Lleu and others.

The continental Lugus isn't easy to study, but we will do our best to piece together the best scholarship concerning the name Lugus, existing inscriptions, and how Mercury and the Lugoves might fit into the picture. While that evidence is thin in places, in Britain and Ireland there is a rich collection of Medieval texts about Lugh, Lleu, Llefelys, and others. It's important that we compare these texts rather that read them in isolation.  

I believe people are sometimes too quick to look outside of Celtic mythology and archaeology for answers about Lugh, Lleu, and Lugus before they've really studied the Celtic evidence. Likewise, they often try to categorise one or all of these deities as a god of lightning, a simple battle hero, sun god, or paragon of virtue, without knowing all the details of their stories. In this series, I will encourage you to sift and compare the evidence and allow it to guide you toward a deeper understanding. I hope you will gain a more nuanced and well-rounded picture of Lugus in all his forms.

What to expect from this class:
Weekly online class includes my presentations, Q&A sessions, moderated discussions. Classes usually last around 90 minutes.

Reading: There is some reading that you need to do to prepare for class in weeks 2-6.

Study Guide: This will include the class schedule and reading assignments, with links (all reading is available online).

Weekly notes. You will receive a PDF after each class. Notes will include:

• Important points and graphics from the presentations
• links or citations to any texts referenced in the presentations
• links and citations to further reading on the topics covered, which you can follow up on, if you wish.

Access to class recording if you need it. I strongly encourage you to attend the Zoom sessions as much as you can.

Important!
You should receive an email from me within 48 hours of paying for the class. Please respond to that email if requested. If you don't see it, check your spam folders, etc. and if you can't find it, contact me by clicking "contact organiser", below! It's important that we are in email contact, so that you can receive the zoom links and class mailings.