A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology (Oxford Paperback Reference)

Rating:
Summary: Mostly Good
Review: While covering an extensive amount of Celtic material, which is very useful, MacKillop's etymologies are usually not accurate. In fact some etymologies seem to be based on his looking up words in a modern dictionary rather than from a true command of Celtic linguistics, quite spurious. Also, he tends to assign Gaulish and Brittonic words to Latin. In addition, his showing us the etymologies of English words, e.g. stag, in a Celtic mythological dictionary is just asinine.