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Crom Cruach (Old Irish pronunciation /ˈkɾˠɔmˠ ˈkɾˠuəç/; modern Irish ''Cromm Crúaich'') was a god of pre-Christian Ireland. According to Christian writers, he was propitiated with human sacrifice and his worship was ended by Saint Patrick. He is also referred to as ''Crom Cróich'', ''Cenn Cruach''/''Cróich'' (/ˈkʲɛnˠː ˈkɾˠuəxˠ/) and ''Cenncroithi'' (/ˈkʲɛnˠː ˈkɾˠoθʲɨ/). He is related to the later mythological and folkloric figure Crom Dubh. The festival for Crom Cruach is called ''Domhnach'' Crom Dubh, Crom Dubh Sunday.〔 The references in the ''dinsenchas'' ("place-lore") poem in the 12th century to sacrifice in exchange for milk and grain suggest that Crom had a function as fertility god. The description of his image as a gold figure surrounded by twelve stone or bronze figures has been interpreted by some as representing the sun surrounded by the signs of the zodiac, suggesting a function as solar deity.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Celtic Gods, Crom Cruaich )〕 == Name == Crom Cruach's name takes several forms and can be interpreted in several ways. ''Crom'' (or ''cromm'') can mean "bent, crooked, stooped, bowed, curved, crescent".(by coincidence or not this word has the exact same meaning in some western Norwegian dialects.) ''Cenn'' can mean "head" or "the head, chief". ''Cruach'' (or ''crúach'') can be an adjective, "bloody, gory", or a noun, meaning variously "slaughter", "(corn)stack", or "pile, heap, mound". Plausible meanings include "bloody crooked one", "crooked stack of corn", "crooked one of the mound", "bloody head", "head of the stack of corn" or "head of the mound".〔''Dictionary of the Irish Language Based on Old and Middle Irish Materials'', Dublin, 1990〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Crom Cruach」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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