Mythology in France - Breton

Breton

Bretons are a subset of Celtic people that adopted Christianity. Celtic cosmology predominates their mythology:

  • Ankou
  • Bugul Noz
  • Camma
  • Korrigan
  • Les Lavandières
  • Morgens
  • Ys
See also: Breton mythology and Celtic mythology

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Famous quotes containing the word breton:

    “No rules exist, and examples are simply life-savers answering the appeals of rules making vain attempts to exist.”
    —André Breton (1896–1966)

    “Come, little boy, and rock asleep;
    Sing lullaby and be thou still;
    I, that can do naught else but weep,
    Will sit by thee and wail my fill:
    God bless my babe, and lullaby
    From this thy father’s quality.”
    —Nicholas Breton (1542–1626)

    “Leave everything. Leave Dada. Leave your wife. Leave your mistress. Leave your hopes and fears. Leave your children in the woods. Leave the substance for the shadow. Leave your easy life, leave what you are given for the future. Set off on the roads.”
    —André Breton (1896–1966)