Cenncroithi
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Cenncroithi is interpreted as "the head of all gods". When his image falls the silver and gold covering it crumble to dust, with the imprint of the crozier left on bare stone.
When
- First attested
- 1100 CE
- Attested period
- 1100 – 1100
- Historical notes
- Referenced in Jocelin's 12th century Life and Acts of St. Patrick.
Relationships
- aspect of
- Crom Cruach
- enemy of
- St. Patrick
- co occurs with
- Érimón, Cenn Cruach
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Jocelin's 12th century Life and Acts of St. Patrick tells much the same story. Here the god is called Cenncroithi, interpreted as "the head of all gods", and when his image falls the silver and gold covering it crumble to dust, with the imprint of the crozier left on bare stone.”
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