I read somewhere once that Druids were the Buddhists in Europe. I don't think that's true, but that piqued my interest in what they were. I've gotten Miranda Green's book The World Of The Druids. They seem like a mysterioso religious group, but I didn't like reading about animal sacrifice. All the great religious heroes from the Axial Age did away with animal sacrifice. Early Sources Commentarii de Bello Gallico by Julius Caesar Geographica by Strabo Natural History by Pliny Myths Ulster Cycle Mythological Cycle Fenian Cycle The Life of St. Brigit about Brigid of Kildare When I look up Celtic Mythology , I quickly run into Lugh , who I've never heard of, and polytheism. "Lugh is portrayed as a warrior, a king, a master craftsman and a savior." Another interesting aspect of Druids is that they don't write things down, so that their creeds can't be stolen or mocked or criticized. It's a profoundly personal order, that re