Otherworld

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Otherworld is a mystical realm in Celtic mythology often depicted as a parallel dimension of gods, spirits, and the dead, characterized by eternal youth, abundance, and supernatural wonders.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Otherworld canonical 11
the Otherworld 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concept in Celtic mythology
mythological realm
supernatural realm
accessedBy islands across the sea
lakes
magic
mists
sacred mounds
trances
visionary journeys
associatedWith fairy beings
feasting
gods
immortality
magic
spirits
the dead
timelessness
unfading beauty
characterizedBy abundance
eternal youth
supernatural wonders
contrastedWith mortal world
describedAs place of joy
place of plenty
place without old age
place without sickness
hasAlternativeName Annwn
Emain Ablach
Mag Mell
Síd
linked to: Šid

Tír na nÓg
hasCulturalContext Gaelic folklore
Irish mythology
Welsh mythology
hasDomain Celtic mythology
inhabitedBy deities
fairies
spirits of the dead
supernatural beings
isA mystical realm
parallel dimension
realm of gods
realm of spirits
realm of the dead
narrativeRole destination of heroic voyages
setting of many Celtic tales
symbolizes idealized existence
spiritual reality beyond the physical world
temporalProperty time passes differently

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Celtic mythology hasConcept Otherworld
Macha realm Otherworld
Arawn associatedWith the Otherworld
linked to: Otherworld
Arawn domain the Otherworld
linked to: Otherworld
Arianrhod associatedWith Otherworld
Oisín realmVisited Otherworld
Sídhe associatedWith Otherworld
Manannán mac Lir associatedWith Otherworld
Rhiannon (mythological figure) associatedWith the Otherworld
subject linked to: Rhiannon
linked to: Otherworld
Elcmar associatedWith Otherworld
Well of Wisdom associatedWith Otherworld
subject linked to: well of wisdom
Tír na nÓg associatedWith Otherworld