The Otherworld is the Home of the Gods and possibly the dead in Celtic myth

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The Otherworld is the Home of the Gods and possibly the dead in Celtic mythology. It is typically a celestial place of immortality, elegance, wellness, prosperity, and pleasure in Gaelic and Brittonic myth. It goes by a number of names in Irish mythology, including Tír na nÓg, Mag Mell, and Emain Ablach. In Irish myth, Tech Duinn is another location where the spirits of the dead congregate. In Welsh mythology, the Otherworld is typically referred to as Annwn and in the Arthurian tale, as Avalon. It is referred as either a heavenly place beyond the sea or beneath the earth, or as a parallel realm that coexists with our own. Although the Otherworld is typically inaccessible, a number of fabled heroes have made accidental or invited visits there. They frequently enter old burial mounds or caverns to get there, or they may swim across the western sea or go beneath water. They occasionally find themselves in the Otherworld by accident, where strange animals, magical beings or a mystical mist may be present. An otherworldly woman might present the hero an apple, a silver apple branch or a ball of thread to follow as it unfurls as an invitation to enter the Otherworld. The term Otherworld indeed refers to a paranormal dimension where time is said to operate differently and where there is perpetual youth, beauty, health, affluence and happiness. It is where the gods, as well as some ancestors and heroes, reside. It was presumably comparable to the Elysium of Greek mythology, and it is possible that long before both the places had their roots in Proto-Indo-European religion. The holidays of Beltane and Samhain are transitional occasions in Irish mythology and later folklore, during which communication with the Otherworld is more likely.

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