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2006-07-10 12:55:04 · 3 answers · asked by Red Yeti 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
The german word for ghost is geist.
Geis is specific folklore term. I'll give you a hint it is Irish.
2006-07-10 13:02:22 · update #1
A geas (also ges, geis, gease geissi, plural geasa) has two interpretations in Irish mythology and folklore.
First, it is a vow or obligation placed upon a person (usually a hero, such as Cuchulainn) in Gaelic mythology. Traditionally, the doom of the hero comes about due to his violation of such geasa, usually by accident.
Later, it took the aspect of a taboo or prohibition. A geas can also be compared with a curse. If someone placed under a geas breaks it, the infractor will suffer dishonour or even death.
There is a considerable similarity between geasa (which are a phenomenon of Gaelic mythology) and the foretold deaths of heroes in Welsh mythology. This is not surprising given the close origins of all the variants of Celtic mythology.
2006-07-10 18:04:37 · answer #1 · answered by Mye 4 · 9⤊ 1⤋
Geis, usually pronounced "GESH," rhyming with "fresh," is a term from Irish folklore. It refers to a usually magical prohibition or taboo, or more broadly to a spell or enchantment, or a moral obligation.
2006-07-10 20:00:43 · answer #2 · answered by rosends 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
german for ghost
2006-07-10 19:58:02 · answer #3 · answered by trillo333 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋