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A cauldron or caldron (from Latin caldarium, hot bath) is a large metal pot (kettle) for cooking and/or boiling over an open fire, with a large mouth and frequently with an arc-shaped hanger. A Caldarium (also called a Calidarium, Cella Caldaria or Cella Coctilium) was a room with a hot plunge bath used in a Roman bath complex The M acro E xpansion T emplate A ttribute L anguage complements TAL, providing macros which allow the reuse of code across "Saucepan" redirects here In Australia "the Saucepan" is sometimes used as an unofficial name for part of the constellation of Pavo, when finding the A kettle is a Kitchenware piece Depending on culture and historical location in the context of bathware the word kettle can have a variety of meanings

Symbolism and mythology

Cauldrons have largely fallen out of use in the industrialized world as cooking vessels. While still used, a more common association in Western culture is the cauldron's use in witchcraft—a cliché popularized by various fictions, such as Shakespeare's play Macbeth. Western culture (sometimes equated with Western Civilization) are terms which are used to refer to Cultures of European origin Witchcraft, in various historical anthropological religious and mythological contexts is the use of certain kinds of Supernatural or magical powers A cliché (from French, klɪ'ʃe or cliche is a phrase expression or idea that has been overused to the point of losing its intended force Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real More specifically fiction is an imaginative form of Narrative, one of the four basic Rhetorical modes. William Shakespeare ( baptised Macbeth is among the best-known of William Shakespeare 's plays, and is his shortest tragedy, believed to have been written some time between In fantastic fiction, witches often prepare their potions in a cauldron. Also, in legend, a cauldron is purported to be where leprechauns keep their treasure. In Irish mythology, a leprechaun (leipreachán

In Wicca, a cauldron can be placed in a sacred circle and used to burn items that will be set alight during a ritual (e. g. Tuitéan & Daniels 2001, pp. 175-176). It is a symbol of the womb of the Goddess (Zimmermann & Gleason 2000, p. The musical instrument is spelled Cymbal. A symbol is something --- such as an object, Picture, written word a sound a piece 74; Iles 2005, p. 689) and rebirth (Starhawk 1999, p. 109; Tuitéan & Daniels 2001, p. 330; Iles 2005, p. 689) as it was in ancient British Celtic religion (Webster 1987 pp. 60-61) and is sacred to the Goddess. Water can be placed into a cauldron for scrying (a method of divining the future) or it can hold the ingredients necessary for a spell or incantation. "Seer stone" redirects here For the usage in Mormonism see Seer stone (Latter Day Saints.

In some forms of Wicca which incorporate aspects of Celtic mythology, the cauldron is associated with the goddess Cerridwen. Celtic mythology is the Mythology of Celtic polytheism, apparently the Religion of the Iron Age Celts Like other Iron Age In Welsh medieval legend, Ceridwen was a magician mother of Taliesin, Morfran, and a beautiful daughter Crearwy (or Creirwy Celtic legend also tells of a cauldron that was useful to warring armies: dead warriors could be put into the cauldron and would be returned to life, save that they lacked the power of speech. Celts (ˈkɛlts or /ˈsɛlts/, see Names of the Celts It was suspected that they lacked souls, like golem. In Jewish folklore, a golem (גולם sometimes as in Yiddish, pronounced goilem) is an animated being created entirely from inanimate matter These warriors could go back into battle until they were killed again.

The holy grail of Arthurian legend is sometimes referred to as a "cauldron", although traditionally the grail is thought of as a hand-held cup rather than the large pot that the word "cauldron" usually is used to mean. According to Christian mythology, the Holy Grail was the dish plate or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper, said to possess miraculous powers This may have resulted from the combination of the grail legend with earlier Celtic myths of magical cauldrons.

Real symbolic cauldrons include:

• the Gundestrup cauldron, made in the second or first century BC, found at Gundestrup, Denmark
• a Bronze Age cauldron found at Hassle, Sweden
• the cauldron where the Olympic flame burns for the duration of the Olympic Games

Mythical cauldrons include:

• Dagda's Cauldron
• The Cauldron of Dyrnwch the Giant

See also

• Kama (Japanese tea ceremony)
• Gulyásleves
• Hassle
• Sacrificial tripod
• Amrit Sanskar

External links

• Holy Grail
• A cauldron in a circle

References

Iles, J. The Gundestrup cauldron is a richly-decorated silver vessel thought to date from the La Tène Period in the first century to second century BC The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for Hassle ( is a location in Närke, Sweden, where a Celtic treasure was found in 1936. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a Symbol of the Olympic Games. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The Dagda's Cauldron, a large cooking pot which never emptied and which left none hungry is one of the four legendary treasures of Ireland. Dyrnwch Gawr derives from the Welsh Dyrnu meaning ‘to thump’ or to beat something whilst the Old Welsh Dyrnig translates to ‘Fierce’ Kama (釜 or chagama (茶釜 are cast iron pots used to heat water to make tea in Japanese tea ceremonies. Gulyásleves ( gulyás soup leves is soup in Hungarian is a Hungarian Soup, made of Beef, vegetables ground Paprika Hassle ( is a location in Närke, Sweden, where a Celtic treasure was found in 1936. A sacrificial tripod was a type of Altar used by the ancient Greeks Amrit Sanskar or Amrit Sanchar or the Amrit ceremony is the Sikh ceremony of initiation or baptism , THE ELEMENT ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WITCHCRAFT. London: HarperElement, 2005.

Starhawk, THE SPIRAL DANCE, A REBIRTH OF THE ANCIENT RELIGION OF THE GODDESS. SPECIAL 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION. New York: HarperSanFrancisco, 1999.

Tuitéan, P. and Daniels, E. , ESSENTIAL Wicca. Freedom, CA: The Crossing Press, 2001.

Webster, G. , CELTIC RELIGION IN ROMAN BRITAIN. Totowa, NJ: Barnes & Noble Books, 1987.

Zimmermann, D. and Gleason, K. A. , THE COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE® TO Wicca and Witchcraft. Indianapolis, IN: Alpha Books, 2000.