Since Christian times, Druids have been identified as wizards and soothsayers. However, in pre-Christian Celtic
society they were an intellectual class of philosophers, judges, educators, historians, doctors, seers, astronomers,
and astrologers.
The word Druidae is of Celtic origin and is believed to be taken from the Greek word drus, meaning "an oak." Dru-wid combines the word roots "oak" and "knowledge" (wid means "to know" or "to see" - as in the Sanskrit vid). The oak tree was considered sacred to the Druids. In the Celtic social system, Druid was a title given to learned men and women possessing "oak knowledge" (or "oak wisdom").
When asked the meaning behind Be My Druidess, from the October Rust release, Peter responded:
"I came up with the Druidess word myself. I was always into druids and Celtic lore. I figured what if there
was this Druidess and I was her male slave and she had me do certain things to her. It's just a fantasy of mine."
Hence my name, Dru...