Lugh
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Lugh or Lug (; ) is a figure in Irish mythology. A member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, a group of supernatural beings, Lugh is portrayed as a warrior, a king, a master craftsman and a saviour. He is associated with skill and mastery in multiple disciplines, including the arts. Lugh also has associations with oaths, truth, and the law, and therefore with rightful kingship. He is also associated with intelligence. Lugh is linked with the harvest festival of Lughnasadh, which bears his name. His most common epithets are Lámfada ( ; "long hand" or "long arm", possibly for his skill with a spear or his
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- Deity.type
- Irish
- Deity.name
- Lugh
- Deity.image
- Lugh spear Millar.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Illustration of Lugh and his magical spear by H. R. Millar
- Deity.member_of
- the Tuatha Dé Danann
- Deity.deity_of
- God of Justice, war, kingship, craftsmen, skills, trade and harvests.
- Deity.other_names
- Lug, Lugus.
- Deity.roman_equivalent
- Mercury
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23 sectionsContents
- Name
- Etymology
- Epithets
- Description
- Mythology
- Birth
- Lugh joins the Tuatha Dé Danann
- Sons of Tuireann
- Battle of Magh Tuireadh
- Later life and death
- In other cycles and traditions
- Family
- Possessions
- Lugh's spear
- Sling-stone
- Fragarach
- Lugh's horse and magic boat
- Lugh's hound
- Comparative mythology
- Toponymy
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- References
Lugh or Lug (; ) is a figure in Irish mythology. A member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, a group of supernatural beings, Lugh is portrayed as a warrior, a king, a master craftsman and a saviour. He is associated with skill and mastery in multiple disciplines, including the arts. Lugh also has associations with oaths, truth, and the law, and therefore with rightful kingship. He is also associated with intelligence. Lugh is linked with the harvest festival of Lughnasadh, which bears his name. His most common epithets are Lámfada ( ; "long hand" or "long arm", possibly for his skill with a spear or his ability as a ruler) and Samildánach ( ; "equally skilled in many arts"). This has sometimes been anglicised as "Lew of the Long Hand".
In mythology, Lugh is the son of Cian and Ethniu (or Ethliu). He is the maternal grandson of the Fomorian tyrant Balor, whom Lugh kills in the Battle of Mag Tuired. Lugh's son is the hero Cú Chulainn, who is believed to be an incarnation of Lugh.