In one myth this deity turned into an eagle to avoid a magical spouse, who had been created for him by his friends Gwydion and Math.
In one myth this deity turned into an eagle to avoid a magical spouse, who had been created for him by his friends Gwydion and Math. Another story tells how he put the stone of Fal back in its place and defeated the King at chess. Also called "Samildanach," [*] his mother was imprisoned in a crystal tower on Tory Island so that he would not be born. Raised to manhood by Goibhniu and Manannan Mac Lir this son of Ethlinn fulfilled the prophecy that he would one day kill his Fomorian grandfather, the one eyed Balor. The undisputed leader of the Tuatha de Danaan after the second battle of Magh Tuireadh, his feast occurred in August, FTP, identify this Celtic Sun God known by the alliterative epithet Lamfhada or "of the Long Arm."
In one myth this deity turned into an eagle to avoid a magical spouse, who had been created for him by his friends Gwydion and Math.
{Lug} or {Lugh} or {Lleu}