Lugh Lámhfhada
deity Irish single tradition · 2
Lugh Lámhfhada is a figure in Irish mythology who exacted treasures from the children of Tuireann as reparation for the slaying of his father Cian.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 1600 BCE
- Attested period
- -1600 – 1171
- Historical notes
- Figures in the Mythological Cycle and Fenian Cycle.
Relationships
- child of
- Cian
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“It was one of the prized treasures exacted by Lugh Lámhfhada from the children of Tuireann (Brían, Iuchar and Iucharba) as reparation for the slaying of Lugh's father Cian.”
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“The games were founded, according to the Book of Invasions, by Lugh Lámhfhada, the Ollamh Érenn (master craftsman or doctor of the sciences), as a mourning ceremony for the death of his foster-mother Tailtiu.”
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