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

allied with
Failinis, Tailtiu
child of
Cian

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Sources

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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