Lugh                                               
 

Lugh is the Irish sun god, and a god of war. Lugh was the grandson of Balor, a Formorian King.
There was a druidic prophecy that Balor would be slain by his own grandson.
Therefore he had his only child Ethnia locked up in a high tower, Tor Mor,
with twelve matrons to keep her away from all men. One day, a man named Kian
wanted revenge on Balor for stealing his magic cow, so with the help of a druidess he
disguised himself as a woman and sought shelter at the tower. The druidess put an enchantment
on the matrons, and when they had left again, Ethnia was pregnant and gave birth to
three sons nine months later. When Balor heard of this, he ordered that the children were drowned.
A servant wrapped the babies in a cloths and took them with to drown. But one of
the babies fell out of the wrapping and the servant only drowned the other two.
This child was Lugh. Lugh grew up and learned many trades. He was a carpenter, warrior,
druid, mason, smith, harper, poet, physician and goldsmith. In the second battle
of Moy Tura he threw a stone into Balors eye and killed him, thus fulfilling the prophecy.
Lugh was the father of the famous Celtic hero Cu Chulainn.