Lugh
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- proper noun
- Literature
- He's a musician, which could be a nod to Apollo/Lugh.
- Lugh, the god
Examples
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It seemed so simple: Defeat the Tonton, rescue her kidnapped brother, Lugh, and then order would be restored to Saba's world.
Blog text (22) -
"A young woman was with Lugh.
Academic text (2000) -
For example, two are said to be named for daughters of Lugaid, a variant of Lugh, the Irish god associated with the Lughnasa festival.
Academic text (2011) -
We still don't know what exactly happened to Lugh before Saba rescued him, but he is very damaged and kind of hot-tempered because of what happened.
Blog text (22) -
We are told that the festival of Lughnasa, or the games of Lugh, was founded to honor the god's foster mother, Tailtiu, who died after having the forests cleared for farming.
Academic text (2011) -
Exactly midway between these two royal sites lies Uisneach, the traditional meeting place of the five provinces said to be the home of the Dagda, chief of the old gods, and the burial place of Lugh.
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We can taste its first bounty in a yeasty loaf as men spin tales of Lugh's trips across the sky and how he shone for all before he fell.
Fiction book (1996) -
They came to a dwelling where they met a phantom who happened to be Lugh, god of the ancient magical folk the Tuatha De Danann, the people of the goddess Danu.
Academic text (2000) -
Lugh, god of light, god of music.
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We called it Lugh after the old pagan god of the harvest.
Synonyms
An ancient Celtic god of arts, crafts and light in Irish myth
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lugh is the name of an important god in ancient Celtic stories who is linked to the arts, crafts, and skill. A helpful way to remember him is the festival Lughnasadh, which is named for Lugh. Some people say his name comes from an old word meaning 'light' or 'brightness', which fits the idea of him as a shining, skilled hero.