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calliopes_pen) wrote2004-07-13 05:54 pm
calliopes_pen) wrote2004-07-13 05:54 pm
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Take the quiz: "What Celtic Diety are you?"
Lugh
(Pan-Celtic) [Loo] The Shining One; Sun God; God of War; Many Skilled; Fair-Haired One; White or Shining; a hero god. His feast is Lughnassadh, a harvest festival. Associated with ravens. His symbol was a white stag in Wales. Son of Cian and Ethniu. Lugh had a magic spear and rod-sling. One of his magic hounds was obtained from the sons of Tuirenn as part of the blood-fine for killing his father Cian. Also called Samhioldananach, meaning master of all arts, or Lamhfada (La-VAH-dah), the long-armed. His sacred symbol was a spear. He was always accompanied by two ravens. Sometimes he is shown as one-eyed. He was a God of the sun, light, and the grain harvest, who is honored at the Sabbat of Lughnassadh. He is a deity of many skills and was even said to be able to come into human form to worship among the Druids for whom he was a primary deity. He is also worshipped as the God of fire, metallurgy, crafting, weaving, and as a protector of the weak.
Taken fromcrusherdisciple
Lugh
(Pan-Celtic) [Loo] The Shining One; Sun God; God of War; Many Skilled; Fair-Haired One; White or Shining; a hero god. His feast is Lughnassadh, a harvest festival. Associated with ravens. His symbol was a white stag in Wales. Son of Cian and Ethniu. Lugh had a magic spear and rod-sling. One of his magic hounds was obtained from the sons of Tuirenn as part of the blood-fine for killing his father Cian. Also called Samhioldananach, meaning master of all arts, or Lamhfada (La-VAH-dah), the long-armed. His sacred symbol was a spear. He was always accompanied by two ravens. Sometimes he is shown as one-eyed. He was a God of the sun, light, and the grain harvest, who is honored at the Sabbat of Lughnassadh. He is a deity of many skills and was even said to be able to come into human form to worship among the Druids for whom he was a primary deity. He is also worshipped as the God of fire, metallurgy, crafting, weaving, and as a protector of the weak.
Taken from
crusherdisciple