Each tale is deeply embedded in the The oracle at Delphi was one of Apollo’s oldest sanctuaries, and he had other oracles, both famous and humble. In Sparta, Apollo was essentially a war god, holding spear in one hand and bow in another. (See my article on Lugos for more on this.). No Greek God had more rustic shrines devoted to them than Apollo. Odin Lugh is on Facebook. Lugh retreated from the world, and in time, became "Mad Sweeney", the fuckin' and fightin' … Dec 2, 2017 - Explore welshspeaker's board "Lugh Shrine" on Pinterest. God of the Wild. In Celtic mythology and religion, Lugh is the god of light or the harvest, his festival, on August 1st, is called Lughnasadh.Lugh is worshipped in Irish Tradition as a deity of the sun. It is in the patterns within the myths Join Facebook to connect with Odin Lugh and others you may know. I’ll have to check those out. (Saxo grammaticus) Lugh starts out as an outsider, but once he proves his versatility to the doorkeeper of the Tuatha, he is accepted as one of them. It is also worth noting that parallels exist between the Irish Lugh, British Lleu, Gaulish Lugus, German Wotan, the English Woden, and Norse Odin. But Odin, who had roles similar to those of Zeus and the Celtic god Lugh, would quickly assume the position. share aspects Though Lugh may not have been a solar deity, I seem to remember that in one legend his appearance on the battlefield was mistaken for the rising of the sun in the west instead of the east. is not truly one of the Æsir I've often heard in discussion and on ADF lists that, despite the fact that many Wiccan sources seem to think so, Lugh is not a solar deity. expect the pattern to be more obvious. both Lugh and Odin have a strong mercurial side to themselves – Lugh being a kind of “Macgyver” and no stranger to pranks – like Loki, too. He fights mainly as an archer, although he intervenes more physically against Patroclus: Three times did he climb upon it, and three times did Apollo push him back, laying his hand upon the boss of his shield. As the god of oaths, he held domain over rulers and nobility. This is really difficult to get a grip on. possible. The celts dominated pre roman ironage europe. Ryūto Asamiya (朝宮 龍斗 Asamiya Ryūto), also known as Odin, was the former leader of Ragnarök and childhood friend and rival of Kenichi and was one of the main antagonists of the Ragnarök Saga. magical partnership. Pingback: Brigit and Lugh | We Are Star Stuff, Pingback: Sokkvabekkr and Saga: Beneath the Waves | We Are Star Stuff, Pingback: Will the real sun-god (dess?) I think Lugh does combine elements of Odin and Loki, which makes him a very interesting god. Two suffered exile and punishment: Apollo had to serve Priam’s father Laomedon for a year as punishment, building the Trojan wall, after which Laodemon drove him away without paying him. However, the young Ryūto was not above taking advantage of his friend, giving him the cat badge that he got from the vending machine out of dislike for the badge (though according to himself, Kenichi really wanted the badge). "Similar to the Roman god Mercury, Lugh was known as a god of both skill and the distribution of talent. Ruler of the Aesir Gods. This article is brought to you by Sons of Vikings, an online store with hundreds of Viking related items including jewelry, drinking horns, shirts, home decor and more. simple correspondence of one god to another. Odin. These Greek, Nordic and Celtic gods may not seem to have much in common at first glance, but they resemble each other in several ways, all of which illuminate aspects of their characters. In the second battle of moytura, Lugh steps forward to defeat Balor who has an evil eye that can destroy anything or anyone at a glance. MacKillop, James 2004: Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, OUP. He even used the golden sword occasionally, like during the slaying of the giant Tityos, during the gigantomachy. There is much sacred symbolism and myth attached to smithcraft and masonry. This and most other indicators in the mythological cycle suggest that Lugh was a harvest god and/or weather god who possibly was a later development on an earlier hunter god (as previously mentioned, the constellation Orion). Birth. This could have been because of the similarity between the name Odhran and the ancient Viking God Odin. The skill calls Sunlight Wheel. borrowing on either side, these tales appear to be the common IMHO, the sami probably came from the finnish gulf, karelia like, migrated into scandinavia and subjugated/destroyed the remaining huntergatherers in scandinavia armed with their superior technology of reindeer herding. Check out our lugh selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our figurines shops. that the primary parallels are found, and definite but Check out our lugh selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our figurines shops. Both are gods who can swallow humilation to achieve their ends, and not lose sight of the goal. The Metrical Dinshenachas calls him “warrior Lugh“. They do have a lot in common – champions, gods who proected the people and the harvest. It’s not an obvious one, but when you think about it they do have their similarities. Lugus, also called Lug, or Lugh, (Celtic: “Lynx,” or “Light”? Odin being a kind of psychopompos like Hermes/Mercury. I have summarized their similarities below: First, both Lugh and Apollo have solar characteristics. I wouldn’t rule out that once upon a time Ogma was another of the Dagda’s names but certainly in the surviving literature they are presented as different deities. (Simek: 214) Lugh in his versatility (one of his names was Samhildánach, “skilled in all arts”) and as patron of travelers would fit as a Celtic Mercury. These figures are fascinating yet mysterious, their stories keeping the tantalizing secrets of paths of initiation from long ago. In the interpretatio romana Celtic gods associated with the arts were compared to Apollo, and if the Romans had reached Ireland, no doubt this would have included Lugh. Among his many skills he could play the harp and sing, and one of his names was  Ildánach (“skilled in many arts”). |. Apart from his role in Iliad, Apollo had military based festivals celebrated in his honour. Actually, Georges Dumézil had already compared Apollo’s functions to Odin’s functions and stated that both are trifunctional and cover similar functions (see “Apollon sonore et autres essais”, 1982). Lugh is also sometimes equated to Odin; Michael Enright, in Lady with a Mead Cup suggests that Odin and Lugh may both be derived from Esus. Lugh retreated from the world, and in time, became "Mad Sweeney", the fuckin' and fightin' leprechaun. This creature is named " Morrigan Lugus, " after multi-headed deities from Celtic mythology. Of Norse Loki and the Celt Lugh by DaRC Firstly I must give credit to the web-sites at the end who's information and words I have shamelessly plundered and reformatted into the essay below Balar has a daughter, Eithne, whose son is destined to kill her father. I’ll have to look into that. As to the connection with Mercury? Lugh or Lug is one of the most prominent gods in Irish mythology. Lugh was a Celtic deity, who was also a warrior-hero and king of men, who was also a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann. You are rightly called Apollon (‘Destroyer’) among mortals, (by) whoever knows the divine powers’ unspoken names. It is also worth noting that parallels exist between the Irish Lugh, Gaulish Lugus, German Norse Odin. (A number of differences, as well, too, so the jury's still out.) Yes – I have considered a Odin, Mercury and Lugh post. He was the High King of Ireland from 1870–1830 BC. Loki The leave physical signs of their presence so that you can confirm that your not dreaming or hallucinating and … Simek, Rudolf 2007: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (trans. However, while he's a disciple of Ogata, Lugh has shown to have a rather nihilistic personality in regard to human life and even his own, showing that while he's aware of Ogata's treatment towards his disciples as test subjects and yet Lugh seems to be completely fine showing no concern with his own life and even telling Kenichi he's aware of Ogata's treatments towards his disciples to Kenichi. The Celtic, Egyptian, Greek, and Norse pantheons are fantasy interpretations of historical religions from our world’s ancient times. Pairing Lugh and Thor makes a lot of sense to me. You see these four gods all showing clear signs of their divine nature out and about. But I was thinking, couldn't Apollo and Odin be the same? Gemstones like adventurine and agate come in handy as well, as do plants such as aspen trees, lilies, lavender and even ferns. Odin's got one eye, Lugh (in some stories) closes an eye to do certain magics. (Some tradtitions make Diancécht Lugh’s grandfather.) Irish Lugh’s weapon was also the spear, and his epithet Lámfhada “of the long arm” suggests action at a distance. Also, reindeerherding is pretty late as well. Lugh is a rather solemn and calm individual that is also a seemingly very intelligent individual. Hugin and Munin fly out each day and report back to Odin about what they have seen, while Apollo gets the bad news about his lover from a raven. Someone should write one…, I think you’ve found a niche in the market there…, Pingback: Magpies (and Skadi) – We Are Star Stuff, you forgot lugh = loki, both fire deities (the harsh summer sun) which resemble Hepaistos, Mercurys darker brother. Apollo is the odd one out here, literally, since he never appears as anything but a singular god. (MacKillop: 306). finally cast out. Lugh was not a solar deity. Balor is probably representative of blight. He was the High King of Ireland from 1870–1830 BC.He evolved into the Irish king Suibhne who was cursed by St. Ronan to madness and wandering. There is no confirmation that there was a solar deity in Ireland but if there was it wasn’t Lugh. Odin may have replaced Tyr as god of war among north Germanic peoples. In the second battle of moytura, Lugh steps forward to defeat Balor who has an evil eye that can destroy anything or anyone at a glance. The image at the right is often connected to the Lugoves, who may have been a triple version of Lugh. (Kindle) I don’t think I said Lugh was a solar deity, although perhaps I could have been clearer about that. Another link between Apollo, Odin and Lugh is the eagle. Llew, (if he is the Welsh form of Lugh), transforms into an eagle when he is wounded with a spear and perches in a tree. He was an archer, and a hunter. Ignore all those other fools, here it is: Balor died, came back as Odin, Sweeney/Lugh felt terrible about it, went mad from the church's influence over his worshippers and from grief. Lugh or Lug (; modern Irish: Lú) is an Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant past. ), in ancient Celtic religion, one of the major gods.He is one of the deities whom Julius Caesar identified with the Roman god Mercury (Greek: Hermes). It is also worth noting that parallels exist between the Irish Lugh, Gaulish Lugus , German Wotan , the English Woden , and Norse Odin . It is also worth noting that parallels exist between the Irish Lugh, Gaulish Lugus, German Wotan, the English Woden, and Norse Odin. Thor. No Greek God had more rustic shrines devoted to them than Apollo. we see that the links go deeper. Just as neolithic farmers had pushed hunter gatherers off areable land some 2-3TY before or so. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Like Liked by 1 person Lugh however, like Thor, was very important to farmers – Lughnasadh is a harvest festival. Upon seeing how … (West: 129), Two of these gods have been fitted into the Indo-European schema by Georges Dumézil, who saw Lugh and Odin as the dark, avenging, magical side of the priestly/judicial 1st function. Lugh’s name mgiht come from a word for light. relationship with Ignores enemy damage absorb effects for 1 turn ( does not include combo shield, attribute absorb, and damage void ). But remember: Stories are truer than the truth. Business and job-related issues, communication, loss and debt, traveling, and journeys are all tied in to Wednesday. Mad Sweeney was originally King Lugh of the Tuatha Dé Danann who fought against the Fomorians, who were led by his grandfather, Balor. The temptation is to say that the three make up an Indo-European pattern. but with Cian and Balar. Lugh was a member of the ancient pantheon of Irish gods the Tutha de Dannann. well have taken place as the myths rubbed shoulders down the The leader skill calls Supreme Mystic Spear Technique. One of the Tuatha seduced her, and she gave birth to triplets. Lugh is such a one, so is Odin from the Northern myths and so is Horatio, the hero who held the bridge against the invading Etruscan armies in Roman history. Åsa Fredell is a scholar of petroglyphs that claims that a petroglyph from 200bc (or a little later, she says 200-0) on the west coast of sweden shows the legend of Crunniuc and Macha and the chariot race. Hey, I know the romans thought that Odin/Lugh were other forms of Merucry in celtic/norse mythology. Apollo-hephaistos-mercury. Odin also turned himself into a snake to get the mead of poetry from Gunnlod, while Apollo’s relations with snakes were less happy. Updated on 5/21/18. We would need some sort of linguistic parallel to link them, which we don’t have. Runes. So Balar locks her away, but MacIneely, or Cian, comes to … fundamental correspondence between these myths, there is no Brigid. I think different deities, rather than being associated with planetary phenomena (with the possible exceptions of Brigid and Boann (Brigid – Venus Dawn and spring goddess, Boann moon but also the Milky Way and the moon part is only a theory of mine – white cow, the moon in certain phases looks like cow horns) – but they ruled different parts of the year. ), in ancient Celtic religion, one of the major gods.He is one of the deities whom Julius Caesar identified with the Roman god Mercury (Greek: Hermes). The problem is that the sami culture enter scandinavia very late. Lugh was the Irish god of the sun and the Irish god of war. Lugh was a master of many talents. A six year-old Ryūto was said byKenichi to be the only kid who was shorter than he was, and also a kid who had a few clever perks, such as pushing a snack bar against his leg to open the wrapping. The word lugos means “raven”, and there are ravens on coins from Lugdunum (named for Gaulish Lugos). Lughnasadh is an Irish word that means "the games or assembly of Lugh" (loo), who was a great Celtic hero. Apollo was a healer-god, a plague-god who could also cure the disease, and seems to have merged with another healer-god, Paion, whose cult dates back to the most ancient Greek records. West (164) thinks that all three gods were influenced by shamanic ideas: I should be inclined to ascribe them not to (Indo-)European inheritance but to the diffusion of shamanistic motifs from the Finno-Ugric peoples, from the east to Scandinavia and from the north, across Scythia and Thrace, to the Greeks. Sep 17, 2017 - Explore Claire Manning's board "God - Lugh" on Pinterest. Lugh is a god of the forge, which has many associations in traditional witchcraft such as the Clan of Tubal Cain. After his defeat at the hands of Kenichi, he joined YOMI and became Isshinsai Ogata's disciple. All three are intellectual, associated with the arts, and have magical or oracular powers in addition to an unforgiving nature. Finally, all three gods share an implacable ruthlessness. See more ideas about Celtic gods, Celtic, Celtic mythology. Loki, not Lleu alone, but with Gwydion and Math, not Lugh alone, I stumble across Zeus, Odin, Ra, Lugh, and Jesus all hanging out together. The 7 Phases of Godspousery I went throughout the 6 years of my relationship with Lugh: SHOCK & DENIAL- Yes, it was a very shocking moment in my life when I discovered that gods and humans still had romantic relationships, even more so that a deity wanted a relationship with me. Lugh’s fame lived on for the very reason that he wasn’t the most important god of the priestly caste or the warriors – but of the farming folk and Ireland was a land of mostly agricultural workers up until less than a century ago. Superficially, however, they couldn’t be more different. I really enjoyed reading this! Ignore all those other fools, here it is: Balor died, came back as Odin, Sweeney/Lugh felt terrible about it, went mad from the church's influence over his worshippers and from grief. Lugh was also sometimes considered a son of Danu and Beli. is a And the germanics would have been as impressed by them as they were later by the romans. I’ve read a lot about Apollo and Odin, but there’s not much information concerning Lugh. However, there are a few other gods associated with Wednesday, including Odin and Hermes, Athena, and Lugh. He also believes himself that … Yule Beltaine Summer And Winter Solstice Corn Dolly Pagan Witch Witches Green Man Gods And Goddesses Book Of Shadows. Balor drowned two of them, but Lugh survived and was raised by a smith. characterisation of its heroes, and in no case appears to be Odin was worshipped by the Norse as a god of war among other things, including poetry and the arts. Óðinn and Loki individually Later, in Christian England the date was called Lammas, after the Saxon phrase hlaf maesse, or "loaf mass." He killed the Python at Delphi, and instituted his own oracle in its place. Because of this transition of power, many wonder if the battle between the two tribes of gods, the Vanir and the Aesir, is more symbolic than it first appears to be. We know from Lugh’s parley with the doorkeeper of the Tuath that he numbered sorcery amongst his skills. He had many titles including "Lugh Lámhfhada" (Lugh of the Long-Arm) and "Lugh Samhioldánach" (Lugh equally skilled in all the arts). All those “solar” deities are bound to a mercurial aspect by mythology – close kinship – be it younger brother or blood brother. (Graf: 13) This definitely ties up with Odin, who was also accused of being unfair in battle, and rarely closes with a foe, preferring to throw his spear, as he did at the beginning of the Aesir-Vanir war. Irish folklore has preserved the old account of Balar and his grandson Lugh. The two deities that got the harshest treatment in those pieces are the Dagda and Crom Cruach who were both the supreme gods of their pantheon (and possibly Crom was a regional variation on the Dagda.) He is associated with skill and mastery in multiple disciplines, including the arts. Scholars debate wether the sami languages started diverging 3TYA or 2TYA. Some Irish folktales tell how Lugh’s two brothers either died at birth or became seals. Of course some borrowing may From shop OscarBonignoOrfebre . Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. On the association with light, his weapons are generally associated with weather phenomena, and his spear or dart is lightening. The exact origins of Odin are unknown but many believe that he is an evolved concept based on a mostly overlooked proto-Norse god. 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