Oath (Deity)

See also Lugh (Deity)
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Oath – Culan's Father
Lug is named Oath in this story (though this is subject to change)
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The meaning of Lugh's name is still a matter of debate. Some scholars propose it derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *(h2)lewgh- meaning "to bind by oath" (compare Old Irish luige and Welsh llw, both meaning "oath, vow, act of swearing" and derived from a suffixed Proto-Celtic form, *lugiyo-, "oath"),[5] suggesting he was originally a god of oaths and sworn contracts.
"A man fair and tall, with a great head of curly yellow hair. He has a green mantle wrapped about him and a brooch of white silver in the mantle over his breast. Next to his white skin, he wears a tunic of royal satin with red-gold insertion reaching to his knees. He carries a black shield with a hard boss of white-bronze. In his hand a five-pointed spear and next to it a forked javelin. Wonderful is the play and sport and diversion that he makes (with these weapons). But none accosts him and he accosts none as if no one could see him."[12]
Elsewhere Oath is described as a young, tall man with bright red cheeks, white sides, a bronze-coloured face, and blood-coloured hair.[13]
Finally, in The Fate of the Children of Turenn, Lugh is described by Bres as follows:
Then arose Breas, the son of Balar, and he said: "It is a wonder to me", said he, "that the sun to rise in the west today, and in the east every other day". "It would be better that it wer so", said the Druids. "What else is it?" said he. "The radiance of the face of Lugh of the Long Arms", said they.[14]
Other Potential names
Epithets[edit]
Lámfada ([ˈlaːwad̪ˠə] ("of the long arm") - possibly for his skill with a spear or his ability as a ruler[3]
Ildánach ("skilled in many arts")
Samildánach ("equally skilled in all the arts")[8]
Lonnansclech[9]
Lonnbéimnech ("fierce striker")
Macnia ("youthful warrior/hero")[3]
Conmac ("hound-son")[10]