Although he is not Perseus, his one-eyed grandfather heard a prophecy that this man would kill him and consequently locked this man's mother Ethniu in a tower.
Although he is not Perseus, his one-eyed grandfather heard a prophecy that this man would kill him and consequently locked this man's mother Ethniu in a tower. Raised by Cian's brother, the smith god Goibhniu, he fathered his most famous son on Deichtine. He defeated the Fomorii at the second battle of Magh Tuireadh, at which he also killed his grandfather Balor, and succeeded Nuada as king. His festival was replaced by the Christian Lammas, or the feast of first fruits, and during the Cattle Raid of Cooley he healed the wounds of Cuchulain. With a name meaning "long hand", for 10 points name this Irish deity, the sun god and leader of the Tuatha De Danann.
Although he is not Perseus, his one-eyed grandfather heard a prophecy that this man would kill him and consequently locked this man's mother Ethniu in a tower.
{Lugh} Lamhfada or {Lonnbemmnech} or {Samildanach}