Lugh Of The Long Hand – One Of The Greatest Heroes Of Irish Folklore

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Lugh, whose name means "the shining," is one of the greatest heroes of Irish folklore. Different names are known for him, but he is usually referred to as Lugh of the Long Arms (sometimes "Long Hands" or even "Artful Hands").

Lugh - the most powerful of the Celtic gods - is the god of all arts and crafts. Worshiped as the sun god, he symbolizes enlightenment and brings light to the world.

We can still recognize his name in many historic sites on the European continent. Names like Lugdunum ("the fortress of Lugha"), which is today the French city of Lyon and the Dutch city of Leiden, have in the past erroneously been associated with the Roman outpost Lugdunum Batavorum. Carlisle (England) was once Luguvalium, a town near Hadrian's Wall in Roman Britain and Wales. Lugh was worshiped as Lleu in some regions and as Lugus in Gaul.

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