Lugh or
Lug (;
modern Irish:
Lú ) is an Irish
deity represented in
mythological texts as a hero and
High King of the distant past. He is known by the epithets
Lámhfhada (, meaning "long arm" or "long hand"), for his skill with a
spear or
sling,
Ildánach ("skilled in many arts"),
Samhildánach ("Equally skilled in many arts"),
Lonnbeimnech ("fierce striker" or perhaps "sword-shouter") and
Macnia ("boy hero"), and by the
matronymic mac Ethlenn or
mac Ethnenn ("son of Ethliu or
Ethniu"). He is a
reflex of the pan-
Celtic god
Lugus, and his
Welsh counterpart is
Lleu Llaw Gyffes, "The Bright One with the Strong Hand".
