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lugh

Lugh (name) means a pre-Christian Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant past: the son of Cian and Ethniu.

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A pre-Christian Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant past: the son of Cian and Ethniu.
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Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Lugh, from Old Irish Lug, from Primitive Irish ᚂᚒᚌᚐ (luga), from Proto-Celtic *Lugus.

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"lugh" (name) means a pre-Christian Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant past: the son of Cian and Ethniu.

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