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LIBAN: Twin to Fand and one of the goddesses of health and earthly pleasures.
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LIR: Irish counterpoint to the Welsh Llyr. When the Tuatha Dé Danann retreated to the sidhe after their defeat by the Milesians it became necessary to elect a new king. Lir wanted to become king, but the others chose Bodb Dearg. Being angry/jealous, Lir. The other leaders of the Tuatha Dé Danann wanted to kill him. Bodb Dearg instead offered peace by allowing Lir to marry one of his foster-daughters. Lir chose Aobh and took her to his home Sidhe Fionnachaidh where she bore hime four children; Fionuala, Aedh, Conn, and Fiacra. When Aobh died in childbirth, Lir married her sister Aoife who later became jealous of Lir’s attention to his children and transformed them into swans. When Lir discovered this he changed Aoife into a demon of the air with the help of Bodb Dearg.
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LLEW LLAW GYFFES: Llew Llaw Gyffes, "the Bright Lion with the Sure Hand", son of the virgin Arianrhod. He could only be killed neither by day nor night, indoors nor out of doors, riding nor walking, clothed nor naked, nor by any weapon lawfully made. Because his mother had cursed him to have no human wife, he married a woman created of flowers, Blodeuwedd. She betrayed him with Goronwy, tricking the secret of his death out of him, and led him to it. Llew became an eagle, and was recovered into human form by his uncle Gwydion. He then killed Goronwy, but Blodeuwedd was turned into an owl.
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LLYR: The Welsh sea god. Llyr (Lir Llyr) had two wives Penardum and Iweridd and is the father of Bran, Branwen, and Manawydan. He is equal to the Irish god Lir.
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LUCHTA: One of a trio of craft-gods with Creidhne and Goibniu. He was the god of wrights. His mother was Danu.
Also known as: LUCHTAINE.
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LUD: A mythical king of Britain. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, Lud was the beautifier of London and was buried by the gate which bears his name. It is also suggested that the name is that of a river god.
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LUGH: The god Lugh was worshipped in Ireland as a deity of the sun. This connection with the sun may explain his name (meaning “Shining One”), and it also may account for the attributes that he displayed: he was handsome, perpetually youthful, and had a tremendous energy and vitality. This energy manifests itself especially in the number of skills he had mastered. In fact, there was a tale that related Lugh’s myriad abillities at arts and crafts. As told in the Battle of Magh Tairedh, the god travelled to Tara, and arrived during a tremendous feast for the royal court.
He has many epithets, such as:
1.) SAMILDANACH: “Many skilled,” as he was thought to be a patron of the arts;
2.) LAMFHOTA: “Long armed,” referring to his ability to hurl a weapon a long distance; and
3.) ILDANACH: possibly referring to him as a fili or seer.
Lugh replaced Nuada as Battle leader and King of the Tuatha Dé Danann during the Second battle of Mag Tuirdedh when Nuada was killed. In that battle he successfully killed Balor.
Lugh’s mother was Ethlinn and father was Cian. It was prophesied that Balor’s grandson would kill him, so he had Ethlinn (his only child) locked in a tower. Cian, with the help of the druidess Birog reached her and Lugh was the result. Balor discovered the boy and threw him into the sea, but Birog saved him. He was raised by his foster father Manannan Mac Lir and foster mother Tailtiu, and grew up to be called Lugh Lamhfada (Lugh of the Long Arm) because of his great spear and sling.
His festival is Lughnasadh, a celebration of the death of his foster mother, Tailtiu.
Also known as: LUG and LUGUS.
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LUXOVIUS: God of healing.
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LUGH