Lugh (Earth-616)

Lugh
Name	Lugh
Aliases	Lug
Affiliation and Relationships
Relatives	Grandparents: Iarbonel (paternal grandfather via the Dagda); Gaea/Danu (paternal grandmother via the Dagda); Balor (maternal grandfather) Parents: The Dagda or Cian (father, see notes); Ethniu (mother) Siblings: Bodb Derg (older brother/half-brother via the Dagda, see notes) Children: Cúchulain (son with Deichtine)
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Tuatha de Danaan with Fomorian lineage
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Citizenship	Tír na nÓg
Occupation	Sun god, warrior
Base of Operations	Tír na nÓg
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Roy Thomas, Rich Buckler
First	Black Knight (Vol. 2) #4 (July, 1990)
First	Black Knight (Vol. 2) #4 (July, 1990)

Lugh was the the Celtic sun god, and was prominent in the victory of the Celtic gods against their Fomorian cousins.

History

Origins

Lugh was the son of Cian or of the Dagda (son of Iarbonel and Danu/Gaea) and Ethniu (daughter of Balor, the Fomorian sun god).

As the son of Cian, Lugh was the sole survivor of triplets that Balor had tried to drown, as Balor's wife Cethlann had warned him that a grandchild would destroy him.

He was also the younger brother of Bodb Derg (born to Morrigan).

Lugh became himself the Celtic sun god.

Battling the Fomorians

During the Second Battle of Mag Tuired, when former Tuatha de Danaan leader and half-Fomorian Bres convinced the Fomorians to attack his former subjects, Lugh grievously injured his grandfather and the Fomorian army general, the giant Balor, leading to a Tuatha de Danaan victory. Another account mentions that Lugh blinded and slew Balor.

Cúchulain

He mated with the mortal druidess Deichtine, the sister of Conchobar mac Nessa, King of Ulster, and sired the demigod Sétanta. Upon his death, Sétanta, now known as Cúchulain was apotheosized to godhood and inherited his father's Spear of Lugh, which he renamed "Slaughter".

Paraphernalia

Weapons

Formerly wielded the powerful Spear of Lugh, which was given to his son.

Notes

• Lugh was stated to be the brother of Bodb Derg, who is son to the Dagda and Morrigan. However, Lugh's son Cúchulain is stated to have the Dagda and Ethniu as his paternal grandparents, with Iarbonel and Balor as paternal grandparents. Lugh is consequently half-brother to Bodb Derg.
• It is also stated that Lugh was the son of Cian instead of the Dagda, and had two brothers (though they were slain in their youths) in the Fomor's profile in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #14, but was also listed as the Dagda son in the same issue, in the Dagda's profile.

See Also

• 1 appearance(s) of Lugh (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Lugh (Earth-616)
• 1 victim(s) killed by Lugh (Earth-616)
• 1 item(s) used/owned by Lugh (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Lugh on Wikipedia.org