The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths & LegendsMacmillan, 1989 - 260 pages Fully indexed and containing lavish color illustrations and a wealth of line drawings, this is the most up-to-date, beautiful, and graphically useful reference of its kind on the market today. |
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Page 90
... Lugh's son . Lugh himself gave rise to Lancelot , Gaw- ain's enemy and the lover of ARTHUR'S wife , Guinevere . Layamon's Brut , a poem dating from the late thirteenth century , tells how Arthur had a prophetic dream which foretold the ...
... Lugh's son . Lugh himself gave rise to Lancelot , Gaw- ain's enemy and the lover of ARTHUR'S wife , Guinevere . Layamon's Brut , a poem dating from the late thirteenth century , tells how Arthur had a prophetic dream which foretold the ...
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... LUGH A prominent deity in the old Irish sagas , Lugh was a sun god , known for his handsome countenance as well as his skills in the arts and crafts . He saved the Tuatha De Danaan , " the peoples of the goddess Dana " , from the evil ...
... LUGH A prominent deity in the old Irish sagas , Lugh was a sun god , known for his handsome countenance as well as his skills in the arts and crafts . He saved the Tuatha De Danaan , " the peoples of the goddess Dana " , from the evil ...
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Arthur Cotterell. Leprechauns , a derivation from the Irish god Lugh. LUGH three different rulers , and the fortunes of the Tuatha De Danaan declined . Lugh continued to go into battle , however . In the saga known as The Cattleraid of ...
Arthur Cotterell. Leprechauns , a derivation from the Irish god Lugh. LUGH three different rulers , and the fortunes of the Tuatha De Danaan declined . Lugh continued to go into battle , however . In the saga known as The Cattleraid of ...
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