Ethlinn
Ethlinn
Daughter of Balor, king of the Fomorians of ancient Irish magic legend. She was Balor's only child, and because he had been informed by a Druid that he would be killed by his grandson, Balor had Ethlinn imprisoned in a tower and guarded by 12 women who were forbidden to tell her that such beings as men existed. Balor stole a magic cow from Kian, who in revenge obtained access, disguised as a woman, to Ethlinn. They had three children, whom Balor ordered to be drowned. But one of them fell from the napkin in which they were being taken to their doom and was carried off by the Druidess Birog to its father, Kian. This child became Lugh, the great sun god, who eventually fulfilled the prophecy and killed his grandfather Balor.
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Nationality/Culture
Irish/Celtic
Pronunciation
LOO
Alternate Names
Lámhfhada, Ildanach
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Pronunciation
me-DEE-uh
Alternate Names
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