"The second Battle of Maige Turedh" /Legends and myths of medieval Ireland 1991.
King of Tribes of Goddess Danu Nuadha, has lost a hand in one of battles, and Tuatha De Danann choose the new monarch fine Bres, husband Brighid. Mother of him occured from Tribes of the Goddess, father was one of Fomhoire kings. However Bres began severely Tuatha De Danann, and by them was deposed. He then has gone to the father, to Britain or Scotland to ask the help. At this time, Tribes of the Goddess have proclaimed king at first again was Nuadha, but last has transferred a throne to Lugh, as to more skilful. Lugh, on the father, was grandson Dian- Cecht, of the god - healer, on mother his grandfather the master was Balar, Supreme Fomhoire king. (That is we see recurrence of origin Bres, but with the opposite is familiar - Lugh a figure positive). When Fomhoires have attacked from the east Ireland to return throne to Bres, fight was played. In it Tribes of Goddess Danu had advantage - wonderful spring in which Dian- Cecht recovered killed warriors. However Fomhoires have stoned it. Deciding moment became a duel between Lugh and Balar, whose unique eye had magical ability to take away force at on whom to address. Balar's eyelid was so hardly, that rose specially passed through it a stick four soldiers (similarly to Slavic Vey and to some other barbarous mythological characters). But Lugh has had time to strike an eye with the wonderful spear (variant: a stone). Balor has run, and with him and all Fomhoires. Lugh has caught up the opponent and a compartment to it a head. Before death Balar asked the light god to set up his chopped off head on the ("that happiness and valour of Balar has passed to Lugh"). But the god has set up it on a stone column (thus poison flows from it and has split a stone). Tuatha De Danann have won, however soon between of them conflicts begin and they concede a ground part of Ireland to Milesians - to legendary people.
"The second Battle of Maige Turedh." (A. Fantalov 1996)
This a great battle between Celtic gods (Tuatha De Danann) and daemons (Fomhoire). There are a god of light and mystery knowledge Lugh is fighting against a Fomhoire king - Balar (with malevolent eye). On the cecond plane the battie chariots of Tuatha De Danann are shown. Farther it can see Stonehenge, and a war goddess - Morrighan.
"Daghgda." (A. Fantalov 1998)
On thic picture we can see the suprime Irish god Daghdha ("Good god"). He was god of plenty and magic wisdom. His atributes were cudgel and claudron. He lived (as other gods) in marvellous hill. Three herons symbolised Brighid, the Daghdha's daughter. White dogs are features of the otherworld in Celtic myths. A harper is asimbolic percinage (Probably Oisin). Daghdha can be identified with Gallic Cernunnos , god with stag' horns (the ramhorned serpent is an atribute of Cernunnos). (See: "Indo-European mythologies: genealogy of gods" и "Indo-European mythologies structure in social-historical aspect").
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