Lugh

            Lugh (“Shining”) is one of the most significant gods of the Tuatha Dé Danann tribe in the Irish mythology, it has a solar nature.

            “It has comprehended everything what your people are skilful in”, — said the gatekeeper Nuadu to the Tuatha king when he met Lugh. Lugh is the expert in many arts and crafts (he is the carpenter, and the blacksmith, the harpist, the fílid, expert in affairs of old times, the physic, the carver, the fighter and the hero), and for this he carries nickname Samhildánach, which means "Equally skilled in many arts" .

            In the saga “Cath Muige Tuired” Lugh together with Dagda and Nuadu is a part of the triad of great governors of Tuatha Dé Danann, while Nuadu himself concedes the royal throne to the god-hero.

            But, first of all he is the one who defeated Balor, the king of Fomorians in the second battle of Muige Tuired, the one who brought the victory of Muige Tuired to the Tuatha in this war. Lugh is also the father of Cú Chulainn the most celebrated hero in Irish sagas.