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The Fomorians or Fomori (Old Irish: Fomóire, Modern Irish: Fomhóraigh / Fomóraigh) [1] are a supernatural race in Irish mythology, who are often portrayed as hostile and monstrous beings. Originally they were said to come from under the sea or the earth.
Balor - last king of the Fomorians, capable of killing with his deadly eye; Buarainech - parent of Balor; Cethlenn - prophetess and wife of Balor; Cichol Gricenchos - early leader of the Fomorians; Conand - oppressive leader of the Fomorians; Elatha - Fomorian prince; Tethra - ruler of Mag Mell following his death during the Second Battle of ...
In Irish mythology, Cichol or Cíocal Gricenchos is the earliest-mentioned leader of the Fomorians. His epithet, Gricenchos or Grigenchosach, is obscure. Macalister translates it as "clapperleg"; [1] Comyn as "of withered feet". [2] O'Donovan leaves it untranslated. [3]
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It is about the principal people who invaded and inhabited the island. The people include Cessair and her followers, the Formorians, the Partholinians, the Nemedians, the Firbolgs, the Tuatha Dé Danann, and the Milesians. [20] The most important sources are the Metrical Dindshenchas or Lore of Places and the Lebor Gabála Érenn or Book of ...
Nemed eventually dies of plague and his people are oppressed by the Fomorians. They rise up against the Fomorians, attacking their tower out at sea, but most are killed and the survivors leave Ireland. Their descendants become the Fir Bolg. [1]
The Tuath Dé fight two similar battles at Mag Tuired, one against the human Fir Bolg and one against the supernatural Fomorians. The Fir Bolg lead the Fomorians to the second battle. [10] The Fomorians seem to have represented the harmful or destructive powers of nature, while the Tuath Dé represented the gods of growth and civilization. [15 ...
In the Lebor na hUidre and the Book of Leinster the "huge and ugly" Fomorians are sea demons that battled with the Tuatha De Danann. [ 27 ] A Scandinavian Lochlann appears in later Irish tales, generally concerning the King of Lochlann—sometimes called Colgán—or his sons, such as in the tales of Lugh and the Fenian Cycle .