#Celtic #FolkloreSunday: Some interpretations connect #Balor with the winter season, which smites growing plants with frost and chill, and as such he is sometimes said to be the #Irish version of the continental #Otherworld god the Romans called Dis Pater. Balor lasted long in Irish folklore, where he appears as a pirate living on #ToryIsland, off the northwest coast, and struggling against those who would steal his magical cow.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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In Irish myths, Balor was a leader of the Fomorians (malevolent supernatural beings). He was a giant with a large eye that wreaked destruction when opened. Some say he had 1 eye, others say 2 or 3! One of his names is Balór na Súile Nimhe (Balor of the Evil Eye). #MythologyMonday