 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (November 2023) |
In Irish mythology, Ethniu (Old Irish: [ˈeθʲnʲu]; Modern Irish: Eithne,[1] pronounced [ˈɛhnʲə]) in modern spelling, is the daughter of the Fomorian leader Balor, and the mother of Lugh. She is also referred to as Ethliu (Modern Irish: Eithle).
- ^ Dinneen, Patrick S., ed. (1927). "Luġ". Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla: an Irish–English dictionary, being a thesaurus of the words, phrases and idioms of the modern Irish language (New edition, revised and greatly enlarged ed.). Dublin: Irish Texts Society. p. 684.