Luchta

Luchta [ 'Luxta ] (ev. "The shining one"), also Luchtar , Luchtaire and Luchtine , is a legendary figure in the Celtic mythology of Ireland .

He belongs to the Túatha Dé Danann and is referred to in Lebor Gabala Eirenn as the son of Luachaid and Danu . As a carpenter, he provided the Túatha Dé Danann with spear shafts and shields in the battle of Mag Tuired . His brother Goibniu forges lance tips and swords for the fighters with three blows, Luchta slams the shaft with three axes and his second brother Credne attaches it to it with three blows. That is why the brothers are called the three gods of craft ( Trí dée Dána ).

See also

• List of Celtic gods and legendary figures
• Myths and legends from Ireland

literature

• Helmut Birkhan : Celts. Attempt at a complete representation of their culture. Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-7001-2609-3 .
• Bernhard Maier : Lexicon of Celtic Religion and Culture (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 466). Kröner, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-520-46601-5 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Helmut Birkhan: Celts. Attempt at a complete representation of their culture. Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-7001-2609-3 , p. 608.