Mythology / balor
Facts about Balor
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A prophecy warned Balor that he would be killed by his own grandson, leading him to imprison his daughter Ethlinn to prevent her from bearing children.
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Balor's enormous eye required four men to lift its eyelid, according to Irish mythological tradition.
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Balor was ultimately slain by his grandson Lugh, who shot a stone or spear through Balor's deadly eye during the Second Battle of Mag Tuired.
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The poisonous eye of Balor was said to kill or wither anything it gazed upon, making him one of the most feared figures in Irish mythology.
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In Irish mythology, Balor is the fearsome king of the Fomorians, a race of supernatural beings associated with chaos and darkness.