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Hily, Gaël, “Le trio Goibne, Lug et Balor : un héritage de la tradition cosmogonique indo-européenne”, Études Celtiques 36 (2008): 119–133.
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“Le trio Goibne, Lug et Balor : un héritage de la tradition cosmogonique indo-européenne”
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Études Celtiques 36 (2008)
Études Celtiques 36 (2008).
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119–133
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[FR] La mythologie irlandaise compte, parmi les “ peuplements anciens” du pays, des Géants Fomoire et une génération de dieux appelés les Tuatha Dé Danann. Lug, le chef de ces derniers, s’oppose en duel à Balor, le chef des Fomoire. Dans cette bataille, l’arme fournie à Lug par le dieu forgeron Goibne se révèle décisive ; c’est le táthluib, peut-être une balle de fronde incandescente. On peut comparer, en Grèce, selon la Théogonie d’Hésiode, le combat de Zeus contre les Titans, en particulier Typhée : Zeus remporte la victoire grâce au foudre que lui ont forgé les Cyclopes. Enfin, en Inde, le dieu Indra tue le serpent Vrtra en utilisant les armes fournies par un dieu forgeron, Tvastr. Dans les trois cas, la promotion du dieu forgeron semble liée à l’apparition de la métallurgie du fer.
[EN] According to Old Irish mythology, the country had been inhabited by successive populations, among them Giants called Fomoire, and then a generation of gods called Tuatha de Danann. Lug, their chieftain, encounters in a duel the Fomoire chieftain Balor. In this battle, an arm provided by the smith-god Goibne reveals to be decisive : this is the táthluib, maybe a red-hot sling-ball. This may be compared with the struggle (according to Hesiod’s Theogonia) between the Greek god Zeus and the Titans (particularly, Typhaeos) : Zeus is the winner thanks to the “ thunderbolt” hammered for him by the Cyclops. And similarly, the Indian god Indra kills the snake Vrtra with arms provided by a smith-god, Tvastr. In the three cases, the importance given to a smith-god would seem to be linked with the invention of siderurgy.
[EN] According to Old Irish mythology, the country had been inhabited by successive populations, among them Giants called Fomoire, and then a generation of gods called Tuatha de Danann. Lug, their chieftain, encounters in a duel the Fomoire chieftain Balor. In this battle, an arm provided by the smith-god Goibne reveals to be decisive : this is the táthluib, maybe a red-hot sling-ball. This may be compared with the struggle (according to Hesiod’s Theogonia) between the Greek god Zeus and the Titans (particularly, Typhaeos) : Zeus is the winner thanks to the “ thunderbolt” hammered for him by the Cyclops. And similarly, the Indian god Indra kills the snake Vrtra with arms provided by a smith-god, Tvastr. In the three cases, the importance given to a smith-god would seem to be linked with the invention of siderurgy.
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