Editing Balor (section)

{{Short description|Chief king of the Fomorians in Irish Mythology}}
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In [[Irish mythology]], '''Balor''' or '''Balar''' was a leader of the [[Fomorians]], a group of malevolent supernatural beings, and considered the most formidable.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Cotterell |first=Arthur |title=The Encyclopedia of Mythology |publisher=Hermes House |year=2006 |isbn=978-0681375819 |pages=102 |language=en}}</ref> He is often described as a giant with a large eye that wreaks destruction when opened. Balor takes part in the [[Cath Maige Tuired|Battle of Mag Tuired]], and is primarily known from the tale in which he is killed by his grandson [[Lugh]] of the [[Tuatha Dé Danann]]. He has been interpreted as a personification of the scorching sun, and has also been likened to figures from other mythologies, such as the Welsh [[Ysbaddaden]] and the Greek [[Cyclops]].