LegendofJoe
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This is a drawing I did of Lugh killing Balor.
This is based on the myth of the evil giant Balor and how he heavily taxed the dwellers of Ireland.
The gods of Ireland needed a savior. Along comes Lugh of the long hand. He was a powerful warrior and agreed to fight Balor in the next war between the gods and fomorians.
Balor had one eye that could kill just by staring at you. Balor was old however and his eyelid drooped. He needed his servants to raise the lid using pulleys.
Lugh waited for the eye to open and quickly stabbed it with his spear.
Balor represented the earth when it is infertile. With his death, the earth was fertile again.
Ireland remembers this victory with the August celebration of Lughnasad.
My drawing is a bit abstracted: Balor is represented as just a huge frightening eye.
With Lugh's spearthrust, all of its destructive power leaves via bolts of lightening.
My friend Anthony posed for me as Lugh. Yes, he really is that muscular.
And he does have long hair; what do you expect from a musician.