![]() ![]() However, he is saved by the sea god Manannán, who raises the child as his foster-son. As soon as she gave birth a son, Balor took his grandson away and tried to drown the child in the sea. ![]() Unfortunately, Balor soon discovered this and killed him for it, yet it was too late. Infiltrating the tower with aid of the druidess Biróg, he stumbled upon Ethniu and fell in love with her. One day however, he made a mistake by stealing Glas Gaibhnenn, a magical cow of abundance from Goibniu the smith, leading the cow's guardian at that time, Cian, to set out to get it back. In his case, he locked away his only daughter Ethniu, in a tower on Tory Island to keep her from becoming pregnant. Upon learning a prophecy about his downfall where he would be killed by his grandson, Balor sought to avoid this future as with other antagonistic figures in various mythologies does. ![]() Described as a giant with destructive large eye, Balor is a tyrant who oppresses Ireland from his fortress on Tory Island. It is said that Balor was the son of Buarainech, husband of Cethlenn, and grandson of Neit. ![]()
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