e/Birog

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has gloss	eng: Biróg, in Irish mythology, is a leanan sídhe or fairy woman. A folktale recorded by John ODonovan in 1835 relates how the Fomorian warrior Balor, to frustrate a prophesy that he would be killed by his own grandson, imprisons his only daughter Eithne in the tower of Tory Island, away from any contact with men. But Biróg helps a man called Mac Cinnfhaelaidh, whose magical cow Balor stole, to gain access to the tower and seduce her. Eithne gives birth to triplets, but Balor gathers the them up in a sheet and sends a messenger to drown them in a whirlpool. The messenger drowns two of the babies, but unwittingly drops one in the harbour, where he is rescued by Biróg. She takes the child back to his father, who gives him to his brother, Gavida the smith, in fosterage. The boy grows up to kill Balor. By comparison with texts like Cath Maige Tuired and the Lebor Gabála Érenn, the unnamed boy is evidently Lugh, and his father, Mac Cinnfhaelaidh, is a stand-in for Lughs father Cian.
lexicalization	eng: Birog
lexicalization	eng: Biróg
instance of	(noun) a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers sprite, faerie, fay, fairy, faery

Meaning
Italian
has gloss	ita: Nella mitologia irlandese, Birog era una druida che aiutò Cian a scalare la torre di cristallo dove Balor aveva imprigionato la figlia Ethniu. Quando costei diede alla luce Lugh, il risultato della visita di Cian, Balor lanciò il bambino nelloceano. Birog lo salvò e lo diede a Manannan mac Lir perché lo crescesse. In alcune zone dellIrlanda, Birog appare come un grifone.
lexicalization	ita: Birog
Polish
has gloss	pol: W mitologii goidelskiej, Birog była druidką, która pomogła Cianowi wdrapać się na kryształową wieżę Balora, który więził w niej swoją córkę, Ethlinn. Gdy po jego wizycie Ethlinn urodziła syna, Lugha, Balor wyrzucił go do morza. Birog uratowała Lugha i oddała Manannan mac Lirowi na wychowanie.
lexicalization	pol: Birog

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