Fomorian
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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They seemed a resplendent Fomorian phantom against the stars.
From The Coming of Cuculain by Standish O'Grady
There is the usual inconsistency of myth here and in other accounts of Fomorian and Tuatha Dé Danann unions.
From The Religion of the Ancient Celts by J. A. MacCulloch
In Balor of Tory Island the great Fomorian chief, we have another giant, with an eye at the back of his head, which dealt destruction to all who encountered its gaze.
From Ulster Folklore by Elizabeth Andrews
He led the rebellion of the gods against the Fomorian giants who had previously reduced them to a condition of intolerable slavery.
From The Coming of Cuculain by Standish O'Grady
The Fomorian chiefs thought well of this proposal, and it was agreed to.
From Old Celtic Romances by Unknown
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