An difríocht idir athruithe ar: "Fomhóraigh"
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[[File:The Fomorians, Duncan 1912.jpg|thumb|250px|Na Fomhóraigh, i léaráid le John Duncan (1912)]]▼
I [[Miotaseolaíocht na nGael]], ba chine osnádúrtha iad na '''Fomhóraigh''' ([[Sean-Gheailge]] '''Fomóire'''<ref>[http://dil.ie/23220 fomóir] ar eDIL</ref>). '' They are often portrayed as hostile and monstrous beings
▲[[File:The Fomorians, Duncan 1912.jpg|thumb|250px|Na Fomhóraigh, i léaráid le John Duncan (1912)]]
''The Fomorians seem to have been gods who represent the harmful or destructive powers of nature; personifications of chaos, darkness, death, blight and drought.<ref name=macculloch>MacCulloch, John Arnott. ''The Religion of the Ancient Celts''. The Floating Press, 2009, ll. 80, 89, 91</ref><ref name=smyth>Smyth, Daragh. ''A Guide to Irish Mythology''. Irish Academic Press, 1996, lch. 74</ref><ref name=sjoestedt>Sjoestedt, ''Gods and heroes of the Celts'', ll. 4-5</ref> The Tuath Dé, in contrast, seem to represent the gods of growth and civilization.
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