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title: Fomorians
description: The Celtic version of the Minotaur.
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<h2 id="fomores">Fomorians</h2>

The Fomorians are the **Celtic** equivalent of the Minotaur. They are hybrid beasts, half man and half goat.

It was said that the Fomorians descended from a royal lineage and that they ended up tyrannizing the Irish, not only through enormous tributes that had to be paid but also by demanding the surrender of two thirds of the children born each year.