Breogán
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Breogán is a mythical Celtic king from Galicia. Multiple accounts exist about him, but he is seen as the mythological father of the Galician nation. His father is Ném, and his sons are Ith and Bile (Belenus).
Galicia is sometimes described poetically as the home of Breogán or in Gallego "Fogar de Breogan" it is mentioned that way in the Galician national anthem.
According to Gaelic legend embodied in the 11th-century compilation Lebor Gabála Érenn, the "Book of Conquests", King Breogán, the founding father of the Galician Celtic nation, constructed here a massive tower of such a grand height that his sons could see a distant green shore from its top. The glimpse of that distant green land lured them to sail north to Ireland. A colossal statue of Breogán has been erected near the Tower. See: Tower of Hercules
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