Manannán or Manann, also known as Manannán mac Lir ('son of the Sea'), is a sea god, warrior, and king of the otherworld in Gaelic (Irish, Manx, and Scottish)...
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mythology. Lir is chiefly an ancestor figure, and is the father of the god Manannán mac Lir, who appears frequently in medieval Irish literature. Lir appears...
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Áine (section Manannán mac Lir)
versions of her myth, she is the wife or daughter of the sea god, Manannán mac Lir. In folklore from County Limerick, Áine is said to have two daughters...
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of Lir have their pastures." The god that rules this region in the surviving tales is almost always named as Manannán mac Lir. In the tales, Manannán is...
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Lugh as provisional king. Using his spear and a sling given to him by Manannán mac Lir, Lugh defeated the Formorians and their king Balor. During the battle...
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Danann, as well as Delbaeth, Ogma, Elloth (another name for Lir the father of Manannán mac Lir), and the Dagda by an unnamed mother. The imagery surrounding...
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originally a deity, probably derived from Irish Ler ('the Sea'), father of Manannán mac Lir. Other than his progeny and odd tidbits, his identity remains obscure...
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folklores of the Manx belong to the overall Celtic Mythology group, with Manannán mac Lir, the Mooinjer veggey, Buggane, Lhiannan-Shee, Ben-Varrey and the Moddey...
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gods of craft" Labraid Lén Lir Lugh - also attested as Lugus in Archaic Irish Mac Cuill, Mac Cecht, Mac Gréine Manannán mac Lir Miach Midir Mug Ruith Néit...
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where he is said to have been the son of Manannán mac Lir and perhaps a reincarnation of the legendary hero Finn mac Cumaill of the Fenian Cycle. His origin...
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