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Mac Lir means 'son of the Sea' or 'son of Ler ', a sea god whose name means 'Sea'. It has been suggested that his mythological father Ler 's role as sea god was taken over by Manannán. Manannán 's other surname mac Alloit or mac Alloid means 'son of the Soil/Land', so that Manannán is effectively son of the sea and land. [10]
The host reveals himself to Manannán mac Lir, god of the sea and the true form of the stranger with the Silver Branch, who placed these trials for Cormac so that he may travel to his kingdom Tir na nÓg. He allows Cormac to return to Ireland with his family, the Silver Branch, and a magical cup which breaks if it detects a lie and reforms if ...
Lir, like his Welsh counterpart Llŷr, is a god of the sea, though in the case of the Gaelic myths his son Manannán mac Lir seems to take over his position and so features more prominently. It is probable that more myths referring to Lir which are now lost to us existed and that his popularity was greater, especially considering the number of ...
The name of Isle of Man is eponymous after Manannán mac Lir, a Celtic sea god, according to an old Irish lexicon (Cormac's glossary or Sanas Cormaic). [12] A further tidbit of Manx mythology provides that Manannan, who was "the first man of Man, rolled on three legs like a wheel through the mist" (O'Donovan, the translator of the glossary. [13]
Emain Ablach (also Emne; Middle Irish Emhain Abhlach or Eamhna; meaning "Emhain of the Apples") is a mythical island paradise in Irish mythology.It is often regarded as the realm of the sea god Manannán Mac Lir and identified with either the Isle of Man or, less plausibly, the Isle of Arran.
Manawydan fab Llŷr is a figure of Welsh mythology, the son of Llŷr and the brother of Brân the Blessed and Brânwen.The first element in his name is cognate with the stem of the name of the Irish sea god Manannán mac Lir, and likely originated from the same Celtic deity as Manannán.
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Using his spear and a sling given to him by Manannán mac Lir, Lugh defeated the Formorians and their king Balor. During the battle, Nuada gave Lugh his sword, as a symbol of the king. Neither the poems nor the Lebor Gabála Érenn say whether Lugh wielded the sword in the battle. [2]