Manannán mac Lir

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Manannán mac Lir is a sea god in Irish mythology. He is mentioned as a possible father or husband of Áine in some versions of her myth.

↻ synthesized from 5 sources

When

First attested
0 CE
Attested period
0 – 2020
Historical notes
Appears in the Irish Mythological Cycle.

Relationships

consort of
Ainé
syncretized with
Manawydan fab Llŷr
manifested by
Manannan beg mac y Leir
child of
Ler

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Sources

Source passages

“In yet other versions of her myth, she is the wife or daughter of the sea god, Manannán mac Lir.”

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“An over-king's role for Manannán among the Tuatha Dé Danann is described in the narrative Altram Tige Dá Medar ('The Nourishment of the Houses of Two Milk-vessels') in the 14th to the 15th century manuscript, the Book of Fermoy. Máire MacNeill gave a summary of the work.”

#13448 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Manannán mac Lir – Ferryman from Irish mythology”

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“He is the horse of Manannán mac Lir and is responsible for removing the main character, Quinn MacKenna, from the Otherworld and taking her to Fae.”

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“In Irish mythology, Fragarach (or Freagarthach), known as 'The Answerer' or 'The Retaliator', was the sword of the sea god Manannán mac Lir.”

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