Manannán mac Lir
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
- co occurs with
- Fer Fí, Charun, Phlegyas, Urshanabi, Bodb Derg, Enbarr, Lugh Lamh-fada, Fragarach, Tuatha Dé Danann, Balor, Lugh
- consort of
- Ainé
- syncretized with
- Manawydan fab Llŷr
- manifested by
- Manannan beg mac y Leir
- child of
- Ler
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“In yet other versions of her myth, she is the wife or daughter of the sea god, Manannán mac Lir.”
#10779 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“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”
#14255 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“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.”
#41654 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In Irish mythology, Fragarach (or Freagarthach), known as 'The Answerer' or 'The Retaliator', was the sword of the sea god Manannán mac Lir.”
#41788 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat