Manannan Mac Lir Research Paper

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Manannan Mac Lir is a sea deity in Irish mythology. He’s the Celtic (Irish & Welsh) patron god of the sailors and merchants. There are several different ways his name is spelled such as Manannán, Manannan, Manann, and he’s also known as Manannan Mac y Lir, and Mac Lir means “son of the sea” or “son of Lyr”. Manannan is connected to both the Formorians and the Tuatha Dé Dannan. His father is the sea god Ler and Manannan was said to have taken over his role, his wife is the Goddess Fand, his first daughter is Niamh of the golden hair, his second daughter is Cliodna, and his son’s name is Mongan. It’s also said that later on he had three more children; two daughters Aife, and Aine and a son called Ilbreac. Manannan isn’t just a sea deity, he also …show more content…

The “Isle of Man” is named after Manannan, and some believe the sea god is buried there. He rules the “Isle of the Blessed” and determined the weather at sea. There are several myths and legends that I found surrounding Manannán Mac Lir, and these are the ones I chose for this paper: The story of Manannan's three calls to Cormac, he tempts the Irish king Cormac mac Airt with treasure, to be more specific he tempted him with a shining branch that had nine apples of red gold, in exchange for his family. Manannan leads Cormac into the Otherworld and teaches him a tough lesson, but at the end of the tale Cormac's family is returned to him. Manannan also gives him a magical cup(called the goblet of truth) as a reward, which will break if three lies are told over it, and if three truths are told over the top of it becomes whole again. In the Book of Fermoy( a manuscript from the 14th-15th century) Manannan was a pagan, a lawgiver in the Tuatha Dé Danann that possessed the power to envelope

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