A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Manannán mac Lir (or Manann) - "son of the sea") - is a sea god in Irish mythology and the Welsh tradition; his other name is Manawydan.
Stephen Reid's illustration - Manannán's boat – The High Deeds of Finn and other bardic romances of ancient Ireland by T. W. Rolleston. Source - Public Domain
Manannán mac Lir is a popular figure in Irish mythology, and some Irish traditions even portray him as historical.
Manannán mac Lir was also a god of the weather and healing. His father was Lir, an old and obscure god of the sea and ocean.
Manannán mac Lir had a beautiful wife, Fand (Fiand), who lived with the hero Cú Chulainn with his consent. Later, when she had to part with him, the god of the sea used to wear their mantle so that they would never meet again.
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