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Manannán mac Lir (Celtic deity)

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Personal name headingManannán mac Lir (Celtic deity)
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Variant(s)Manannán (Celtic deity)
Manann (Celtic deity)
Manannan mac y Leir (Celtic deity)
Oirbsiu (Celtic deity)
Oirbsen (Celtic deity)
Manandán (Celtic deity)
Мананнан (Celtic deity)
Мананнан Мак Лир (Celtic deity)
Manannan Mak Lir (Celtic deity)
Μανάνναν μακ Λιρ (Celtic deity)
Associated countryIreland Scotland Isle of Man
Associated placeBritish Isles
Special noteNon-Latin script references not evaluated.
Found inMacQuarrie, Charles W. The waves of Manannán : a study of the literary representations of Manannán mac Lir from Immram Brain (c. 700) to Finnegans Wake (1939), 1997.
The medieval cultures of the Irish Sea and the North Sea, 2019: title page (Manannán)
Daimler, Morgan. Manannán mac Lir : meeting the Celtic god of wave and wonder, 2019.
Britannica Micro., 1994 (Manannán mac Lir; Irish sea god from whom the name of the Isle of Man allegedly derived)
Jobes, Gertrude. Dictionary of mythology, folklore, and symbols, 1962 (Manannan (Manannan mac Lir); in Irish mythology a Tuatha De Danann deity)
Manannán Mac Lir, son of the sea, Celtic sea god and protector of Mannin, via Transceltic website, August 19, 2019 (Manannán Mac Lir; Manannán is a Celtic sea god and associated with the Tuatha de Danaan. They are the Gaelic pre-Christian pantheon that are known in Ireland, Scotland and Isle of Man. His legend is widespread throughout the Celtic lands)
   <https://www.transceltic.com/manx/manann-n-mac-lir-son-of-sea-celtic-sea-god-and-protector-of-mannin>
Wikipedia, August 19, 2019: Manannán mac Lir (Manannán or Manann, also known as Manannán mac Lir ("son of the sea"), is a sea god in Irish mythology. He is affiliated with both the Tuatha Dé Danann and the Fomorians; Manannán appears also in Scottish and Manx legend, where he is known as Manannan mac y Leir; Manannán is also known as Oirbsiu or Oirbsen, from which Lough Corrib takes its name; name is spelt Manandán in Old Irish, Manannán in modern Irish and Scottish Gaelic, and Mannan in Manx Gaelic) Russian version (Мананнан = Manannan; Мананнан Мак Лир = Manannan Mak Lir) Greek version (Μανάνναν μακ Λιρ = Manannan mak Lir)
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