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Lir
In
Celtic mythology
,
Lir
("the sea") was the god of the sea, father of
Manannan mac Lir
,
Bran
,
Branwen
and
Manawydan
by
Penarddun
and a son of
Danu
and
Beli
. He was held captive by
Eurosswydd
until Penarddun slept with him, giving birth to twins,
Nisien
and
Efnisien
. He had a daughter named
Fionnuala
by an unknown mother.
Alternative: Llyr (
Welsh
)
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