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    Aeron Amathaon Aranrhod Arawn Beli Brân Ceridwen Dôn Dylan Govannon Gwydyon Gwynn ap Nudd Lleu Llyr Mabon Manawyddan Math Modron Nudd (Lludd) Pryderi Rhiannon
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Llyr

Welsh god of the sea. Llyr was the Welsh equivalent of Lir, the old Irish god of the sea. Llyr was also the god of magic and healing.

Llyr was married to Penarddun, daughter of Beli son of Mynogan, who was the ruler of Britain. Llyr was the father of Bran, Manawyddan, and a daughter named Branwen. Llyr was the father of a group of tribal deities known as the Children of Darkness, as opposed to the goddess Don and her Children of Light.

The story of Llyr's children can be found in the second and third Branches of the Mabinogi, called Branwen Daughter of Llyr and Manawyddan Son of Llyr.

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Llyr (Welsh).
Llyr Llediaith.

Lir (Irish).

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Manawyddan, Bran.

Branwen Daughter of Llyr, Manawyddan Son of Llyr (Mabinogion).

Genealogy: House of Don and House of Llyr.

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By Jimmy Joe

Welsh Deities:

  • • Aeron
  • • Amathaon
  • • Aranrhod
  • • Arawn
  • • Beli
  • • Brân
  • • Ceridwen
  • • Dôn
  • • Dylan
  • • Govannon
  • • Gwydyon
  • • Gwynn ap Nudd
  • • Lleu
  • • Llyr
  • • Mabon
  • • Manawyddan
  • • Math
  • • Modron
  • • Nudd (Lludd)
  • • Pryderi
  • • Rhiannon
Lir

Lir

God of the sea. Lir was the father of Manannán (Manannan) and Lodan. Lir was known to the Welsh sea-god as Llyr. Unlike his son, Lir was merely a personification of the sea. Manannán appeared as a more real character than he did. His role in Celti...

November 3rd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Manawyddan

Manawyddan

Manawyddan was often identified with the Irish god Manannan, though the Irish and Welsh stories were different and unrelated to one another. Manawyddan was the son of Llyr and Penarddun, daughter of Beli son of Mynogan, who was the ruler of Britai...

May 13th, 2000 • Jimmy Joe
Houses of Dôn and Llyr

Houses of Dôn and Llyr

The family tree below displays two important families in Welsh mythology: the Children of Llyr and the Children of Don. There were conflicts between the two houses during the reigns of Math in the north and Pryderi in the south of Wales. The House...

January 20th, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
Manannán Mac Lir

Manannán Mac Lir

Sea god. Manannán (Manannan) was said to be the son of Lir, who was also a god of the sea. Manannán supplanted his father in his role as a sea god. However, in the Book of Invasions, Manannán was actually the son of Allod (I haven't figured out wh...

November 3rd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Lleu

Lleu

Lleu was associated with Irish god Lugh (or Lugus in Gallic), since he was known as Lleu Llaw Gyffes ("Lleu of the Dexterous Hand"). Apart from the similarity in name, the tales of Lleu and Lugh were totally different. Lleu and his brother Dylan w...

May 13th, 2000 • Jimmy Joe
Gwydyon

Gwydyon

The warrior god. Gwydyon was the god of magic, poetry and music. Gwydyon was the son of Don and Beli. Gwydyon was the son of Amathon, Aranrhod, Gilvaethwy, Govannon, and Nudd. Gwydyon adopted the children of his sister Aranrhod: Dylan and Lleu. Gw...

May 13th, 2000 • Jimmy Joe
Beli

Beli

Beli was the son of Mynogen. Beli was the husband of the goddess Don, the daughter of Mathonwy. Beli was the father of five sons: Amathon, Nudd, Govannon, Gwydyon and Gilvaethwy. Beli was also the father of two daughters: Aranrhod and Penarddun, t...

May 13th, 2000 • Jimmy Joe
Nudd (Lludd)

Nudd (Lludd)

There are likely several (or many) people with the name – Nudd. Lludd was probably another form for the name Nudd. This being the case, I will cover the different Nudd individuals here. One Nudd was described as being the son of Senyllt; and accor...

May 13th, 2000 • Jimmy Joe
Dylan

Dylan

Dylan and his brother Lleu were the sons of the virgin goddess Aranrhod. She gave birth to them immediately after she stepped over the magic wand of her uncle, Math. Dylan was a boy with golden hair. Shortly after he was baptised he left for the s...

May 13th, 2000 • Jimmy Joe
Dôn

Dôn

Don was the mother-goddess, similar to Danu the mother of the Tuatha dé Danann. Don was the daughter of Mathonwy and sister of Math. She married Beli, the god of death. Don was the mother of Amathon, Aranrhod, Gilvaethwy, Govannon, Gwydyon and Nud...

May 13th, 2000 • Jimmy Joe
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