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Manannán mac Lir
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Manannán mac Lir
Manannán
or
Manann
(
Old Irish
Manandán
), also known as
Manannán mac Lir
(
Mac
Lir
meaning "son of the sea"), is a
sea deity
in
Irish mythology
. He is affiliated with both the
Tuatha Dé Danann
and the
Fomorians
. In the tales, he is said to own a boat named
Scuabtuinne
("Wave Sweeper"), a sea-borne chariot drawn by the horse
Enbarr
, a powerful sword named
Fragarach
("The Answerer"), and a
cloak of invisibility
(
féth fíada
). He is seen as the guardian of the
Otherworld
and one who
ferries souls to the afterlife
. Manannán is furthermore identified with the
trickster
figure
Bodach an Chóta Lachtna
("the churl in the drab coat").
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