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Gods & Goddesses Llyr
	Llyr God of the Sea Pantheon: Celtic Element: Water Sphere of Influence: Sea and Abundance Preferred colors: Green, Blue Associated symbol: Waves Associated Planet: Neptune
God of the sea and water, father of Bran, Branwen, and Manawyddan.
Additional Information on Llyr from Wikipedia Information is unedited and unchecked n Celtic mythology, Lir ("the sea") was the god of the sea, father of Manannan mac Lir, Bran the Blessed\|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. ==Other names== * Llyr (Wales\|Welsh) ---- Llyr Llediaith. ( Llyr Lleddiarth, King Lear, Lear II, Tasciovanus, Half-Speech) Said to be the son of Baran, or of Ceri. Llediaith is said to mean the act of speaking Welsh with a foreign accent, thus the name "Half-Speech." He was educated in Rome by Augustus Caesar. His home was at Dunraven Castle, which was situated on a hill called Twyn Rhyvan (the Hill of Rome) located in Glamorgan. This text is made available under the GNU Free Documentation License Agreement. The full text of this article is available for download here. (Llyr)

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