Also called Llyr, Llŷr Llediaith, Leir.
Their story
Llŷr, whose name means the sea, is known as the father of Brân the Blessed, Branwen and Manawydan in the Mabinogi. He does not appear himself in the stories. His name matches the Irish Lir, father of Manannán, and Geoffrey of Monmouth's King Leir, source of Shakespeare's King Lear, may come from the same name.
Best times to give to them
- at the shore
- Calan Gaeaf
What they like being given
- a song by the sea
- bread
- a candle for fathers and grandfathers
How to honour them
- Remember the fathers of your line by the sea.
- Read the Second and Third Branches of the Mabinogi, which tell of his children.
How they can help you
- family lineage
- fathers and fatherhood
- love of the sea
Symbols
- the sea
- the family of Llŷr
Very little is recorded of him beyond his name and his children.
Sources
- Branwen ferch Llŷr (the Second Branch of the Mabinogi)
- Geoffrey of Monmouth, Historia Regum Britanniae
More Celtic gods
- The Dagda The good god, father of all
- Lugh Master of all the arts
- Cernunnos The antlered one of the wild
- Manannán mac Lir Lord of the sea and the Otherworld
- Aengus The young god of love
- Nuada The king with the silver hand
- Dian Cécht Physician of the Tuatha Dé Danann
- Goibniu Smith of the gods and brewer of the feast