Manannan was a sea god of the Tuatha de Danaan, the son of Leir and father to Niamh Chinn Óir, the Lady of the Lake. Worshipped by the ancient Atlanteans and later the Celts, he was associated with poetry, horses, and the sea.
History
Origins[]
Manannan was the son of Leir, the storm god of the Tuatha de Danaan,[4] and possibly Penarddun.[12] Through his father, he was the brother of Bran, Branwen,[4] and Creiddylad.[13] Upon reaching adulthood, he inherited his father’s duties and became the Tuatha sea god.[4][7]
Progeny[]
With the faerie Fand, he fathered Niamh Chinn Óir, the Lady of the Lake. When Niamh was still young, Manannan gifted her Enbarr, a magical horse capable of running on water and through the air.[7]
Pre-Cataclysmic Age[]
During the Pre-Cataclysmic Age, the Atlanteans worshipped Leir—then known as Lir—and his son Manannan as sea gods.[15] This association led to his epithet Manannan Mac Lir,[8][9] with Lir being another name for Leir.[4]
Hyborian Age[]
The veneration of Manannan persisted into the Hyborian Age, around 10,000 BC, when the Cimmerians inherited the worship of Lir and Manannan from their Atlantean ancestors. By this time, however, they were no longer regarded as sea gods.[15] Leir and Mannanan were revered as deities subordinate to Crom, the chief god of the Cimmerians.[16][14]
Celt Worship[]
In historic times, the Celts venerated Manannan and his father Leir as gods of poetry and horses.[14]
Modern Age[]
In the modern era, Manannan—or an essence of him—was among several gods from various pantheons summoned by the Arakkii mutant Ora Serrata to help create Tumult, the Trickster Chimaera.[17]See Also
- 3 mention(s) of Mannanan (Earth-616)
- 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Mannanan (Earth-616)
- 11 invocation(s) of Mannanan (Earth-616)
Links and References
References
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #40 ; A Dream of Blood
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #54 ; The Stalker Amid the Sands
- ↑ Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica #1 ; Caber's entry
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica #1 ; Leir's entry
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #36 ; Hawks Over Shem
- ↑ Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica #1 ; Bran the Blessed's entry
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica #1 ; Lady of the Lake's entry
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Conan the Barbarian #13 ; Web of the Spider-God
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Savage Sword of Conan #2 ; Black Colossus
- ↑ Conan the Barbarian #118 ; Valley of Forever Night
- ↑ Conan the Barbarian #262 ; Panther's Blood
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 See Penarddun's page notes
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica #1 ; Gwynn's entry
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Savage Sword of Conan #7 ; Gods of the Hyborian Age Part II - Crom and Mitra: Gods to Swear By
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Conan the Barbarian #74 ; The Battle at the Black Walls!
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #6 ; Gods of the Hyborian Age - Part One: The Homes Of The Gods
- ↑ Legion of X #4