Manannan
Americannoun
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In the missing-persons report, the police described Manannan Mac Lir as “a well-known, six-foot-tall striking local male with an athletic build.”
From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2015
In Irish mythology, Manannan Mac Lir was the first ruler of the Isle of Man.
From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2015
The fiberglass-and-steel statue of the god, Manannan Mac Lir, was installed only last year, as part of a walking trail with sculptures, and had become a popular tourist attraction.
From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2015
Manannan had immortal swine, which, killed one day, came alive next day, and with their flesh he made the Tuatha Dé Danann immortal.
From The Religion of the Ancient Celts by MacCulloch, J. A.
Therein, Mongan as the offspring of Manannan by the woman of Line-mag—quite after the theory of the Christian Incarnation—is described as ‘a fair man in a body of white clay’.
From The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by Wentz, W. Y. Evans
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