Everything about Llyr totally explained
Llŷr is a figure in
Welsh mythology, the father of
Bran,
Branwen and
Manawydan by
Penarddun. The
Welsh Triads mention he was imprisoned by
Euroswydd; the
Second Branch of the
Mabinogi names Euroswydd as the father of Penarddun's younger two sons,
Nisien and
Efnisien. Llŷr corresponds to
Lir in
Irish mythology, and, like the latter, he's identified as a god of the sea.
Leir of Britain, a mythical British king most famous as the subject of
William Shakespeare's
King Lear, may be derived from Llŷr.
In fiction
Lloyd Alexander's
Chronicles of Prydain includes a "House of Llyr", a royal family whose female members are often enchantresses. The Princess
Eilonwy, the heroine in the series, is the daughter of
Angharad, daughter of Regat of the House of Llyr. The
Chronicles of Prydain are strongly based on Welsh legend, and this inclusion is one of the many similarities between the mythic land of Prydain and Wales.
The House of Llŷr
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