- Llŷr
Llŷr is a figure in
Welsh mythology , the father of Bran,Branwen andManawydan byPenarddun . TheWelsh Triads mention he was imprisoned byEuroswydd ; the Second Branch of the "Mabinogi" names Euroswydd as the father of Penarddun's younger two sons,Nisien andEfnisien . Llŷr corresponds toLir inIrish mythology , and, like the latter, he is identified as a god of the sea.Leir of Britain , a mythical British king most famous as the subject ofWilliam 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 PrincessEilonwy , the heroine in the series, is the daughter ofAngharad , 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
References
*Bromwich, Rachel (2006). "Trioedd Ynys Prydein: The Triads of the Island of Britain". Cardiff: University of Wales. ISBN 0-7083-1386-8.
*Gantz, Jeffrey (translator) (1987). "The Mabinogion". New York: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-044322-3.
*The New Companion to the Literature of Wales, Meic Stevens.
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