Egobail - Pheeds.com


Egobail - Egobail In Goidelic mythology, Egobail was a foster son of Manannan mac Lir and father of Aine..

Aine - Aine was a goddess of love and growth. She was the daughter of Egobail. In County Limerick, she was a fairy queen..

Manannan mac Lir - wife, Fand, and she fell in love with Cuchulainn. Since a mortal and fairy (Fand was Queen of the fairies) could not stay together without destroying the fairy, Manannan erased their memories of each other. He raised many foster children: Egobail Lugh In the Isle of Man, Manannan mac Lir was known as Mannan. On Midsummer Eve, people offered green grass to Mannan-beg-mac-y-Leir and prayed for blessings in seafaring and fishing. He was believed to be a magician who could make an illusory fleet from pea shells in order to discourage would-be invaders. Alternative: Manawyddan ap Llyr (Welsh), Barinthus, Manannan, Manawydan, Mannan (Manx).


©2004 and beyond - Pheeds.com