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Lir

sea god in Irish mythology, also known as Lir
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Lir

Summary

Lir is a water deity[1]. He draws 128 Wikipedia views per month (water_deity category, ranking #48 of 165).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lir was married to Aobh[3].
  • A child of Lir was Manannán mac Lir[4].
  • A child of Lir was Aed[5].
  • Lir is recorded as male[6].
  • Lir's instance of is recorded as water deity[7].
  • Lir's part of is recorded as Celtic mythology[8].
  • Lir's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ls21[9].
  • Lir's different from is recorded as Italian lira[10].

Body

Personal Life

Among Lir's spouses was Aobh[3]. Children include Manannán mac he[4], a water deity[11] and Aed[5], a Celtic deity[12].

Why It Matters

Lir draws 128 Wikipedia views per month (water_deity category, ranking #48 of 165).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

FAQs

Who was Lir married to?

Lir's spouses include Aobh[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Lir. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/lir
MLA “Lir.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/lir.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_lir_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Lir}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/lir}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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