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Llyr

Welsh god of the sea. Llyr was the Welsh equivalent of Lir, the old Irish god of the sea. Llyr was also the god of magic and healing. Llyr was marr...

Jimmy Joe
May 13th, 2000
By Jimmy Joe

Lleu

Lleu was associated with Irish god Lugh (or Lugus in Gallic), since he was known as Lleu Llaw Gyffes ("Lleu of the Dexterous Hand"). Apart from the...

Jimmy Joe
May 13th, 2000
By Jimmy Joe

Gwydyon

The warrior god. Gwydyon was the god of magic, poetry and music. Gwydyon was the son of Don and Beli. Gwydyon was the son of Amathon, Aranrhod, Gil...

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May 13th, 2000
By Jimmy Joe

Dylan

Dylan and his brother Lleu were the sons of the virgin goddess Aranrhod. She gave birth to them immediately after she stepped over the magic wand o...

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May 13th, 2000
By Jimmy Joe

Govannon

Govannon was the Welsh counterpart of the Danann smith god of Goibhniu. Govannon was the master smith and god of skills. Govannon was the son of Be...

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May 13th, 2000
By Jimmy Joe

Dôn

Don was the mother-goddess, similar to Danu the mother of the Tuatha dé Danann. Don was the daughter of Mathonwy and sister of Math. She married Be...

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May 13th, 2000
By Jimmy Joe

Ceridwen

Ceridwen was a Welsh goddess of unknown attributes. Some would call Ceridwen a witch, and she was often depicted as an old hag. She had the ability...

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May 13th, 2000
By Jimmy Joe

Brân

Brân (Bran) was the king of Britain or Wales. Bran was the son of Llyr and Penarddun, daughter of Beli son of Mynogan, who was ruler of Britain. Br...

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May 13th, 2000
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Beli

Beli was the son of Mynogen. Beli was the husband of the goddess Don, the daughter of Mathonwy. Beli was the father of five sons: Amathon, Nudd, Go...

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May 13th, 2000
By Jimmy Joe

Arawn

Arawn was the Lord of Annwfn (Otherworld) in the First Branch of the Mabinogi – Pwyll Lord of Dyved (Mabinogion). Arawn befriended Pwyll when they ...

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May 13th, 2000
By Jimmy Joe

Aranrhod

The virgin goddess. Aranrhod (Arianrhod) was the daughter of the goddess Don and Beli. Aranrhod was the sister of Amathon, Gilvaethwy, Govannon, Gw...

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May 13th, 2000
By Jimmy Joe

Amathaon

Amathaon was the Welsh god of agriculture. Amathaon was the son of Beli and Don, and the brother of Gwydyon. Not much is known about Amathaon, exce...

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May 13th, 2000
By Jimmy Joe

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