Category: Welsh Mythology

Afanc (avanc). There was some doubt about the form taken by the monster which inhabited a pool called Llyn yr Afanc on the River Conwy…

BEDWYR, according to Welsh mythology, was a one-handed warrior who, together with his friend and companion Kai, played an important part in helping CULHWCH to…

Hafgan was the ruler of an Otherworld, a realm of death, which shared his name. He is the rival of Arawn, King of Annwn. Their…

Llyr ORIGIN: Celtic; Welsh Llyr is the Welsh counterpart of the Irish Lir, King of the Sea. Like Lir, he is now most famous as…

Mabon (young god) In Celtic mythology, a Welsh sun god and hero, son of Ruien and Modron, brother of Owain, noted for his hunting, his…

Arawn is King of Annwn, a Welsh paradise described in the First Branch of the Mabinogi. Annwn is a realm of death, a dwelling place…

Arianrhod : The Silver Wheel A weird tale appears in the Welsh epic Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi: Math, Lord of Gwynedd, must rest with…

Arianrhod, the mother of Lleu Llaw Gyffes, placed him under various taboos including one preventing his marriage. His uncle, Gwydion, got around that injunction by…

Bran is so big no house can contain him. He owns a cauldron that can resurrect the dead (although they will not regain powers of…

White Crow ALSO KNOWN AS: Bronwen (“White Hill” or “White Breast”) ORIGIN: Wales Branwen, daughter of Llyr and sister of Bran and Manawyden, heroine of…