Category: Welsh Mythology

Cyhyraeth The Weeper; The Griever ORIGIN: Wales The Cyhyraeth is a Banshee-like spirit from Glamorganshire, Wales. She is rarely seen but is most frequently heard…

Gwillion ALSO KNOWN AS: Gwyllion ORIGIN: Wales The Gwillion are Welsh female mountain spirits, often categorized as a kind of less than friendly Fairy. Their…

Henwen : Ancient White One Henwen is a goddess of fertility, abundance, and prosperity venerated in the form of a great white sow, tended by…

Lleu Llaw Gyffes : The Bright One of the Skillful Hand Lleu Llaw Gyffes, the divine warrior, is the Welsh path of the Celtic spirit,…

Manawydan ORIGIN: Wales Although recognizably the same spirit as Manannan, Manawydan’s mythology is different. It is possible myths are lost, but in Wales his associations…

Once upon a time, Matilda was a beautiful, irreverent Norman lady who loved hunting so much that she proclaimed that if there was no hunting…

Rhiannon ORIGIN: Wales Pwyll, Lord of the Welsh kingdom of Dyfed, was riding when he saw before him a gorgeous woman dressed in gold, slowly…

Tylwyth Teg ORIGIN: Wales Tylwyth Teg means the “Fair Family,” but this may be a euphemism for these Welsh Fairies. Tylwyth Teg live in organized…

Gwydion the Wizard In Welsh Celtic mythology, the heroic wizard (see Wizard) and bard of North Wales, whose tales are told in The Mabinogion. Gwydion…

The Hounds of Annwn are the spectral hounds associated with Annwn, the Welsh Otherworld. They belong to Arawn, Lord of Annwn. Sometimes he sends the…