RHIANNON

Meaning of RHIANNON in English

/ree"an euhn/ , n. Welsh Legend.

the wife of Pwyll who, accused of having eaten her son, was forced as a penance to carry people on her back until vindicated by her son's return.

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RHIANNON — Welsh manifestation of the Gaulish horse goddess Epona and the Irish goddess Macha. She is best known from the Mabinogion …
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RHIANNON — in Celtic religion, the Welsh manifestation of the Gaulish horse goddess Epona and the Irish goddess Macha. She is best-known …
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RHIANNON — Rhiannon BrE AmE ri ˈæn ən —Welsh [ hri ˈan on ]
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RHIANNON — Welsh manifestation of the Gaulish horse goddess Epona and the Irish goddess Macha. She is best known from the Mabinogion …
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RHIANNON — [Celtic] Rhiannon (her name is either "Maid of Annwn" or a variant of Rigatona, "Great Queen"), a version of the …
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EPONA — Horse goddess of the ancient Celtic religion . Associated with kingship and fertility, she was known as Epona in Gaul, …
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CELTIC RELIGION — Beliefs and practices of the ancient Celts of Gaul and the British Isles. Celtic worship centred on the interplay of …
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PWYLL — /poohl/ , n. Welsh Legend. a prince who stole his wife, Rhiannon, from her suitor, Gwawl, and was the father …
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PRYDERI — /pru dair"ee/ , n. Welsh Legend. the son of Pwyll and Rhiannon who was stolen by Gwawl shortly after his …
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MANAWYDAN — /man'euh wu"dan/ , n. Welsh Legend. a brother of Bran, Efnisien, and Branwen, and the second husband of Rhiannon: he …
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GWAWL — /gwowl/ , n. Welsh Legend. the rival of Pwyll for the hand of Rhiannon.
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PWYLL — in Celtic mythology, king of Dyfed, a beautiful land containing a magic caldron of plenty. He became a friend of …
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LLYR — in Celtic mythology, leader of one of two warring families of gods; according to one interpretation, the Children of Llyr …
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CELTIC RELIGION — religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Celts. The Celts, an ancient Indo-European people, reached the apogee of their influence …
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EPONA — Horse goddess of the ancient Celtic religion . Associated with kingship and fertility, she was known as Epona in Gaul, …
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CELTIC RELIGION — Beliefs and practices of the ancient Celts of Gaul and the British Isles. Celtic worship centred on the interplay of …
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GOD — n. 25B6; noun a gift from God : THE LORD, the Almighty, the Creator, the Maker, the Godhead; Allah, Jehovah, …
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PWYLL — [Celtic] Pwyll, lord of Dyfed, encountered while hunting a strange pack of hounds, pure white except for their red ears. …
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PRYDERI — [Celtic] Pryderi ("worry") was the son of Pwyll of Dyfed and Rhiannon, a woman of the otherworld. He was kidnapped …
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CELTIC MYTHOLOGY — All the articles available in the Celtic mythology section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Abandinus; Abarta; Abellio; Abhean; Abnoba; Achall; Achtan; …
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