Arianrhod
Sign in to saveArianrhod () is a figure in Welsh mythology who plays her most important role in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi. She is the daughter of Dôn and the sister of Gwydion and Gilfaethwy; the Welsh Triads give her father as Beli Mawr. In the Mabinogi her uncle Math ap Mathonwy is the King of Gwynedd, and during the course of the story she gives birth to two sons, Dylan ail Don and Lleu Llaw Gyffes, through magical means.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Welsh
- Deity.name
- Arianrhod
- Deity.deity_of
- The sky and the stars
- Deity.member_of
- Three Beautiful Maidens of Britain
- Deity.cult_center
- Wales
- Deity.planet
- Moon
- Deity.symbol
- Silver wheel
- Deity.consort
- Math fab Mathonwy by proxy
- Deity.parents
- Dôn and Beli Mawr
- Deity.siblings
- Penarddun, Amaethon, Gilfaethwy, Gofannon, Gwydion, and Nudd
- Deity.offspring
- Dylan ail Don and Lleu Llaw Gyffes
- Deity.gender
- Female
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Mabinogion
- In other sources
- Etymology
- In popular culture
- Notes
- References
Arianrhod () is a figure in Welsh mythology who plays her most important role in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi. She is the daughter of Dôn and the sister of Gwydion and Gilfaethwy; the Welsh Triads give her father as Beli Mawr. In the Mabinogi her uncle Math ap Mathonwy is the King of Gwynedd, and during the course of the story she gives birth to two sons, Dylan ail Don and Lleu Llaw Gyffes, through magical means.
==Mabinogion==
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