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The Celtic deities are known from a variety of sources such as written Celtic mythology, ancient places of worship, statues, engravings, religious objects, as well as place and personal names. Celtic deities can belong to two categories: general and local.
John T. Koch proposes that the name of the goddess Dôn, for instance, likely comes from *ghdhonos, meaning "the earth." In this sense she serves as the Welsh version of the *dheghom figure from Proto-Indo-European mythology, i.e. the primordial Earth Goddess from which all other gods originate. According to this theory, the Children of Dôn ...
Tylwyth Teg (Middle Welsh for "Fair Family"; [1] Welsh pronunciation: [ˈtəlʊi̯θ teːg]) is the most usual term in Wales for the mythological creatures corresponding to the fairy folk of Welsh and Irish folklore Aos Sí. Other names for them include Bendith y Mamau ("Blessing of the Mothers"), Gwyllion and Ellyllon. [2]
Religion and mythology differ, but have overlapping aspects. Many English speakers understand the terms "myth" and "mythology" to mean fictitious or imaginary . However, according to many dictionary definitions, these terms can also mean a traditional story or narrative that embodies the belief or beliefs of a group of people , and this ...
Arawn, king of Annwn in some Welsh legends and associated with hunting, dogs and stags; Cernunnos, a horned god associated with fertility and hunting; Gwyn ap Nudd, another king of Annwn in Welsh Mythology, associated with the Wild Hunt; Nodens, god associated with healing, the sea, hunting and dogs
The name first appears in 1795 in William Owen Pughe's translation of Pwyll in the journal Cambrian Register under the title "The Mabinogion, or Juvenile Amusements, being Ancient Welsh Romances". [16] The name appears to have been current among Welsh scholars of the London-Welsh Societies and the regional eisteddfodau in Wales.
Print/export Download as PDF ... Help. Pages in category "Welsh gods" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
Print/export Download as PDF; ... Legendary creatures from Welsh mythology. ... Welsh ghosts (2 C, 2 P) Welsh giants (7 P) Pages in category "Welsh legendary creatures"