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The origin of the name Beli is still a matter of debate among scholars. [2] The most popular hypothesis sees the name Beli as a Middle Welsh reflex of the Gaulish and Brittonic divine name Belenus (also attested as a personal name), but a more recent alternative is that proposed by Harvard Celticist John T. Koch, who suggests that Beli derives from a Proto-Celtic name Belgius or Bolgios borne ...
Lud (Welsh: Lludd map Beli Mawr), according to Geoffrey of Monmouth's pseudohistorical History of the Kings of Britain and related medieval texts, was a king of Britain in pre-Roman times who founded London and was buried at Ludgate. He was the eldest son of Geoffrey's King Heli, and succeeded his father to the throne.
Gaulish Dis Pater has also been compared with The Dagda, a figure of Irish mythology and euhemerised god who was nicknamed Ollathair ("father of all"); [32]: 64 the Welsh and Irish ancestor-figures, Beli Mawr and Bilé; [11]: 82 and the Welsh prince and ruler of the underworld, Pwyll. [11]: 83
Lludd Llaw Ereint ("Lludd of the Silver Hand") son of Beli Mawr, is a legendary hero from Welsh mythology.As Nudd Llaw Ereint (the earlier form of his name, cognate of the Irish Nuada Airgetlám, derived from the pre-Roman Celtic god Nodens) he is the father of Gwyn ap Nudd. [2]
The House of Gwynedd claimed descent from the mythical king Beli Mawr through the line of Cunedda (b. 386), as appears in the Harleian genealogies and Jesus College MS 20 genealogies. [9] [10] [11] The House of Aberffraw began with the accession of Rhodri Mawr to the throne of Gwynedd. [12]
Beli Mawr is an ancestor figure mentioned in various sources. Though obscure as a character, several of the many descendants attributed to him figure strongly in Welsh tradition. Though obscure as a character, several of the many descendants attributed to him figure strongly in Welsh tradition.
Mawr means big or great in Welsh. Notable people with the surname include: Notable people with the surname include: Beli Mawr , an ancestor figure in medieval Welsh literature and genealogies
Arianrhod (Welsh pronunciation: [arjˈanr̥ɔd]) 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 [1] and the sister of Gwydion and Gilfaethwy; the Welsh Triads give her father as Beli Mawr. [2]