`#Dylan sometimes bears the epithet Ail Ton, “son of wave” or Ail Mor, “son of the sea,” and so he has been interpreted as being #Arianrhod’s child with a sea god or merman. (Arianrhod‘s second child, born on the same occasion, was LLeu Llaw Gyffes.) Certainly the sea was Dylan’s element, for he swam like a fish and took great pleasure in feeling the waves under his body. But he was killed by his uncle, the rapist Gilfaethwy.`
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore` #WorldOceansDay

#Celtic #MythologyMonday: When Lleu Llaw Gyffes was grown, #Arianrhod refused to give him either a name or weapons—two prerogatives of a #Welsh mother—and once again Gwydion tricked her so that Lleu could attain his manhood.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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`Before the beautiful #Arianrhod could become King Math`s footholder, he asked her to step over his wand to prove her purity. But when she did so, a baby dropped from her womb (despite the fact that she was unaware she was pregnant) and fled immediately to the sea. He is sometimes called Dylan Ail Ton, “son of wave” or Ail Mor, “son of the sea,” and so he has been interpreted as being Arianrhod’s child with a sea god or merman. (Arianrhod second child, born on the same occasion, was LLeu Llaw Gyffes.) Certainly the sea was Dylan’s element, for he swam like a fish and took great pleasure in feeling the waves under his body. But he was killed by his uncle, the rapist Gilfaethwy, whose assault on Math’s previous footholder had set in motion the entire story.`
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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To demonstrate to king Math fab Mathonwy that his sister, Arianrhod, would be a faithful wife, Gwydion of Welsh mythology had her step over a magic …
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#MythologyMonday: Many have seen in #Arianrhod the remnants or reflection of an ancient moon goddess. Yet again, she has been called a dawn goddess because she is mother of both light (Lleu) & darkness (Dylan).
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore
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Arianrhod is a Welsh chthonic goddess and a star and moon deity. Her name means ‘silver wheel’ because she is believed to carry so…
https://twitter.com/curiousordinary/status/1276064435921010688

Many have seen in #Arianrhod the remnants or reflection of an ancient moon goddess. Yet again, she has been called a dawn goddess because she is mother of both light (Lleu) and darkness (Dylan). #Arianrhod was said to live surrounded by her maidens in her castle on the coastal island of Caer Arianrhod, which is also an idiomatic #Welsh name for the constellation called Corona Borealis. In that seagirt (or starry) realm, she lived wantonly, which suggests a parallel to the #Breton figure of Dahut.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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Arianrhod is a Welsh chthonic goddess and a star and moon deity. Her name means ‘silver wheel’ because she is believed to carry sou…
https://twitter.com/curiousordinary/status/1276064435921010688

#Celtic #MythologyMonday: King Math`s life depended upon his feet resting in the lap of a virgin. When #Math asked #Arianrhod to step over his wand to prove her purity, she gave birth to two children she had conceived unawares: Dylan and Lleu Llaw Gyffes.
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#Celtic #LegendaryWednesday: The footholder of the #Welsh king/underworld god #Math was raped by Gilvaethwy. He and his brother Gwyddion were enchanted into animals as punishment for three years. First, as stag and hind, they had to give birth to a hind calf and deliver it to Math, then as boar and sow a piglet, and finally as wolf and she-wolf a pup. Afterwards, again in human form, Gwyddion, god of science and son of the mother goddess Dana, and Gilvaethwy proposed to their uncle #Math their sister #Arianrhod as the new footholder.
Source: Ingeborg Clarus „#Keltische Mythen – Der Mensch und seine #Anderswelt“
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Math ap Mathonwy was king of North Wales and a powerful magician. As punishment for instigating a war & raping his footholder, Math transformed his nephews Gwydion and Gilfaethwy into three different pairs of animals for three years: deer, boars, & wolves. 1/2 #FolkloreThursday

#Arianrhod was said to live surrounded by her maidens in her castle on the coastal island of Caer Arianrhod, which is also an idiomatic #Welsh name for the constellation called Corona Borealis. In that seagirt (or starry) realm, she lived wantonly, which suggests a parallel to the Breton figure of #Dahut.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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Just off the the Llyn peninsular in Wales is a reef thought to be the stronghold of Arianrhod--lady of the silver wheel, goddess of the stars and fate.

Caer Arianrhod, or the Castle of Arianrhod, is also the Welsh name for the constellation Corona Borealis #FolkloreThursday

King Math`s life depended upon his feet resting in the lap of a virgin. Gwydion nominated his sister #Arianrhod, daughter of the mother goddess Dôn, to serve as footholder. Asked if she were a virgin, the beautiful Arianrhod said that, as far as she knew, she was. Math asked her to step over his wand to prove her purity, but when she did so, she gave birth to two children she had conceived unawares: Dylan and Lleu LLaw Gyffes.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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#MythologyMonday
In Welsh mythology the constellation #CoronaBorealis (also known as #CaerArianrhod) was thought to be the resting place of departed souls until they are reincarnated .... watched over by the Goddess of the Silver Wheel (the Moon) #Arianrhod

Many have seen in #Arianrhod the remnants or reflection of an ancient moon goddess. Yet again, she has been called a dawn goddess because she is mother of both light (Lleu) and darkness (Dylan).
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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Arianrhod is a Welsh chthonic goddess and a star and moon deity. Her name means ‘silver wheel’ because she is believed to carry souls to the afterlife on her silver wheel, symbolising re-birth.
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Dylan, child of the sea, immediately after his birth escaped into that watery realm. His twin brother Lleu Llaw Gyffes was rejected by their mother #Arianrhod but claimed by Gwydion, whose son he may have been, and raised in a magical chest. But when Lleu was grown, Arianrhod refused to give him either a name or weapons—two prerogatives of a #Welsh mother—and once again Gwydion tricked her so that Lleu could attain his manhood.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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While Lugh is often a triple god or member of a set of triplets in Gaullic and Irish contexts, Wales makes him a twin: Arianrhod gives birth during a test, eldest Dylan ail Don and the other she curses to be nameless, who later becomes Lleu. #MythologyMonday
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King Math`s life depended upon his feet resting in the lap of a virgin. When Math asked #Arianrhod to step over his wand to prove her purity, she gave birth to two children she had conceived unawares: Dylan and Lleu Llaw Gyffes.
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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To demonstrate to king Math fab Mathonwy that his sister, Arianrhod, would be a faithful wife, Gwydion of Welsh mythology had her step over a magic wand. She instantly gave birth to the sea god Dylan ail Don and the future king of Gwynedd, the mighty Lleu Llaw Gyffes.#Folklore