Penarddun

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In Welsh mythology, Penarddun is the wife of Llyr and a daughter of Beli Mawr. The Second Branch of the Mabinogi names Bran, Branwen, and Manawydan as her children by Llyr, and she has two additional sons by Eurosswydd. These are Nisien, a good man, and Efnisien, a coniving troublemaker.[1] The Welsh Triads call Llyr one of the Three Exalted Prisoners of Britain for his captivity at Eurosswydd's hands; this likely refers to a lost tradition of the birth of Penarddun's younger sons.[2]

This theonym might perhaps be derived from the Proto-Celtic roots *kʷenno- 'head' and *ardwo- 'high'.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jeffrey Gantz (translator), The Mabinogion, London and New York: Penguin Books, 1976. ISBN 0-14-044322-3
  2. ^ Rachel Bromwich (editor and translator), Trioedd Ynys Prydein: The Welsh Triads, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1978. ISBN 0-7083-0690-X
  3. ^ Proto-Celtic—English lexicon and English—Proto-Celtic lexicon. University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies. (See also this page for background and disclaimers.) Cf. also the University of Leiden database.
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