Gwenn Teir Bronn

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In Welsh mythology, Gwenn Teir Bronn was a figure mentioned as the mother of a saint in the Vitae Sanctorum Britanniae et Genealogiae.[1] Her name in Middle Welsh means "fair one of the three breasts" (modern Welsh Gwen tair bron). She is sometimes interpreted to have been an euhemerized mother goddess.

The words comprising this name derive from Proto-Celtic *windā tisres brundā.[2]

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  1. ^ Gwen teir Bron from www.celtnet.org.uk.
  2. ^ 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.)