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100 Welsh Heroes was an opinion poll run in Wales as a response to the BBC's 100 Greatest Britons poll of 2002. It was carried out mainly on the internet, starting on 8 September 2003 and finishing on 23 February 2004. The results were announced on 1 March (St David's Day) 2004 and subsequently published in a book. [1]
The Welsh had been Christian for several centuries before their former mythology was written down, and their gods had long been transformed into kings and heroes of the past. Many of the characters who exhibit divine characteristics fall into two rival families, the Plant Dôn ("Children of Dôn ") and the Plant Llŷr ("Children of Llŷr ").
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Borvo (Bormanos) - god of healing springs; Brasennus - a god known from a lone inscription in Cisalpine Gaul [3] Caletos [18] Caturix - war god of the Helvetii; Cernunnos (Carnonos) - an antlered god; Cissonius - a Gallic god of trade [4] Mars Cnabetius - a Gallic god of war [19] Condatis - a Gallic and Brittonic god of the confluences of rivers
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 ...
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Welsh mythology; Irish mythology. Northern/modern Druidic/Druidism/Druidry; Southern Europe ... List of culture heroes; List of world folk-epics; Lists of deities;
Gwrhyr Gwalstawd Ieithoedd; "Gwrhyr, Interpreter of Languages" is a hero and shapeshifter of early Welsh literature and mythology and a warrior of King Arthur's court at Celliwig. He appears most prominently in the early Arthurian tale Culhwch and Olwen, in which he is handpicked among Arthur's knights to accompany Culhwch on his quest to win ...