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In the Mabinogion, Dylan's mother, Arianrhod, is the daughter of Dôn and the sister of Gwydion and Gilfaethwy. Her Uncle, Math ap Mathonwy, is the King of Gwynedd, and during the course of the story, Arianrhod gives birth to her two sons; Dylan ail Don and Lleu Llaw Gyffes through magical means.
In ancient Celtic religion, Maponos or Maponus ("Great Son") is a god of youth known mainly in northern Britain but also in Gaul. In Roman Britain, he was equated with Apollo. [1] The Welsh mythological figure Mabon ap Modron is apparently derived from Maponos, [1] who by analogy we may suggest was the son of the mother-goddess Dea Matrona.
Iucharba - son of Tuireann and murderer of Cían; Lí Ban - sister of Fand; Mac Cuill, Mac Cecht and Mac Gréine - trio of brothers who killed Lugh and shared the kingship of Ireland between each other; Miach - healer and son of Dian Cecht, killed by his father out of jealousy due to his superior healing talents; Midir - son of the Dagda
Matronae Dervonnae - Gallic mother goddesses in Cisalpine Gaul [12] [13] Matronae Vediantiae (Deae Vediantiae) - Gallic mother goddesses in Alpes Maritimae [14] Maximia - fountain goddess in Amélie-les-Bains [15] Nemetona - Celtic goddess with roots in north-eastern Gaul. Nehalennia - sea goddess in Zealand; Nantosuelta - Gallic goddess ...
Mabon ap Modron is a prominent figure from Welsh and wider Brythonic literature and mythology, the son of Modron and a member of Arthur's war band. Both he and his mother were likely deities in origin, descending from a divine mother–son pair.
The boar was a symbol of war. Tacitus tells us that the Aesti (a Germanic or Celtic tribe) wore boar symbols into battle. On the Celtic Gundestrup cauldron, soldiers wear boar crested helmets. The Roman Legion XX, stationed in Chester, adopted the boar as an emblem. It was also a symbol of the hunt. Celtic hunter-gods depicted with boar imagery ...
Llys Dôn (literally "The Court of Dôn") is the traditional Welsh name for the constellation Cassiopeia.At least two of Dôn's children also have astronomical associations: Caer Gwydion ("The Castle of Gwydion") is the traditional Welsh name for the Milky Way, and Caer Arianrhod ("The Castle of Arianrhod") being the constellation of Corona Borealis.
Gofannon (Welsh pronunciation: [ɡɔˈvanɔn]) is a Middle Welsh reflex of Gobannus, one of the deities worshipped by the ancient Celts. [2] He features in Middle Welsh literature as a great metal worker and as the son of Dôn. [2]