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Arianrhod
Arianrhod () is a figure in Welsh mythology who plays her most important role in the Fourth Branch of the "Mabinogi". She is the daughter of Dôn and the sister of Gwydion and Gilfaethwy; the Welsh Triads give her father as Beli Mawr. In the "Mabinogi" her uncle Math ap Mathonwy is the King of Gwynedd, and during the course of the story she gives birth to two sons, Dylan ail Don and Lleu Llaw Gyffes, through magical means.
Mabinogion.
According to the
of Monmouth's "Historia Regum Britanniae" name him as a King of Britain. The Second Branch of the "Mabinogi" name Beli as the father of Penarddun, though this may be a mistake for brother. Beli's more prominent children include:
- Arianrhod. Usually said to be a daughter of Dôn, Triad 35 gives Beli as her father. Though no other source connects Arianrhod or her family to that of Beli, Rachel Bromwich notes the triad does not necessarily contradict the Mabinogion tradition.
- Caswallawn fab