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Arawn
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ArawnGod of the UnderworldPantheon: Celtic Element: Earth Sphere of Influence: Death and Justice Preferred colors: Red, Black Animals associated with: Hounds , Pigs Strongest around Samhain Associated Planet: Saturn |
God of Annwn (the Underworld). Primarily an Underworld deity and Death god, he is unsuccessful whenever he gets involved with wars and conflicts so usually solves problems by making deals and alliances. | |
Additional Information on Arawn from WikipediaInformation is unedited and uncheckedn Welsh mythology, Arawn was the Lord of the Underworld, which was called Annwn.Some of the more prominent myths about Arawn include the incident in which Amaethon stole a dog, lapwing and a white roebuck from Arawn, leading to the Cath Godeau, which Arawn lost to Amaethon and his brother, Gwydion. In the Mabinogion, Pwyll mistakenly set his hounds upon a deer|stag, only to discover that Arawn had been hunting the same animal. To pay for the misdeed, Arawn asked Pwyll to trade places with him for a year and a day, and defeat Hafgan, Arawns rival, at the end of this time, something Arawn had attempted to do, but had been unable to. Arawn, meanwhile, took Pwylls place as lord of Dyfed. Arawn and Pwyll became good friends because, though Pwyll wears Arawns shape, he slept chastely with Arawns wife. In Welsh folklore, Arawn rides with his white, red-eared hounds (the Cwn Annwn or Hounds of Annwn) through the skies in autumn, winter, and early spring (season)|spring. The baying of the hounds is identified with the crying of wild geese as they migrate, and the quarry of the hounds are the souls of the damned, being chased back to Annwn (sometimes to the abode of the Brenin Llwyd or Grey King). Arawn is also a prominent character in The Chronicles of Prydain, a series of fantasy novels written by Lloyd Alexander that revolve around Welsh myths. fr:Arawn This text is made available under the GNU Free Documentation License Agreement. The full text of this article is available for download here. (Arawn) | |