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Arawn and Welsh mythology

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Difference between Arawn and Welsh mythology

Arawn vs. Welsh mythology

In Welsh mythology, Arawn (/'ɑːrɑːʊn/) was the king of the otherworld realm of Annwn, appearing prominently in the first branch, and alluded to in the fourth. Welsh mythology consists of both folk traditions developed in Wales, and traditions developed by the Celtic Britons elsewhere before the end of the first millennium.

Similarities between Arawn and Welsh mythology

Arawn and Welsh mythology have 19 things in common (in Unionpedia): Amaethon, Annwn, Book of Taliesin, Cad Goddeu, Cŵn Annwn, Dyfed, Gwydion, Gwyn ap Nudd, Hafgan, Kingdom of Dyfed, Kingdom of Gwynedd, Mabinogion, Otherworld, Pryderi, Psychopomp, Pwyll, Roe deer, Welsh mythology in popular culture, Welsh Triads.

Amaethon

In Welsh mythology, Amaethon (meaning "Amaethon son of Dôn") was the god of agriculture, and the son of the goddess Dôn.

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Annwn

Annwn, Annwfn, or Annwfyn (in Middle Welsh, Annwvn, Annwyn, Annwyfn, Annwvyn, or Annwfyn) was the Otherworld in Welsh mythology.

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Book of Taliesin

The Book of Taliesin (Llyfr Taliesin) is one of the most famous of Middle Welsh manuscripts, dating from the first half of the 14th century though many of the fifty-six poems it preserves are taken to originate in the 10th century or before.

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Cad Goddeu

Cad Goddeu (The Battle of the Trees) is a medieval Welsh poem preserved in the 14th-century manuscript known as the Book of Taliesin.

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Cŵn Annwn

In Welsh mythology and folklore, Cŵn Annwn ("hounds of Annwn") were the spectral hounds of Annwn, the otherworld of Welsh myth.

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Dyfed

Dyfed is a preserved county of Wales. It was created on 1 April 1974, as an amalgamation of the three pre-existing counties of Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. It was abolished twenty-two years later, on 1 April 1996, when the three original counties were reinstated, Cardiganshire being renamed Ceredigion the following day. The name "Dyfed" is retained for certain ceremonial and other purposes. It is a mostly rural county in southwestern Wales with a coastline on the Irish Sea and the Bristol Channel.

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Gwydion

Gwydion fab Dôn is a magician, hero and trickster of Welsh mythology, appearing most prominently in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi, which focuses largely on his relationship with his young nephew, Lleu Llaw Gyffes.

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Gwyn ap Nudd

Gwyn ap Nudd (sometimes found with the antiquated spelling Gwynn ap Nudd) is a Welsh mythological figure, the king of the Tylwyth Teg or "fair folk" and ruler of the Welsh Otherworld, Annwn, and whose name means “white son of Nudd”.

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Hafgan

Hafgan is one of the kings of Annwn, the otherworld in Welsh mythology.

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Kingdom of Dyfed

The Kingdom of Dyfed is one of several Welsh petty kingdoms that emerged in 5th-century sub-Roman Britain in southwest Wales based on the former territory of the Demetae (modern Welsh Dyfed).

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Kingdom of Gwynedd

The Principality or Kingdom of Gwynedd (Medieval Latin: Venedotia or Norwallia; Middle Welsh: Guynet) was one of several successor states to the Roman Empire that emerged in sub-Roman Britain in the 5th century during the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain.

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Mabinogion

The Mabinogion are the earliest prose stories of the literature of Britain.

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Otherworld

The concept of an otherworld in historical Indo-European religion is reconstructed in comparative mythology.

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Pryderi

Pryderi fab Pwyll is a prominent figure in Welsh mythology, the son of Pwyll and Rhiannon, and king of Dyfed after his father's death.

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Psychopomp

Psychopomps (from the Greek word ψυχοπομπός, psuchopompos, literally meaning the "guide of souls") are creatures, spirits, angels, or deities in many religions whose responsibility is to escort newly deceased souls from Earth to the afterlife.

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Pwyll

Pwyll Pen Annwn is a prominent figure in Welsh mythology and literature, the lord of Dyfed, husband of Rhiannon and father of the hero Pryderi.

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Roe deer

The European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), also known as the western roe deer, chevreuil, or simply roe deer or roe, is a Eurasian species of deer.

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Welsh mythology in popular culture

Elements of Welsh mythology have appeared many times in popular culture.

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Welsh Triads

The Welsh Triads (Trioedd Ynys Prydein, "Triads of the Island of Britain") are a group of related texts in medieval manuscripts which preserve fragments of Welsh folklore, mythology and traditional history in groups of three.

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Arawn and Welsh mythology Comparison

Arawn has 42 relations, while Welsh mythology has 239. As they have in common 19, the Jaccard index is 6.76% = 19 / (42 + 239).

References

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