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Branwen

Celtic deity

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relationship to Llyr

In Llyr
…god of bards and poetry; Branwen, wife of the sun god Matholwch, king of Ireland; and Creidylad (in earlier myths, a daughter of Lludd).
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role in Celtic eschatology

In Celtic religion: Cosmology and eschatology
…in the Welsh story of Branwen, daughter of Llŷr, which ends with the survivors of the great battle feasting in the presence of the severed head of Bran the Blessed, having forgotten all their suffering and sorrow. But this “delightful plain” was not accessible to all. Donn, god of the…
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