Arawn – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Arawn
In
Welsh mythology,
Arawn was the king of the
otherworld realm of
Annwn, appearing prominently in the
first branch, and alluded to in the fourth. In later tradition, the role of king of
Annwn was largely attributed to the Welsh
psychopomp,
Gwyn ap Nudd. However, Arawn's memory is retained in a traditional saying found in an old
Cardigan folktale:
- Hir yw'r dydd a hir yw'r nos, a hir yw aros Arawn "Long is the day and long is the night, and long is the waiting of Arawn"
Arawn
Noun
1. Celtic deity who was the lord of Annwfn (the other world or the land of fairies)
(hypernym) Celtic deity
(classification) Wales, Cymru, Cambria
Arawn
[Celtic] The Welsh god of the underworld. The god Amaethon stole from him a dog, lapwing and roebuck with led to the Battle of the Trees, in which his forces were defeated. A tale in the Mabinogion relates how he persuaded Pwyll to trade places with him for the span of a year and a day. In this period, Pwyll defeated Arawn's rival for dominion of the underworld Hafgan. Because Pwyll also refrained from sleeping with Arawn's wife, they became close friends.
