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Creirwy
Creirwy ((:ˈkrəirʊɨ)) is a figure in the ''Mabinogion'' and the ''Hanes Taliesin'' (the story of Taliesin's life), daughter of the enchantress Ceridwen and Tegid Foel ("Tacitus the Bald"). The Welsh Triads name her one of the three most beautiful maids of the Isle of Britain.〔Triads of Britain〕 Born in Penllyn in Powys, Wales, Creirwy (also known as ''Llywy'') has a dark, hideous brother named Morfran and a foster brother, Gwion Bach (who would become the bard Taliesin). She does not appear in the stories about Afagddu and Taliesin.
==Interpretation as a goddess==
Celtic researcher Edward Davies deemed Creirwy "the Proserpine of the British Druids"—also comparing her mother Ceridwen to Ceres of Roman myth.〔(''The Mythology and Rites of the British Druids'' ), (page 205 )〕 Mythographer Jacob Bryant theorized that Creirwy and Ceridwen were essentially "the same mystical personage."〔
Her name possibly means "sacred symbol of the egg" (i.e., "mundane egg", "adder stone") from the Welsh elements ''creir'' "a token, jewel, sacred object, relic, talisman, treasure, richly decorated article, object of admiration or love, darling, safeguard, strength, hand-bell, church-bell"〔Hunt, August. ("Creirwy, the Lake Monster of Bala Lake/Llyn Tegid?" ) ''Dark Avalon Books''. Retrieved 1 June 2012.〕 and ''wy'' "egg".〔Wiktionary: "ŵy"〕 For the ancient Druids, the mundane egg allegedly symbolized chaos, the beginning of all things, and upon it oaths were administered.
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