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Awen is a Welsh and Cornish word for "(poetic) inspiration". In the Welsh tradition, awen is the inspiration of the poet bards; or, in its personification, Awen is the inspirational muse of creative artists in general: the inspired individual (often, but not limited to being, a poet or a soothsayer) is described as an awenydd. Emma Restall Orr, founder and former head of The Druid Network, defines awen as 'flowing spirit' and says that 'Spirit energy in flow is the essence of life'.〔Emma Restall Orr. ''Living Druidry.'' (Piatkus Books, 2004).〕 In current usage, ''awen'' is sometimes ascribed to musicians and poets. It is also occasionally used as a female given name. It appears in the third stanza of Hen Wlad fy Nhadau, the national anthem of Wales. ==Etymology== ''Awen'' derives from the Indo-European root '' *-uel'', meaning 'to blow', and has the same root as the Welsh word ''awel'' meaning 'breeze'. There is a parallel word to 'awen' in Irish, ''ai'', also meaning "poetic inspiration" which derives from the same ancient root.〔Jarman, A.O.H. Jarman (ed.), ''A guide to Welsh literature', Vol. 1, chapter 1, by Lewis. Also Calvert-Watkins 'Indo-European metrics and archaic Irish verse', or P.K. Ford, 'The Celtic Poets: songs and tales from early Ireland and Wales', introduction, p. xxvii.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「awen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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