리아논

리아논
Rhiannon리아논은 땅, 다산, 새와 말의 웨일스 여신입니다. 그녀는 Culhwch와 Olwen의 Arthurian 이야기뿐만 아니라 Mabinogion의 첫 번째 및 세 번째 분기에 나타납니다. Pwyll pen Annwfn과의 결혼을 통해 그녀는 다른 세계와도 연결됩니다.

Rhiannon은 브리타니아 여신 Rigantona('위대한 여왕')의 전임자로 생각되며, 따라서 아일랜드의 Macha(마하) 및 Morrígan모리간(또한 '위대한 여왕')과 관련이 있을 수 있습니다. 그녀는 또한 말과의 연관성을 통해 갈리아 여신 에포나와 연결되어 있습니다.

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마비노기의 첫 번째 가지인 Pwyll Pendefig Dyfed는 데메시아 왕 Pwyll이 빛나는 백마를 타고 숲에서 Rhiannon을 보는 방법을 알려줍니다. 그녀는 이미 Gwawl ap Clud와 약혼했지만 Pwyll과 Rhiannon은 결국 결혼합니다. 그들은 아들을 낳지만, 그 소년은 태어난 날 밤 Rhiannon의 대기 중인 숙녀들의 감시 아래 사라지고 맙니다. 왕의 분노를 두려워한 여인들은 잠자는 Rhiannon에게 개의 피를 바르고 그녀가 아들을 먹어 죽였다고 주장합니다. Rhiannon은 유죄 판결을 받았고 처벌로 7년 동안 성 밖에 서서 낯선 사람을 말처럼 그녀는 태워야 했습니다.

한편, 소년은 마구간 밖에서 발견된 테이논과 그의 아내는 소년을 자신의 것이라고 주장하고 이름을 Gwri Wallt Euryn('황금머리의 구리')이라고 부른다. 소년은 빠르게 성장하고 곧 Pwyll과의 유사성이 더욱 분명해집니다. Teyrnon은 Gwri의 정체를 깨닫고 결국 Pwyll 및 Rhiannon과 재회합니다. Gwri는 '손실'을 의미하는 Pryderi로 개명되었습니다.

Rhiannon은 나중에 Pwyll이 죽은 후 바다의 신인 Manawydan fab Llyr(아일랜드의 Manannan과 동일)와 결혼합니다. Manawydan fab Llŷr, Manawydan fab Llŷr의 Mabinogi의 세 번째 분기에 설명된 그들의 모험은 어떻게 마법의 안개가 Dyfed 땅에 내려와 Rhiannon, Manawydan, 그녀의 아들 Pryderi 및 그의 아내 Cigfa를 제외하고는 동물과 인간이 없는 상태로 남았는지 설명합니다. 일행은 영국으로 여행을 가 안장과 신발을 만들어 생계를 꾸리는데 실패한다. Pryderi와 Rhiannon은 결국 마법의 요새에 갇히고 시야에서 사라집니다.

Manawydan과 Cigfa는 계속해서 농사를 지어 생계를 유지하려고 노력하지만 그들의 작물은 계속해서 파괴됩니다. 자신의 곡식을 먹어치운 생쥐 한 마리를 잡은 그는 그 생쥐가 마법으로 변신한 마법사 Llwyd ap Cil Coed의 수행원이라는 것을 알게 됩니다. Llwyd는 Rhiannon의 전 약혼자 Gwawl의 친구였으며, 그들은 그룹을 괴롭혔던 문제가 복수에서 비롯된 것임을 알게 됩니다.


Rhiannon에는 세 마리의 마법의 새, Birds of Rhiannon이 있었는데, 이 새의 노래는 죽은 자를 깨우거나 산 자를 잠들게 할 수 있습니다. 새 중 하나는 까마귀인 Badb로 여겨져 Rhiannon과 Morrígan의 관계가 깊어졌습니다.

Rhiannon은 역경에 맞서는 힘과 인내의 상징입니다.

Rhiannon

Rhiannon is a Welsh goddess of the earth, fertility, birds and horses.  She appears in the first and third branches of the Mabinogion, as well as the Arthurian tale of Culhwch and Olwen.  Through her marriage to Pwyll pen Annwfn she is also connected to the Otherworld.

Rhiannon is thought to be predecessor of the Brittanic goddess Rigantona (‘Great Queen’), and therefore could have a possible link to the Irish Macha and Morrígan (also ‘Great Queen’).  She is also linked to the Gaulish goddess Epona through their association with horses.

The First Branch of the Mabinogi, Pwyll Pendefig Dyfed , tells of how the Demetian king Pwyll sees Rhiannon in a forest riding a shining white horse.  Even though she is already engaged to Gwawl ap Clud, Pwyll and Rhiannon eventually marry.  They produce a son, however the boy disappears on the night of his birth while under the watchful eye of Rhiannon’s ladies-in-waiting.  Fearful of the king’s wrath, the ladies smear dog’s blood on the sleeping Rhiannon, and claim she killed her son by eating him.  Rhiannon was found guilty, and as punishment was forced to stand outside the castle for seven years and offer strangers a ride on her back like a horse.

Meanwhile, the boy is found outside a stable by Teyrnon and his wife, who claim the boy as their own and name him Gwri Wallt Euryn (‘Gwri of the Golden Hair’).  The boy grows quickly, and soon his resemblance to Pwyll grows more obvious.  Teyrnon realizes Gwri’s true identity, and he is eventually reunited with Pwyll and Rhiannon.  Gwri  is renamed Pryderi, meaning ‘loss’.

Rhiannon later marries Manawydan fab Llyr (equivalent to the Irish Manannán), the god of the sea, after Pwyll’s death.  Their adventures, outlined in the Third Branch of the Mabinogi, Manawydan fab Llŷr, describe how a magical mist descends over the land of Dyfed, leaving it empty of animals and humans apart from Rhiannon, Manawydan, her son Pryderi and his wife Cigfa.  The group travels to England where they unsuccessfully try to make a living making saddles and shoes.  Pryderi and Rhiannon eventually get trapped in a magical fort and vanish from sight.

Manawydan and Cigfa continue to try to make a living by farming, however their crops are continuously destroyed.  Upon catching one of the mice who had devoured his grain, he finds out that the mice were attendants of the mage Llwyd ap Cil Coed who had been magically transformed.  Llwyd was friend to Gwawl, Rhiannon’s former fiancé, and they find out the trouble which had plagued the group was done out of revenge.

Rhiannon had three magical birds, the Birds of Rhiannon, whose song can wake the dead or lull the living to sleep.  One of the birds was thought to be Badb, the crow, which deepens Rhiannon’s link to the Morrígan.

Rhiannon is a symbol of strength and perseverance in the face of adversity.

Wiki – Rhiannon
Thalia Took – Rhiannon
Celtic Deities – Rhiannon
Mary Jones’ Celtic Encyclopedia – Rhiannon

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