Who was the father of Nudd (Nodens), and who was his wife? (His son was Gwynn ap Nudd.)

edmund80

Beli Mawr, an ancestor deity in Welsh mythology is the father of Nudd. His wife is Dana (in Irish mythology) or Don (her British incarnation). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beli_Mawr http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudd http://albionssacredheritage.blogspot.com/2008/10/beli-mawr.html http://books.google.com/books?id=MV25OktTqLIC&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=beli+the+great&source=web&ots=sW5Zpp0LNz&sig=U2_-08Os5xo6Agecx2qjR9T_wpI&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result Nudd is known by many names, including Nodens, Lludd Llaw Ereint and many others. As Nodons this deity is known from several sites in the United Kingdom, the most impressive of which is the Lydney Park temple complex, the Templum Marti Nodentis (Temple of Mars Nodens). http://www.celtnet.org.uk/gods_n/nudd.html Nov 21 08, 3:16 PM

Pagiedamon

Nodens - later known in Wales as Nudd or Lludd Llaw Ereint (the Silver-Handed) and in Ireland as Nuadu - was the Celtic God of Healing, and the son of Belenos, the Sun God, and Anu, his wife. http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/bios/lludd.html Nov 21 08, 3:18 PM

zbeckabee

Beli Mawr was his father. In Welsh myth, he was called either Nudd Llaw Ereint or Lludd Llaw Ereint, "Lludd Silver Hand". Lludd Llaw Eraint -- Lludd Llaw Eraint, "Lludd of the Silver Hand", son of Beli Mawr, is a legendary hero from Welsh mythology. Beli Mawr (Beli the Great) was a Welsh ancestor deity. ... Welsh mythology, the remnants of the mythology of the pre-Christian Britons, has come down to us in much altered form in medieval Welsh manuscripts such as the Red Book of Hergest, the White Book of Rhydderch, the Book of Aneirin and the Book of Taliesin. ... http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Lludd-Llaw-Eraint http://www.timelessmyths.com/celtic/welsh.html#Gwynn Nov 21 08, 3:18 PM

Baloo55th

Wow!! Three in two minutes! Thanks a lot, folks. Nov 21 08, 3:54 PM

Baloo55th

Forgot to say I've just been re-reading the Mabinogion (in translation - my Welsh definitely isn't up to the original). Fascinating read. Not too hard to know what's going on most of the time; the problem's working out WHY! (And occasionally who even.) It certainly isn't a pure transmission of the original creators' work. Nov 21 08, 4:44 PM