Drawing of Rhiannon, by Stevie Nicks.

In the Mabinogion of Welsh mythology Rhiannon is the horse goddess, equivalent to Epona from Gaulish mythology. Rhiannon was a daughter of Hefeydd the Old. She was married to Pwyll, and later, Manawydan. Rhiannon is a popular single released by Fleetwood Mac in 1975. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 424 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (530 × 750 pixel, file size: 334 KB, MIME type: image/gif) Drawing of Rhiannon by Stevie Nicks. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 424 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (530 × 750 pixel, file size: 334 KB, MIME type: image/gif) Drawing of Rhiannon by Stevie Nicks. ... Stephanie Lynn Stevie Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and a long solo career, which collectively have produced over twenty Top 40 hits. ... The Mabinogion is a collection of prose stories from medieval Welsh manuscripts. ... 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. ... For other uses of Epona, see Epona (disambiguation) Image:Epona link. ... Gaul (Latin: ) was the name given,in ancient times, to the region of Western Europe comprising present-day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine river. ... In Welsh mythology, Hefeydd the Old was the father of Rhiannon. ... This article is about the Welsh hero; for the impact crater on Europa, see Pwyll (crater). ... In Welsh mythology, Manawydan, son of Llyr, is the equivalent of the Irish Manannan mac Lir and a presumed sea god. ...

Story of Rhiannon

Pwyll first met Rhiannon when she appeared as a beautiful woman dressed in gold and riding a white horse. Pwyll sent his horsemen after her, but she was too fast. After three days, he finally chased her himself. When he spoke, asking her to stop, Rhiannon told him she would rather marry him than the man she was being forced upon, Gwawl. She made a tryst with Pwyll and after a year from that day, he won her from Gwawl by tricking him to climb into a magic bag that Rhiannon had given to Pwyll-striking an agreement to free him in exchange for Rhiannon. Gold is a shade of the color yellow closest to that of gold metal. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ... In Welsh mythology, Gwawl was Rhiannons fiance. ...

Rhiannon gave birth to a son after three years of their rule; however, on the night of the birth, the child disappeared while in the care of six of Rhiannon's ladies-in-waiting. They feared that they would be put to death, and to avoid any blame, smeared blood from a puppy on the sleeping Rhiannon, and lay its bones around her bed. Pwyll imposed a penance on Rhiannon for her crime, to remain in the court of Arberth for seven years, and to sit every day near a horse-block outside the gate telling her story to all that passed. In addition, she was to carry any willing guest to the court on her back.

The child appeared outside a stable of King Teyrnon, whose mares had just given birth but the foals had disappeared. Teyrnon had been watching his stables when he saw a mysterious beast coming to take the foal; Teyrnon stopped the beast by cutting off its arm at the elbow, and found the child outside the stable. He and his wife adopted him. The child grew to adulthood in only seven years and was given the foal which had led Teyrnon to the stable. Teyrnon realized who the child was and returned him to Pwyll and Rhiannon, who named him Pryderi (care). In Welsh mythology, Teyrnon or Teirnon was the foster father of Pryderi. ... In Welsh mythology, King Pryderi of Dyfed was the son of Pwyll and Rhiannon. ...

Pryderi married Cigva and became King of Dyfed after his father died. He then invited Manawydan (his stepfather) to live with him in Dyfed. Soon, Dyfed turned into a barren wasteland and only Rhiannon, Pryderi, Cigva and Manawydan lived. Manawydan and Pryderi, while out hunting, saw a white boar which they followed. Pryderi and his mother, Rhiannon, touched a golden bowl that the boar led them to and became enchanted. Manawydan and Cigva were unable to help them until they captured a mouse which was actually the wife of Llwyd, Rhiannon's enemy (seeking revenge for her treatment of Gwawl), and the spell was lifted. In Welsh mythology, Cigva (or Cigfa) was the wife of King Pryderi of Dyfed. ... Dyfed was one of the ancient kingdoms (or principalities) of Wales prior to the Norman Conquest. ... In Welsh mythology, Manawydan, son of Llyr, is the equivalent of the Irish Manannan mac Lir and a presumed sea god. ... // Binomial name Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 The Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig. ... // Binomial name Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 The Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig. ... Feral mouse A mouse (plural mice) is a rodent that belongs to one of numerous species of small mammals. ... Llwyd of Cil Coed is a character in Welsh mythology, specifically in the story of Manawydan ap LlÅ·r. Spoiler warning: Llwyd, a lord in Annwfn, is an ally of Gwawl ap Clud. ...

Etymology

The name appears to be derived from Proto-Celtic *Rīganto-n-ā meaning "great queen" or, more literally, "feminine reigning [spirit]", *-n- being a Proto-Celtic infix denoting divinity (q.v. [1] [2] [3]). Following accepted sound laws elucidating systematic diachronic phonological sound change in Celtic proto-linguistics (q.v. [4] [5] [6] [7]), the Romano-British form of this Proto-Celtic theonym is likely to have been Rīgantona. RHIANNON IS HOT The Proto-Celtic language, also called Common Celtic, is the putative ancestor of all the known Celtic languages. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sound change or phonetic change is a historical process of language change consisting in the replacement of one speech sound or, more generally, one phonetic feature by another in a given phonological environment. ... The adjective diachronic (from Greek elements dia through and chronos time) means historically, over time. It is generally opposed to synchronic. ... Phonology (Greek phone = voice/sound and logos = word/speech) is a subfield of grammar (see also linguistics). ... Sound change or phonetic change is a historical process of language change consisting in the replacement of one speech sound or, more generally, one phonetic feature by another in a given phonological environment. ... The Celtic languages are the languages descended from Proto-Celtic, or Common Celtic, a branch of the greater Indo-European language family. ... Historical linguistics (also diachronic linguistics or comparative linguistics) is primarily the study of the ways in which languages change over time, by means of examining languages which are recognizably related through similarities such as vocabulary, word formation, and syntax, as well as the surviving records of ancient languages. ... Romano-British is a term used to refer to the Romanized Britons under the Roman Empire (and later the Western Roman Empire) and in the years after the Roman departure exposed to Roman culture and Christian religion. ...

Modern references

The Rhiannon myth was not the inspiration for the song "Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win)". Rather, Stevie Nicks read the name in a novel by Mary Leader called "Triad" during a flight, liked the name, and wrote the song in 10 minutes. She later learned of the Welsh myth and was shocked to learn that her song fitted the myth. "Angel" by Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac and "The Birds of Rhiannon" by Faith and the Muse are both based on the myth, however. Rhiannon is also the name given to asteroid 16912. Rhiannon is a popular single released by Fleetwood Mac in 1975. ... Stephanie Lynn Stevie Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and a long solo career, which collectively have produced over twenty Top 40 hits. ... Angel is a song written and performed by Stevie Nicks on the Fleetwood Mac album Tusk. ... Stephanie Lynn Stevie Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and a long solo career, which collectively have produced over twenty Top 40 hits. ... This article is about the band. ... Faith and the Muse is an underground band composed of two musicians, Monica Richards and William Faith. ...

See also

• Mabinogion
• Welsh mythology
• Epona

The Mabinogion is a collection of prose stories from medieval Welsh manuscripts. ... 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. ... For other uses of Epona, see Epona (disambiguation) Image:Epona link. ...

References

• Story of Rhiannon