Llew Llaw Gyffes

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Llew Llaw Gyffes - son of Gwydion and Arianrhod; supported by magic of Gwydion; cursed by Arianrhod

Cambria, Cymru, Wales - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria

Celtic deity - a deity worshipped by the Celts

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Ceri and Henry are working together on a promenade performance telling the tale of Blodeuwedd who, according to Welsh mythology, was created by two wizards to be the companion of Llew Llaw Gyffes as he was under a spell and couldn't have a human wife.

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Ar un o gaeau Bryn Saeth - sydd yn rhan o'r chwedl - saif llechfaen a thwll ynddi y daethpwyd o hyd iddi gan ddau neu dri o drigolion lleol, ac roeddynt yn credu mai hon oedd y llechfaen y cuddiodd Gronw Pebr tu l iddi, ar lan afon Cynfal, pan daflwyd y waywffon gan Llew Llaw Gyffes.

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Zoe, currently juggling a Postgraduate Fellowship with work as a part-time tutor at the university in Warwick, says she draws some of her ideas from the Mabinogion and its mythological themes, and finds a particular affinity with Blodeuwedd, the girl made of flowers by Gwydion to marry Llew Llaw Gyffes.