Creiddylad in Welsh Mythology
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
February 17, 2016 12:13am CST
Creiddylad is the Welsh Goddess of love and flowers. Her story is sort of a sad one. She was promised to one man but stolen by another. The man she was promised to was also the man she truly loved. He set off to rescue her and succeeded. However, King Arthur heard of this and sought out the abudctor, condemning him and Creiddylad's true suitor to fight for her love every year at Beltane or May Day as it's called.
She was returned to her father. Peculiarly, the father never tries to rescue his daughter nor does he do anything whilst the two men fight for her hand.
I can not say that I have heard of this Goddess before today. However, she was written into Shaekespears "King Lear" play as Cordelia the daughter of the king.
Have you heard of this Goddess? From what I have read, she also played a minor role in the Mabinogion, a collection of Welsh tales and Mythology.
If you want to read more about her and the two men :
May Day/Beltane (Calan Mai to the ancient Celts) is almost here and our hearts turn to thoughts of love, flowers and the bounty of our Mother Earth. Both Beltane and Halloween/Samhain (Calan Gaeaf)...
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
17 Feb 16
Sadly my knowledge of Welsh mythology is seriously lacking, despite my close proximity and the time that I have spent there.
I have a reasonable knowledge of Greek, Roman, Norse, Aztec, and even Celtic, but not much that deals with the specific Celtic regions of Wales.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
18 Feb 16
I have to admit that I had no idea that Welsh Mythology existed until recently. US Schools teach about Greek Mythology but nothing more. It has been over ten years since I graduated so things may have changed.
I need more online resources, an encyclopedia of mythology so to speak, do you know of any good / reputable ones?
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
18 Feb 16
@ScribbledAdNauseum Not really because I never took the time to do an in depth study of mythology. I simply found the subject interesting and accumulated a decent amount of knowledge over the years.
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
19 Feb 16
I've not heard of her before, on the other hand I've not studied the gods/goddesses of mythology either. In your explanation you have, I believe, a typo or so. 'was also the mans he truly loved'. Did you mean to say that the man she was promised to was the man she truly loved?
Btw, I'm still not sure what you're talking about with 'so much white space'. There's not so much white space here, or maybe I'm already used to the new look.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
19 Feb 16
Thank you, I'll fix the typo momentarily.
I just think that after awhile the background tends to be blinding.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
17 Feb 16
I've not heard of, not a fan of sad love stories. Is this fictional?
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
17 Feb 16
THat is a matter of interpretation. It is from Welsh Mythology, but I am sure there are still those today who worship this deity.
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