Dôn

Dôn

Dôn

Ancestor figure in Welsh legend

This article is about the mythological Welsh figure. For other, see Don (disambiguation).

Dôn (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈdoːn]) is an ancestor figure in Welsh legend and literature. She is typically given as the mother of a group known as the "Children of Dôn", including Gwydion, Arianrhod, and Gilfaethwy, among many others. However, antiquarians of the early modern era generally considered Dôn a male figure.[1]

The House of Dôn

Mathonwy
DônMath fab MathonwyGoewin
GwydionGilfaethwyArianrhodGofannonAmaethon
Dylan ail DonLleu Llaw GyffesBlodeuwedd

In astronomy

Llys Dôn (literally "The Court of Dôn") is the traditional Welsh name for the constellation Cassiopeia. At least three of Dôn's children also have astronomical associations: Caer Gwydion ("The Castle of Gwydion") is the traditional Welsh name for the Milky Way, and Caer Arianrhod ("The Castle of Arianrhod") being the constellation of Corona Borealis.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Bartrum, Peter (1993). A Welsh Classical Dictionary: People in History and Legend up to about A.D. 1000 (PDF). Cardiff: The National Library of Wales. pp. 230–231. ISBN 978-0907158738. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  2. [2]
    Squire, Charles (2003). Celtic Myths and Legends. United Kingdom: Parragon. pp. 252–253. ISBN 9781842040157.
  • The New Companion to the Literature of Wales, Meic Stephens.


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