Gwragedd Annwn
Gwragedd Annwn, also known as Dames of the Lower Region, Dames of Elfin Land, or Wives of the Lower World, are beautiful female fairies who live beneath lakes and rivers found in Welsh folklore. They are counted among the Tylwyth Teg or Welsh fairy folk. Some legends hold that the existence of the Gwragedd Annwn was owed to the famed Saint Patrick.
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- created by
- Saint Patrick
- co occurs with
- Guendoloena, Ganieda, Dea Latis
- allied with
- Tylwyth Teg, Gwyn ap Nudd
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“In Welsh myth, the Gwragedd Annwn were said to herd cattle. These cattle were special, and had a coat of pure white. They were known as Gwartheg y Llyn, or the kine of the lake. At some point, myth holds that a farmer caught one of these pure white cows, and it provided him with butter, milk, and cheese”
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“connect her to the Welsh lake fairies known as the Gwragedd Annwn (including a Lady of the Lake unrelated to the legend of Arthur), the Celtic water goddess Covianna (worshipped in the Romano-British times as Coventina), and the Irish goddess of the underworld Bé Finn”
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