Rhiannon
deity earth Welsh single tradition · 3
Rhiannon is an otherworldly woman of a Celtic myth in Welsh mythology.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ninian, Bé Find, Fír, Fial, Cúchulainn, Nimue, Myrddin Wyllt, Niamh
- syncretized with
- Macha
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Others have linked the name Nymenche with the Irish mythology's figure Niamh (an otherworldly woman from the legend of Tír na nÓg), and the name Niniane with the Welsh mythology's figure Rhiannon (another otherworldly woman of a Celtic myth), or, as a feminine form of the masculine name Ninian, with the likes of the 5th-century (male) saint Ninian and the river Ninian.”
#6746 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“She is sometimes known by the epithet Echraide ("horse rider"), suggesting links with horse deities and figures such as the Welsh Rhiannon and the Gaulish Epona.”
#15783 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“she is often compared with the Welsh mythological figure Rhiannon.”
#15947 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5