Arianrod

Role: daughter of Don · First appears: MATH THE SON OF MATHONWY 2

Life events

Arianrod curses the boy to remain nameless until she gives him a name.(MATH THE SON OF MATHONWY 2 · 📍 Castle of Arianrod)
- With: Gwydion the son of Don
- “‘Well,’ she said, ‘I lay this destiny upon him, that he shall never have a name until he receives one from me.’”
Gwydion reveals that the boy is Arianrod's son.(MATH THE SON OF MATHONWY 2 · 📍 Castle of Arianrod)
- With: Gwydion the son of Don
- “‘This youth, he is thy son,’ he answered.”
Arianrod recognizes the boy’s feat and names him Llew Llaw Gyffes.(MATH THE SON OF MATHONWY 3 · 📍 Port of the Castle of Arianrod)
- With: Llew Llaw Gyffes
- “Heaven reward thee not, but now has he got a name. And a good enough name it is. Llew Llaw Gyffes be he called henceforth.”
Arianrod curses Llew never to receive arms unless she personally invests him.(MATH THE SON OF MATHONWY 3 · 📍 Castle of Arianrod)
- With: Llew Llaw Gyffes
- “I will lay a destiny upon this boy, that he shall never have arms and armour until I invest him with them.”
Gwydion deceives Arianrod into arming Llew, thereby breaking her prophecy.(MATH THE SON OF MATHONWY 3 · 📍 Castle of Arianrod)
- With: Gwydion the son of Don Llew Llaw Gyffes
- “The tumult was but to break thy prophecy and to obtain arms for thy son. And now has he got arms without any thanks unto thee.”

elder kin: Math the son of Mathonwy “Lord,” said Gwydion the son of Don, “it is easy to give thee counsel; seek Arianrod, the daughter of Don, thy niece, thy sister's daughter.”
parent: Don “Lord,” said Gwydion the son of Don, “it is easy to give thee counsel; seek Arianrod, the daughter of Don, thy niece, thy sister's daughter.”
with Gwydion the son of Don (Arianrod imposes a curse or destiny affecting Gwydion's son.) “‘Well,’ she said, ‘I lay this destiny upon him, that he shall never have a name until he receives one from me.’”
child: Dylan “This youth, he is thy son,” he answered.”

child: Llew Llaw Gyffes “The tumult was but to break thy prophecy and to obtain arms for thy son. And now has he got arms without any thanks unto thee.”
enemies with Gwydion the son of Don “By Heaven,” said Arianrod, “thou art a wicked man. Many a youth might have lost his life, through the uproar thou hast caused in this Cantrev to-day. Now will I lay a destiny upon this youth,” she said, “that he shall never have a wife of the race that now inhabits this earth.” “Verily,” said he, “thou wast ever a malicious woman, and no one ought to support thee. A wife shall he have notwithstanding.”
enemies with Llew Llaw Gyffes “Now will I lay a destiny upon this youth,” she said, “that he shall never have a wife of the race that now inhabits this earth.”

with Taliesin (Taliesin claims to have been imprisoned in Arianrod's prison.) “I have been three periods in the prison of Arianrod;”

Extracted from the original text of The Mabinogion. Made with Rho MD.