CELTIC MYTHOLOGY (Illustrated Edition). T. W. Rolleston

Mabon, Maponos Maponos Manannan Manawyddan Matres Matres Mider Medros (?) Modron Matrona (?) Nemon Nemetona Nét Neton Nuada Nodons, Nudd Hael, Llûdd (?) Ogma Ogmíos Silvanus Silvanus Taran Taranis Totatis, Tutatis Teutates

276. The text of the Mabinogion has been edited by Rh^ys and Evans, 1887, and it has been translated into English by Lady Guest, and more critically, into French, by Loth. Many of the Triads will be found in Loth's second volume. For the poetry see Skene, Four Ancient Books of Wales.

277. These incidents are found mainly in the story of Branwen, e.g. those of the cauldron, a frequent accessory in Irish tales; the regeneration of the warriors, also found in the story of Mag-tured, though no cauldron is used; the red-hot house, occurring also in Mesca Ulad; the description of Bran paralleled by that of MacCecht.

278. Anwyl, ZCP i. 277, ii. 124, iii. 122.

279. Bp. of S. Davids, Vestiges of the Gael in Gwynned, 1851; Rh^ys, TSC 1894-1895, 21.

280. Skene, i. 45; Meyer, TSC 1895-1896, 55.

281. Cf. John, The Mabinogion, 1901, 19. Curoi appears as Kubert, and Conchobar as Knychur in Kulhwych (Loth, i. 202). A poem of Taliesin has for subject the death of Corroi, son of Dayry (Curoi mac Daire), Skene, i. 254.

282. Loth, RC x. 356; John, op. cit. 19; Nutt, Arch. Rev. i. 331.

283. The giant Ysppadden in Kulhwych resembles Balor, but has no evil eye.

284. Anwyl, ZCP ii. 127-128, "The merging of the two legends of Dôn and Taliesin may have arisen through the fusion of Penllyn with Ardudwy and Arvon."

285. Professor Rh^ys thinks that the Llyr family may be pre-Celtic, TSC 1894-1895, 29 f.; CFL 552.

286. Loth, i. 97 f.; Lady Guest, iii. 143 f.

287. See Nutt, Folk-lore Record, v. 1 f.

288. Loth, i. 298, ii. 243-244; Geoffrey, Hist. Brit. ii. 11.

289. Loth, i. 224, 265, ii. 215, 244; Geoff. ii. 11.

290. Skene, i. 81; Rh^ys, Academy, Jan. 7, 1882.

291. Triads, Loth, ii. 293; Nutt, Folk-lore Record, v. 9.

292. Hist. Brit. ii. 11-14.

293. AL 131.

294. Skene, i. 262.

295. See Nutt-Meyer, ii. 17.

296. Skene, i. 276.

297. Loth, i. 208, 280; see also i. 197, ii. 245, 294.

298. See Skene i. 355. The raven is rather the bird of prey come to devour Urien than his "attribute."

299. Skene, i. 298.

300. For these theories see Rh^ys, HL 90f.; AL ch. 11; CFL 552.

301. See Ch. XXIV.

302. See p. 242.

303. Loth, i. 65, ii. 285.

304. Hist. Brit. iii. 1f. Geoffrey says that Billingsgate was called after Belinus, and that his ashes were preserved in the gate, a tradition recalling some connection of the god with the gate.

305. An early Caradawc saga may have become mingled with the story of Caractacus.

306. Rees, 77.