Arawn
Welsh · deity · mythic prehistoric · Recorded classification
King of the Otherworld Annwn who exchanges places with Pwyll and owns the red-eared Cŵn Annwn.
Domains
- otherworld annwn
- the hunt
Powers
- Exchange form and realm with a mortal
- hunts the deer of this world with the red-eared Cwn Annwn
Epithets
- Arawn brenhin Annwfn 'Arawn, king of Annwn (the Otherworld)'Pwyll Pendefig Dyfed (First Branch of the Mabinogi) (primary)
Relations
- ally: Pwyll Pendefig DyfedKing of Annwn; sworn friend of Pwyll after their year-long exchange of kingdoms and the slaying of Hafgan.Pedeir Keinc y Mabinogi, First Branch (Pwyll and Arawn exchange shapes and realms for a year, forging a lasting friendship) (primary)
Sources
- existence: Pedair Cainc y Mabinogi, First Branch (Pwyll); Fourth Branch (Math) (primary)