Blodeuwedd

Woman conjured from oak, broom and meadowsweet as Lleu's wife; turned to an owl for plotting his death.

Parentage

• parent: Math fab Mathonwy
• parent: Gwydion

Domains

• flowers betrayal

Powers

• Be conjured into a woman from oak, broom, and meadowsweet
• Be transformed into an owl, shunned by all other birds
• coaxes from Lleu the impossible conditions under which alone he can be slain

Epithets

• Blodeuwedd welsh · Blodeuwedd'Flower-face' (blodeu 'flowers' + gwedd 'face/aspect'), the owl-name given after her betrayalPedair Cainc y Mabinogi, Math fab Mathonwy (Fourth Branch) (primary)
• Blodeuedd welsh · Blodeuedd'Flowers', her original name as conjured from oak, broom and meadowsweetMath fab Mathonwy (Fourth Branch) (primary)

Relations

• lover: Gronw PebrReciprocal of welsh_gronw_pebr.lover (alphabetical family sweep). (auto reciprocal)

Sources

• existence: Pedair Cainc y Mabinogi, Fourth Branch (Math) (primary)