Gwyn ap Nudd
Welsh · deity · mythic prehistoric · deity
Otherworld hunter-king and leader of the Wild Hunt, set to contain the demons of Annwn.
Domains
- otherworld wild hunt
- the hunt
- death and the dead
Powers
- Restrain the otherworld's demons by God's will
- leads the Wild Hunt, riding with the Cwn Annwn to gather the souls of the dead
- is set by God to restrain the demons of Annwn lest they destroy the present race
Epithets
- Gwyn ap Nudd
- Gwyn
- Brenin y Tylwyth Teg
Sources
- Culhwch ac Olwen; Buchedd Collen; Trioedd Ynys Prydein
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