Gilfaethwy’s Family Tree

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Family

• Danu(parent),Amaethon(sibling),Arianrhod(sibling),Gofannon(sibling),Gwydion(sibling)

  Dôn is the divine mother of the Children of Dôn — Gwydion, Gilfaethwy, Arianrhod, Amaethon, and Gofannon — the supernatural family that dominates the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi and the governance of Gwynedd.

• Gwydion(spouse),Bleiddwn(child),Hychdwn(child),Hyddwn(child)— Consort · Miraculous

  Math fab Mathonwy punished Gwydion and Gilfaethwy for the rape of Goewin by transforming them into mating animal pairs for three years — deer, swine, and wolves in turn. Each year produced a child: Hyddwn the fawn, Hychdwn the piglet, and Bleiddwn the wolf-cub, each baptized and restored to human form by Math.

Member of

• Children of Dôn

  Gwydion, Arianrhod, Gilfaethwy, Amaethon, and Gofannon are the Children of Dôn, the divine family of Gwynedd whose rivalries, enchantments, and transgressions drive the narrative of the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi.