Creirwy

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Creirwy is a figure from Welsh mythology, traditionally regarded as the beautiful daughter of the enchantress Ceridwen and her husband Tegid Foel.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Creirwy canonical 3
Branwen ferch Llŷr 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mythological figure
appearsInTraditionType oral tradition
associatedLocation Bala Lake
associatedWith Ceridwen
Tegid Foel
associatedWithTheme beauty
family of magicians
countryOfOrigin Wales
culture Welsh
describedAs beautiful
ethnicContext Celtic
familyRole daughter of Ceridwen
daughter of Tegid Foel
father Tegid Foel
gender female
genre myth
hasMythologicalFamily Ceridwen family
hasNameInLanguage Welsh
languageOfTradition Welsh
mentionedIn medieval Welsh literature
mother Ceridwen
motherOccupation enchantress
mythology Welsh mythology
narrativeFunction contrast to her brother Morfran’s ugliness
notableAttribute extraordinary beauty
partOfWork Welsh legendary tradition
religionContext pre-Christian Welsh beliefs
residenceInMyth Lake Bala region
linked to: Lake Tegid region
sibling Afagddu
Morfran

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tegid Foel hasChild Creirwy
Mabinogion contains Branwen ferch Llŷr
linked to: Creirwy
Ceridwen child Creirwy
Morfran hasSibling Creirwy